Abortion in New Mexico

Abortion in New Mexico is legal at all stages of pregnancy. The number of abortion clinics in New Mexico has declined over the years, with 26 in 1982, 20 in 1992 and 11 in 2014. There were 4,500 legal abortions in 2014. There were 7 facilities providing abortion in New Mexico in 2017, and 6 of those were clinics. In 2017, 91% of New Mexico counties had no clinics that provided abortions, and 48% of New Mexico women lived in those counties.[1]

In New Mexico politics, the Democratic Party of New Mexico supports access to abortion while the Republican Party of New Mexico opposes abortion, including calling for restricting or banning the procedure.[2][3][4] In the cities of Hobbs, Clovis and Eunice, local ordinances were passed in 2022 and 2023 to prevent abortion clinics from operating.[5] These ordinances were all overwritten by a 2023 state law prohibiting local abortion bans.[6]

  1. ^ "State Facts About Abortion: New Mexico". Guttmacher Institute. June 28, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  2. ^ McKee, Chris (June 24, 2022). "What does the Supreme Court's abortion decision mean for New Mexico?". KRQE. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Porter, Kai (June 25, 2022). "The future of abortion rights in New Mexico". KOB 4. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "NM Democrats weigh law protecting abortion rights". Albuquerque Journal. June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Brooks, Brad (November 8, 2022). "New Mexico city passes ordinance to block abortion clinics from operating". Reuters. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  6. ^ Lee, Morgan (March 16, 2023). "New Mexico gov. signs bill overriding local abortion bans". AP News. Retrieved March 23, 2023.