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What is President Biden talking about when he speaks of codifying Roe v. Wade? Biden has used the expression many times and conspicuously repeated it two days after the Inauguration in a joint statement with Vice President Kamala Harris.
Roe v. Wade is of course the Supreme Court decision in which the court struck down all state laws against abortion and legalized the practice nationwide. In a notably nasty touch, the Biden-Harris statement was released on the 48th anniversary of that infamous ruling.
As for codifying Roe, Biden almost certainly means pushing Congress to enact a sweeping pro-abortion bill called the Women s Health Protection Act. The legislation, which has been kicking around in Congress for years, has little do with protecting women s health and everything to do with making America the world s pacesetter in permissive abortion.
Respect New Mexico Women And Families Act Passes House Judiciary Committee With Majority Support
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SANTA FE House Bill 7, the Respect New Mexico Women and Families Act, passed its final committee Friday in the House of Representatives. This bill to repeal the 1969 abortion ban, passed the House Judiciary Committee on a party line vote, the eight Democratic members voted in favor of the bill and the four Republican members voted against.
House Bill 7, sponsored by Rep. Micaela Lara Cadena (D-Mesilla), Rep. Joanne Ferrary (D-Las Cruces), Rep. Georgene Louis (D-Albuquerque), Rep. Deborah Armstrong (D-Albuquerque) and House Speaker Brian Egolf (D-Santa Fe), would repeal a pre-Roe v. Wade statute from the 1960’s that criminalizes abortion in almost all circumstances that is currently on the books in New Mexico.
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Senate Bill 10, which would repeal the 1969 abortion ban on state law books, passed the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee 5-3 Monday.
The vote fell along party lines with the three Republican state Senators voting against and the five Democrats on the committee voting in favor.
After a two hour wait due to technical difficulties, the committee hearing ran for nearly 2.5 hours due to the length of the debate on the issue. Members of the public for both sides gave impassioned speeches both for and against.
“(The bill) makes sure that women, in collaboration with their provider and families, can make decisions for themselves. It protects the system we have now in place. It doesn’t drive doctors away. It just maintains the status quo,” said state Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque.
There was plenty of news to share as our nation began a new chapter in its history with a new president and vice president. Below is a brief sample from the group of stories highlighted by Jim:
–On this day in 1973, the majority of the Supreme Court made the decision that it’s constitutional to kill a baby in the womb. Since Roe v. Wade there have been 62,553,810 deaths by abortion in the U.S. as of the beginning of this broadcast. It’s the number one cause of death.
–Last Saturday, President Trump recognized Religious Freedom Day in a special proclamation and encouraged Americans to celebrate one of the nation’s most cherished, fundamental values.