The New Mexico supreme court unanimously ruled that local ordinances restricting the distribution of the abortion pill invade the legislature's authority to regulate reproductive care.
The court's opinion highlighted that the ordinances violate the core precept of legislative power distribution, underscoring that counties and municipalities cannot impose restrictions inconsistent with state laws.
Following the 2022 US Supreme Court ruling revoking federal protections for abortion, New Mexico has emerged as a refuge for women traveling from states with stricter abortion laws.
The New Mexico supreme court emphasized that creating private rights of action and damage awards in ordinances targeting reproductive healthcare was a clear overreach into legislative authority.
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