| ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque City Councilor Trudy Jones has proposed to introduce a bill at Wednesday’s city council meeting to disenfranchise Albuquerque voters by attempting to prevent the “Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance” from appearing on the November 19 special election ballot. Albuquerque voters deserve the right for the city charter to be followed. Councilor Jones is abusing her power because she mistakenly believes that the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance is unconstitutional.
“This news comes as no surprise to us at Protect ABQ Women & Children as she has voted once already to disenfranchise voters and deny the will of the people who followed the City Charter of the City of Albuquerque — the very law which she was elected to uphold,” said Elisa Martinez, executive director of Protect ABQ Women & Children. “It is irresponsible of Trudy Jones to be putting herself in the role of a Federal Judge or Supreme Court Justice. The voters of Albuquerque have spoken and it is her responsibility to uphold the City Charter of the City of Albuquerque.”
According to a recent Albuquerque Journal poll, the majority of Albuquerque residents support the ban to end to the lucrative and dangerous late-term abortion industry. Because New Mexico allows for abortions until the day of birth, Albuquerque has become the late-term abortion capital of the country.
The United States Supreme Court has set precedents for states and municipalities to enact restrictions on abortions on behalf of the unborn child when there is compelling evidence — as outlined in Supreme Court Rulings Roe, Doe, Casey, Gonzales, and Akron.
Furthermore, 12 states have passed 20-week bans and 40 states have some kind of restrictions regarding abortion in place. References to 20-week bans that have been struck down by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Arizona and Idaho are not binding to this ordinance in our city as Albuquerque falls under the jurisdiction of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Additionally, the 20-week ban that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down in Arizona has been appealed to the Supreme Court, who will ultimately decide constitutionality.
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