CONGRESSWOMAN YVETTE HERRELL TO DEFEND PRO-LIFE HYDE AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS
Last week, we reported the Biden Administration seeks to remove bi-partisan Hyde Amendment protections that have prohibited your tax dollars from federal abortion funding since 1976 - and saved millions of lives.
Thankfully, New Mexico's only pro-life congresswoman, Yvette Herrell has a history of defending life as a state representative in the New Mexico legislature-- in fact she was a a bill sponsor of NMAFL draft legislation, "The Late-Term Abortion Ban Act" during her tenure.
Congresswoman Herrell shared some good news with New Mexico Alliance for Life:
"Americans overwhelmingly oppose taxpayer funding of abortion, and the Biden Administration's effort to dismantle the Hyde Amendment is unconscionable. I am a proud co-sponsor of H.R. 18, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. It's simple - taxpayer money should never fund abortions.
HR 18 will make the Hyde Amendment taxpayer protections permanent and government-wide. As a member of the national pro-life coalition to keep the Hyde Amendment, New Mexico Alliance for Life will be making a big announcement soon about what you can do to help save the Hyde Amendment!
FACTS ON HYDE PROTECTIONS
Sadly, New Mexico is one of 17 states that forces its taxpayers to fund abortions through in-state Medicaid programs—including elective abortions throughout all 9 months of pregnancy. Here is also a list of facts you can find on Hyde protections, including polling information that shows a plurality of Americans oppose removing the Hyde Amendment.
Thankfully, New Mexico's only pro-life congresswoman, Yvette Herrell has a history of defending life as a state representative in the New Mexico legislature-- in fact she was a a bill sponsor of NMAFL draft legislation, "The Late-Term Abortion Ban Act" during her tenure.
Congresswoman Herrell shared some good news with New Mexico Alliance for Life:
"Americans overwhelmingly oppose taxpayer funding of abortion, and the Biden Administration's effort to dismantle the Hyde Amendment is unconscionable. I am a proud co-sponsor of H.R. 18, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. It's simple - taxpayer money should never fund abortions.
HR 18 will make the Hyde Amendment taxpayer protections permanent and government-wide. As a member of the national pro-life coalition to keep the Hyde Amendment, New Mexico Alliance for Life will be making a big announcement soon about what you can do to help save the Hyde Amendment!
FACTS ON HYDE PROTECTIONS
Sadly, New Mexico is one of 17 states that forces its taxpayers to fund abortions through in-state Medicaid programs—including elective abortions throughout all 9 months of pregnancy. Here is also a list of facts you can find on Hyde protections, including polling information that shows a plurality of Americans oppose removing the Hyde Amendment.
NM Anti-Life Bills Take Effect
Last Friday marked a tragic day in New Mexico's history, as two anti-life measures become law: assisted suicide and abortion up to birth--without conscience protections. Radical anti-life Democrat legislators championed by Governor Grisham, along with a few Republicans rammed both bills through the legislature despite major opposition. Sadly, many unprecedented and unfair changes to the committee hearing process stifled public comment, participation and transparency.
New Mexico Alliance for Life helped spearhead the effort to defeat these radical bills by providing expert witness testimony, policy analysis, messaging, an online petition and mobilizing the public against the radical abortion lobby. With your support will continue to fight back and expose the radical abortion lobby!
Please consider partnering with us so we can continue our life-saving mission by making a secure, online donation today.
New Mexico Alliance for Life helped spearhead the effort to defeat these radical bills by providing expert witness testimony, policy analysis, messaging, an online petition and mobilizing the public against the radical abortion lobby. With your support will continue to fight back and expose the radical abortion lobby!
Please consider partnering with us so we can continue our life-saving mission by making a secure, online donation today.
Urgent Action:
2021 Anti-Life Bills Introduced
The nation's most radical anti-life bills have been introduced in the New Mexico 2021 Legislature: SB 10, an abortion up-to-birth bill (identical to HB 51 from 2019) and SB 47, an assisted suicide bill (links to both bills below).
SB 10 ABORTION UP-TO-BIRTH BILL
SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS HEARING ON MONDAY, JAN. 25. URGENT ACTION NEEDED: EMAIL COMMITTEE MEMBERS TODAY
SB 10 is scheduled to be heard at 1 PM on Monday, January 25th. Contact the members of the Senate Public Affairs Committee TODAY.
Tell them to vote NO on SB 10.
*Use some of the points below in your message.
Chairman Ortiz y Pino Email: gerald.ortizypino@nmlegis.gov (505) 397-8839
Senator Bill Tallman Email: bill.tallman@nmlegis.gov (505) 397-8854
Senator Brenda McKenna Email: brenda.mckenna@nmlegis.gov (505) 397-8834
Senator Antoinette Lopez Email: a.sedillolopez@nmlegis.gov (505) 397-8847
Senator Liz Stefanics Email: lstefanics@msn.com (505) 397-8851
Senator Gregory Baca Email: greg.baca@nmlegis.gov (505) 397-8815
Sen Dr. Gregg Schmedes Email: gregg.schmedes@nmlegis.gov (505) 397-8846
Sen Stuart Ingle Email: stuart.ingle@nmlegis.gov (505) 397-8829
Sen David Gallegos Email: david.rsi@otmail.com (505) 397-8824
The radical abortion lobby behind SB 10 seeks to strip New Mexico's 1969 criminal abortion statute and not replace it with ANY protections for women, babies and health care professionals. SB 10 will force the following:
1) Codify abortion up-to-birth in state law.
2) Remove the state’s only conscience protection, forcing medical professionals to perform/assist in abortions since there are no other explicit state or federal conscience protections preventing this.
3) Does not add any protections for women, but further empowers abortion businesses with less accountability.
5) Forces NM taxpayers to continue to fund healthy moms to abort a healthy baby up to 9 months of pregnancy through state Medicaid.
6) The majority of Americans and the majority of New Mexicans support a limit on abortion after 5 months.
SHARE THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY & GROUPS.
New Mexico Alliance for Life first reported the radical abortion lobby groups behind HB 51 and now SB 10 openly called for the removal of “religious refusals”—removing the option for medical professional or hospital to refuse to perform abortions.
The radical abortion lobby seeks to force medical professionals across New Mexico to perform abortions as a matter of "access." This is not a pro-woman bill but rather, a pro-abortion lobby bill.
There are no explicit federal nor state conscience protection, except in the 1969 NM abortion statute. By removing this conscience protection, New Mexico medical professionals will be forced to perform and participate in abortions.
VIEW SB 10 AND HB 47.
RADICAL ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL HB 47
The Elizabeth Whitfield End of Life Options Act, HB 47 would usher in assisted suicide in the state with the highest suicide rate already. It is also considered the most radical bill in the nation by the medical community. Bill analysis here.
“Assisted suicide endangers all New Mexicans, as we've witnessed overall suicide rates increase in states that legalize killing. Patients will feel pressured to opt out of life saving care by insurance companies as a cost-control measure" --Senator Dr. Gregg Schmedes, the ONLY practicing medical professional in the NM Legislature.
SB 10 ABORTION UP-TO-BIRTH BILL
SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS HEARING ON MONDAY, JAN. 25. URGENT ACTION NEEDED: EMAIL COMMITTEE MEMBERS TODAY
SB 10 is scheduled to be heard at 1 PM on Monday, January 25th. Contact the members of the Senate Public Affairs Committee TODAY.
Tell them to vote NO on SB 10.
*Use some of the points below in your message.
Chairman Ortiz y Pino Email: gerald.ortizypino@nmlegis.gov (505) 397-8839
Senator Bill Tallman Email: bill.tallman@nmlegis.gov (505) 397-8854
Senator Brenda McKenna Email: brenda.mckenna@nmlegis.gov (505) 397-8834
Senator Antoinette Lopez Email: a.sedillolopez@nmlegis.gov (505) 397-8847
Senator Liz Stefanics Email: lstefanics@msn.com (505) 397-8851
Senator Gregory Baca Email: greg.baca@nmlegis.gov (505) 397-8815
Sen Dr. Gregg Schmedes Email: gregg.schmedes@nmlegis.gov (505) 397-8846
Sen Stuart Ingle Email: stuart.ingle@nmlegis.gov (505) 397-8829
Sen David Gallegos Email: david.rsi@otmail.com (505) 397-8824
The radical abortion lobby behind SB 10 seeks to strip New Mexico's 1969 criminal abortion statute and not replace it with ANY protections for women, babies and health care professionals. SB 10 will force the following:
1) Codify abortion up-to-birth in state law.
2) Remove the state’s only conscience protection, forcing medical professionals to perform/assist in abortions since there are no other explicit state or federal conscience protections preventing this.
3) Does not add any protections for women, but further empowers abortion businesses with less accountability.
5) Forces NM taxpayers to continue to fund healthy moms to abort a healthy baby up to 9 months of pregnancy through state Medicaid.
6) The majority of Americans and the majority of New Mexicans support a limit on abortion after 5 months.
SHARE THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY & GROUPS.
New Mexico Alliance for Life first reported the radical abortion lobby groups behind HB 51 and now SB 10 openly called for the removal of “religious refusals”—removing the option for medical professional or hospital to refuse to perform abortions.
The radical abortion lobby seeks to force medical professionals across New Mexico to perform abortions as a matter of "access." This is not a pro-woman bill but rather, a pro-abortion lobby bill.
There are no explicit federal nor state conscience protection, except in the 1969 NM abortion statute. By removing this conscience protection, New Mexico medical professionals will be forced to perform and participate in abortions.
VIEW SB 10 AND HB 47.
RADICAL ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL HB 47
The Elizabeth Whitfield End of Life Options Act, HB 47 would usher in assisted suicide in the state with the highest suicide rate already. It is also considered the most radical bill in the nation by the medical community. Bill analysis here.
“Assisted suicide endangers all New Mexicans, as we've witnessed overall suicide rates increase in states that legalize killing. Patients will feel pressured to opt out of life saving care by insurance companies as a cost-control measure" --Senator Dr. Gregg Schmedes, the ONLY practicing medical professional in the NM Legislature.
