UPDATE: After lawmakers acknowledged a lack of enforcement and moved to erase reporting requirements, a new bill sponsor shifted the debate to fear-based arguments to advance SB 30.By Bud Shaver,Santa Fe, New Mexico-
Senate Bill 30 (SB 30), which eliminates New Mexico’s remaining abortion reporting requirements, has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee along party lines and now advances to the New Mexico Senate floor. If it is passed on the senate floor it will go through two house committees and then the house floor before it reaches the governor.
Rather than enforcing existing law, legislators openly acknowledged during committee hearings that abortion reporting requirements are being ignored — and then voted to erase them entirely.
🔗 Read AFNM’s full legislative summary
Two Hearings. One Outcome: Remove Transparency Instead of Enforcing the Law
SB 30 was debated in two senate committees, where legislators shifted the focus away from oversightand toward fear-based arguments about abortion provider exposure.
🎥 Senate Health & Public Affairs Committee
📍 SB 30 debate begins at 4:09:30
During the first hearing, lawmakers acknowledged that abortion reporting laws are not being enforced. Instead of correcting that failure, the committee advanced the legislation to eliminate abortion reporting altogether.
Tara Shaver, spokeswoman for Abortion Free New Mexico, responded:
“Reporting is not a burden — it is accountability. Abortion providers already collect extensive data voluntarily. What they object to is not record-keeping, but public accountability.”
Following the Health & Public Affairs Committee hearing, Sen. Cindy Nava (D) joined SB 30 as a bill sponsor, and the debate took a decisive turn.
🎥 Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
📍 SB 30 debate begins at 5:21:20
Supporters reframed the bill around fear, claiming abortion providers could be doxed, targeted, or placed into government databases if reporting requirements remain in place — rather than addressing enforcement of existing law or public accountability.
This shift moved the discussion away from:
- public accountability,
- patient safety,
- data integrity, and
- enforcement of existing law.
Tara Shaver, Abortion Free New Mexico:
“SB 30 isn’t about patient privacy — it’s about secrecy. Doctors who deliver babies don’t fear transparency. Erasing abortion reporting protects the abortion industry from public accountability.”
Bottom Line
SB 30 removes safeguards, not stigma — and leaves taxpayers, lawmakers, and the public in the dark. SB 30 is now before the full New Mexico Senate. Instead of enforcing existing abortion reporting law, lawmakers are moving to erase transparency altogether.
TAKE ACTION: CALL Your State Senator
online to email or call. (Be sure to drop down to Senate tab)
Or Contact the New Mexico Legislative Switchboard:
(505) 986-4300
(Use this option if you know who your sentator is or find them first.)
📍Tip: Calls take less than one minute and are logged by legislative staff.Ask the operator to connect you to your State Senator.
Calls are accepted during regular business hours.
WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOU CALL
- “Hello, I’m a New Mexico constituent.”
- “I’m calling to urge the Senator to vote NO on SB 30.”
EMAIL YOUR SENATOR
If you’re unable to call, sending an email is just as effective.
- Find your state senator here:
https://www.nmlegis.gov/members/find_my_legislator - Click on your senator’s name to access their official email address.
- Use the message below — simply copy and paste.
📍Tip: Emails are logged by staff and shared with legislators when bills are under consideration.
SIMPLY COPY AND PASTE:
Dear Senator,
I am writing as a New Mexico constituent and a person of faith to urge you to vote NO on Senate Bill 30.
As someone guided by Christian principles, I believe transparency, accountability, and truth are moral responsibilities in public life. SB 30 removes abortion reporting requirements instead of enforcing existing law, eliminating basic public oversight and accountability.
When public policy involves human life and taxpayer dollars, secrecy is not acceptable. Reporting laws exist to protect the public, inform lawmakers, and ensure accountability—values that align with both good governance and moral responsibility.
I respectfully ask you to oppose SB 30 and stand for transparency, enforcement of the law, and the public’s right to know.
Thank you for your service to our state and for considering my concerns.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[City], New Mexico
MORE INFORMATION & PAST REPORTS ON SB 30 AND ABORTION TRANSPARENCY
For additional background, documentation, and analysis related to SB 30, abortion reporting, and New Mexico’s long history of secrecy and shielded power, review Abortion Free New Mexico’s prior reports:
🔗 SB 30 Advances: Lawmakers Admit Abortion Reporting Law Is Being Ignored—Vote to Erase It Instead
🔗 From Zorro Ranch to Abortion Tourism: How New Mexico Became a Destination for Secrecy
These reports document:
- legislative hearing testimony and committee actions,
- admissions that abortion reporting laws are not being enforced,
- the removal of transparency safeguards rather than enforcement, and
- New Mexico’s broader pattern of secrecy and lack of accountability involving powerful interests.
📌 For ongoing updates, documentation, and action alerts, visit:
AbortionFreeNM.com
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