New Mexico Senate passes radical bill banning restrictions on abortion, mutilating gender surgeries

SANTA FE, New Mexico (LifeSiteNews) — The New Mexico state Senate last week passed a pro-abortion bill prohibiting public entities from interfering in New Mexicans’ ability to get abortions or transgender treatments. All amendments proposed by Republicans to protect conscience rights of physicians, require minors to obtain parental consent, or eliminate concerning language in the legislation that some worried could decriminalize infanticide, were shot down.

The state Senate passed the bill, H.7., known as the “Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care Freedom Act,” in a 23-15 vote Tuesday. The vote came after the measure previously cleared the House in a 38-31 vote February 21 following reportedly strenuous debate. ---More...

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