August 29, 2013
Albuquerque, NM- On Wednesday, August 28th the Albuquerque City Clerk confirmed that the required 12,091 signatures had been certified to ensure that the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection ordinance will enter into the next phase of the City Charter’s process. “This is true progress for New Mexico, in a state where abortions are being performed through all nine months of pregnancy on viable babies who would survive outside the womb if born. This ordinance is the least we can do to give a measure of protection to both women and children,” stated Tara Shaver.
The ordinance has now been given to the Albuquerque City Councilors. They have 14 days to act or ignore this measure. This is the process set forth in the Albuquerque city charter, the councilors have the legal right to adopt this ordinance outright. However, if they ignore it then according to the process the measure will go to the people for a ballot vote.
The people of Albuquerque have let their voices be heard in support of this bill, 26,900 signatures were submitted to the city clerk in just 20 days.
“It is clear that the people in this city want late term abortions to end, in fact 2/3 of Americans support the ’20 week fetal pain ban’ and understandably so, late term abortions are indefensible. The people who made this effort possible do not want to see this measure ignored, late term abortion has been ignored long enough in Albuquerque,” stated Tara Shaver.
Our city councilors have a chance to make history in our city, please urge them to do so.
To find out who your city councilor is click here. You may contact them all though.
Councilor Ken Sanchez:kensanchez@cabq.gov
Telephone: (505) 768-3183
Councilor Roxanna Meyers:rmeyers@cabq.gov
Telephone: (505) 768-3159
Councilor Isaac Benton: ibenton@cabq.gov
Telephone: (505) 768-3186
Councilor Brad Winter: bwinter@cabq.gov
Telephone: (505) 768-3101
Councilor Dan Lewis: danlewis@cabq.gov
Telephone: (505) 768-3189
Councilor Rey Garduño: reygarduno@cabq.gov
Telephone: (505) 768-3136
Councilor Janice Arnold-Jones: jarnold-jones@cabq.gov
Telephone: (505) 768-3136
Councilor Trudy Jones: trudyjones@cabq.gov
Telephone: (505) 768-3106
Councilor Don Harris: dharris@cabq.gov
Telephone: (505) 768-3123
