SANTA FE:HB 56, the Parental Notification of Abortion Act, sponsored by New Mexico State Representative Rick Little (R- Dona Ana, Ortero) will be heard by the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee this Saturday.
WHEN: 9:00 a.m. MST, Saturday February 3, 2018.
WHO: Rep. Rick Little, Rep. David Gallegos, Rep. Rod Montoya.
BACKGROUND: In New Mexico, a loophole in state law allows pregnant teens to be taken for an abortion without a parent’s knowledge. HB 56, would require that parents be notified before an unemancipated minor can receive an abortion.Numerous cases have been documented of pre-teen girls coerced into having an abortion by sex abusers and serial rapists over three times their age, while abortion clinics were caught ignoring and failing to report child sex abuse. 37 states have parental involvement laws in place to protect minor girls seeking an abortion.
The New Mexico Alliance for Life is a nonpartisan organization focused on changing state and local laws by empowering women with better and informed choices when facing unplanned or difficult pregnancies and advocating for better protections for women and unborn children from an unsafe abortion industry. For more information visit www.nmallianceforlife.org
