Under the new bill, any physician who performed a late-term Abortion would receive a fine of at least $5,000 and could lose their medical license for at least a year.
Republican Gov. Susana Martinez says "she is pro-life, which would of course include opposition to late-term abortions," her spokesman said, but she also believes that parents should be notified if their minor plans to undergo the procedure.
The opposition said that "the decision to have an Abortion later in pregnancy is one of the most private and personal decisions any family can be faced with. This decision belongs to a woman, her family, and her doctor, the government has no place in such a personal decision."
The same view is supported by Rep, Deborah Armstrong who says that the notification bill is unnecessary and that "These are heart-breaking situations and it's the last place that a politician should get involved"
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