After Roe v. Wade, the fight over abortion access moves to New Mexico By JENNA EBBERS AND CASSIDEY KAVATHAS, News21 undefined CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — The sanctuary in Grace Covenant Reformed Church was packed. People stood shoulder to shoulder wherever they could — near the stained glass windows depicting scenes from the Bible, behind the neatly lined rows of chairs …

Las Cruces lawmaker says politics led to denial of Communion SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico lawmaker says he was denied Communion by his local Catholic priest because of his politics. Democratic state Sen. Joseph Cervantes said Monday that he has been treated differently by the church since voting to repeal a state law banning abortion under most …

Senate rejects repeal of unenforceable abortion law By Andrew Oxford aoxford@sfnewmexican.com An old, unenforceable New Mexico law that makes it a crime to perform an abortion will stay on the books. The Senate on Thursday voted down legislation that would have repealed the 50-year-old statute, spurning calls from advocates and newly elected Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to protect abortion rights …

House votes to repeal criminal law on abortion in NM By Robert Nott rnott@sfnewmexican.com Following three hours of impassioned testimony and debate, the state House of Representatives late Wednesday voted 40-29 to repeal a 50-year-old law that made it a fourth-degree felony to perform an abortion in New Mexico. Although a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision rendered the law unenforceable, …