Created: January 22, 2021 05:40 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- The debate over abortion will resume at the Roundhouse.
A Senate committee is set to hear Senate Bill 10 Monday. It would repeal a 1969 state law that criminalizes abortion in New Mexico. The law is not currently enforced because the U.S. Supreme Court passed Roe v. Wade in 1973, legalizing abortion nationwide.
However, some fear it could be overturned. I think with the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett it s not a question of if Roe is repealed but when, said Joan Lamunyon Sanford of New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. There s definitely more urgency to pass this now.