Last Tuesday, the city of Edgewood, a largely rural and conservative community just east of Albuquerque, New Mexico, held a town meeting regarding its proposed ordinance to ban the distribution and acquisition of abortion-inducing medications. Edgewood seems to be following the lead of other cities and municipalities in New Mexico and Texas by relying on the antiquated Comstock…
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Abortion Rights vs the Comstock Act
Last Friday, the New Mexico Supreme Court blocked four county and city ordinances that sought to enforce abortion restrictions in the state. The ruling comes on the heels of a petition filed last January by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez that claims that such ordinances violate civil rights as guaranteed by the state Constitution, and infringe on the state’s authority to regulate health care. The ruling follows the passage of New Mexico HB7, the Reproductive and…