$500k Annually to Prevent Teen Births? Action Needed Contact Committee Members NOW! By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- On Tuesday, February 24th the Senate Public Affairs Committee will hear testimony on Senate Bill 137 sponsored by Linda Lopez. SB 137 titled “Prevention of Births Among Adolescents” which appropriates $500,000 a year to the NM Department of Health to implement statewide “programming” to prevent births among adolescents. The Fiscal Impact Report for this bill gives further insight into what this “programming” entails. Apparently the funds will be utilized by the DOH Family Planning Program (FPP) which promotes population-based strategies: service learning and positive youth development programs, adult/teen communication programs, and comprehensive sex…