BREAKING: HB 7 Committee Hearing This Friday February 3, 8:30 AM House Health & Human Services Committee

HB 7, the Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care Act will force teachers to facilitate abortions, transgender surgery for NM school children.

ACTION ITEMS: WHAT YOU CAN DO!

Please be prepared to testify for 1 – 2 minutes against HB 7 either in person in room 307 at the Roundhouse or via Zoom link here for House Health & Human Services on Friday at 8:30 AM.

• For testimony, be polite and use NMAFL’s legal analysis below to express your concerns, ask members to VOTE NO on HB 7.

• SIGN and SHARE the Petition to Stop HB 7 here. Your petition will be submitted to the committee members tomorrow.

• CALL and EMAIL: We encourage you to ALSO CALL and email committee members individually below. Keep in mind your petitions will also be shared with each committee member in person as well!

• DONATE TO SUPPORT THE LIFE-SAVING WORK OF NEW MEXICO ALLIANCE FOR LIFE HERE. SHARE WITH OTHERS!

House Health & Human Services Committee: ask to vote NO on HB 7.

Rep. Liz Thompson: 505 986-4425 Email: liz.thomson@nmlegis.gov

Rep. Pamela Herndon: 505 986-4248, Email: pamelya.herndon@nmlegis.gov

Rep Jennifer Jones:505 986-4227, Email: Jenifer.Jones@nmlegis.gov

Rep. Kathleen Cates: 505 986-4254. Email: Kathleen.Cates@nmlegis.gov

Rep. Eleanor Chavez: 505 986-4242, Email: Eleanor.Chavez@nmlegis.gov

Rep. Joanne Ferrary: 505 986-4844, Email: joanne.ferrary@nmlegis.gov

Rep. Tara Jaramillo: 505 986-4255, Email: Tara.Jaramillo@nmlegis.gov

Rep. Stefani Lord: 505 986-4453, Email: stefani.lord@nmlegis.gov

Rep. Reena Szczepanski: 505 986-4777, Email: reena.szczepanski@nmlegis.gov

Rep. Harlan Vincent: 505 986-4467, Email: Harlan.Vincent@nmlegis.gov

FIGH BACK! In response, New Mexico Alliance for Life has launched a statewide petition to STOP HB 7 here.

WHAT HB 7 DOES:

• HB 7 will force all New Mexico public institutions that receive public funding and employees, such as elementary school teachers to facilitate any request for abortion and “gender-affirming” health care – despite the best interest of the child for an elective procedure: Section 3B.

• HB 7 will penalize anyone who “directly OR indirectly” “deny, restrict or interfere with a person’s ability to access or provide reproductive health care or gender-affirming health care — despite the best interest of the child or individual:” Section 3B.

• HB 7 seeks to ban any effort by all lawmaking bodies at the local and state level from legislating against it, “a public body or agent of a public body shall not impose or continue in effect any law, ordinance, policy or regulation that violates or conflicts with the provisions set forth in this bill:” Section 3D.

• HB 7 violates the constitutional rights of all New Mexicans for due process, freedom of speech, freedom of religion and equal protection. It penalizes New Mexicans under threat of prosecution and civil penalties up to $5K for exercising any of these constitutional rights. Section 5C.

“This bill will force every public school and teacher across the state to facilitate elective abortions and transgender hormones and surgery,” said Elisa Martinez, Executive Director of the New Mexico Alliance for Life. “HB 7 threatens citizens and empowers bureaucrats to further force compliance for these elective procedures. It violates numerous constitutional rights as well as the conscience and religious freedom of every New Mexican. This is the most tyrannical and overreaching health care bill in the nation putting transgender procedures and abortions above the constitutional rights of every New Mexican.”

From New Mexico State Senator, Dr. Gregg Schmedes, the only practicing health care professional in the NM Legislature:

“As a parent and practicing physician, I am deeply concerned about HB 7 forcing teachers and public employees to facilitate elective procedures – despite the best interest of our children. There are negative impacts to the mental, physical and emotional health of any elective procedure and HB 7 completely ignores the actual science,” said State Senator, Dr. Gregg Schmedes.

• SIGN AND SHARE THE STATEWIDE PETITION TO STOP HB 7 HERE.

• SHARE THIS EMAIL WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY, CHURCHES, SCHOOL TEACHERS AND ALL CONCERNED NEW MEXICANS.

• SIGN UP FOR EMAIL ALERTS, SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

• DONATE TO SUPPORT THE LIFE-SAVING WORK OF NEW MEXICO ALLIANCE FOR LIFE HERE.

• PRAY AND FAST FOR NEW MEXICO.

PRAYER REQUEST

Pro-life Senator Bill Sharer asks for 200k prayers for New Mexico during the legislative session. Will you be one of the Prayer Warriors for our state? Don’t forget to share this important email with friends, family and church groups.