February 26, 2021
Called historic, New Mexico decriminalized abortion on Friday when Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Respect New Mexico Women and Families Act into law, after years of efforts by abortion rights supporters.
SB 10 repeals the 1969 statute that criminalized abortion by banning it with very few exceptions.
Lujan Grisham said “a woman has the right to make decisions about her own body.”
“Anyone who seeks to violate bodily integrity, or to criminalize womanhood, is in the business of dehumanization,” Lujan Grisham said in a statement. “New Mexico is not in that business – not any more. Our state statutes now reflect this inviolable recognition of humanity and dignity. I am incredibly grateful to the tireless advocates and legislators who fought through relentless misinformation and fear-mongering to make this day a reality. Equality for all, equal justice and equal treatment – that’s the standard. And I’m proud to lead a state that today move
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Promotoras Fabiola Rodriguez and Lizeth Carrillo speak with a woman waiting in line outside Tamales Lupita on Dec. 12, 2020. At first, Rodriguez felt a little bit of fear going out during the pandemic, but we know the community needs this information, and we the promotoras are here for that. Because if we don t do it, we don t know who s going to do it.
Promotoras de salud, community health workers, help spread public health information in remote, under-resourced border communities. The coronavirus pandemic has made their outreach more challenging and more important than ever.
On a chilly Saturday morning in early December, a long line formed outside Tamales Lupita, a popular spot on the outskirts of El Paso County. People stood, bundled up in jackets and face masks, and waited to place their orders for tamales or burritos to go.