0001|                       HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 78
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                             LISA L. LUTZ
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     URGING THE GOVERNOR TO DIRECT THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO
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0012|     ADOPT REGULATIONS PROHIBITING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR
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0013|     LATE- TERM ABORTIONS USING THE PROCEDURE OF PARTIAL BIRTH
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0014|     ABORTION.  
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0016|          WHEREAS, abortions are performed late in the second and in
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0017|     the third trimesters of a woman's pregnancy; and 
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0018|          WHEREAS, these procedures are known to have potentially
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0019|     serious consequences to the mother; and 
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0020|          WHEREAS, a part of these late-term abortions are performed
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0021|     using a procedure called "partial-birth abortion" in which a
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0022|     baby is partially delivered and then killed, after which the
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0023|     head of the dead baby is subsequently removed from the mother's
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0024|     body in a manner potentially injurious to the mother; and 
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0025|          WHEREAS, the procedure described does not fulfill a
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0001|     legitimate interest of government in safeguarding health,
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0002|     maintaining medical standards and protecting life; and
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0003|          WHEREAS, this procedure is abhorrent to persons who value
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0004|     human life and believe the government at every level should
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0005|     recognize this belief and take positive steps to prevent
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0006|     subversion of this value system without regard to individuals'
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0007|     opinions and strongly held views on the subject of abortion
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0008|     generally; and
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0009|          WHEREAS, it is repugnant to the vast majority of the
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0010|     citizens of New Mexico that public funds may be used to pay for
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0011|     the procedure described; 
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0012|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0013|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the governor exercise his executive
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0014|     authority and direct the human services department to develop
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0015|     and adopt a regulation prohibiting the use of any state funds
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0016|     to purchase abortions services involving the use of the partial
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0017|     birth abortion procedure; and 
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0018|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be
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0019|     forthwith delivered to the governor and to the secretary of
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0020|     human services.
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0024|                            State of New Mexico
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0025|                      House of Representatives
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0002|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0003|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0006|                                                  March 11, 1997
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0009|   Mr. Speaker:
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0010|   
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0011|        Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom
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0012|   has been referred
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0013|   
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0014|                   HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 78
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0016|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0017|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0018|   CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
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0019|   
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0020|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0001| <u>                                </u>                             Fred Luna, Chairman
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0004|   Adopted <u>                    </u>     Not Adopted <u>                    
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0006|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0008|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0010|   The roll call vote was<u> 9 </u> For<u> 2 </u> Against
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0011|   Yes:      9
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0012|             No:       Olguin, Varela
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0013|             Excused:  Getty, J.G. Taylor
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0014|             Absent:   None
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0017|   G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ078
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