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New Mexico Health-Care Facility Abortion Refusal Bill (HB 608)
This law was last updated on May 2, 2019
This law is Anti–Choice
Number
HB 608
Status
Failed to Pass
Proposed
Feb 14, 2019
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 2
Primary Sponsors: 2
Total Sponsors: 4
Full Bill Text
HB 608 would allow health-care facilities to refuse to admit any patient for the purposes of performing an abortion.
Any person employed by—or associated with—such facilities would be able to refuse to participate in medical procedures that will result in the termination of a pregnancy if they object to the abortion on moral, religious or personal conviction grounds.
Related Legislation
Similar to provisions found in HB 525 and HB 600.
Latest Action
2/14/19 – Introduced; referred to House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee.
People
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