Valencia County rejects late-term abortion ban | ABQJournal Online

LOS LUNAS – After two public hearings and impassioned pleas on both sides of the issue, a proposal to ban late-term abortions in Valencia County has been rejected.

County commissioners voted down the proposed ordinance by a 3-2 vote Wednesday evening. The measure would have banned abortions in the unincorporated parts of the county after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

The action comes about two months after Albuquerque voters rejected a similar proposal. …

Chairman Eaton said he had a hard time supporting a measure that was “largely symbolic,” since there are no abortion providers in the county, late-term or otherwise.

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Valencia County rejects late-term abortion ban | ABQJournal Online

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