In New Mexico, Democratic state Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero of Albuquerque said she was angered by the Texas law because it might lead to underground abortion procedures that endanger the lives of women.
Roybal Caballero, a “Catholic for choice” in her words, wants New Mexico to provide safe passage to anyone seeking medical care, including abortion procedures that she believes should be a matter of personal choice. A clinic in Albuquerque is one of only a few independent facilities in the country that perform abortions close to the third trimester without conditions.
“We don’t want to go back to the 1960s and 1970s underground days of illegal abortions,” she said. “It’s our decision. And if it’s going to be our decision, it should be a safe and healthy outcome.”
Associated Press writers Michael Catalini in Trenton, New Jersey; Tom Davies in Indianapolis; Andrew DeMillo in Little Rock, Ark.; Andrew Field in Topeka, Kansas; Chris Grygiel in Seattle; Meg Kinnard in Houston; Kimberlee Kruesi in Nashville; Morgan Lee in Santa Fe, N.M.; James MacPherson in Bismarck, N.D.; Emily Wagster Pettus in Jackson, Miss.; and Sophia Tareen in Chicago contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on APNews.com.
