No person shall perform a partial-birth abortion except a physician who has determined that in his opinion the partial-birth abortion is necessary to save the life of a pregnant female or prevent great bodily harm to a pregnant female:
A. because her life is endangered or she is at risk of great bodily harm due to a physical disorder, illness or injury, including a condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy; and
B. no other medical procedure would suffice for the purpose of saving her life or preventing great bodily harm to her.
History: Laws 2000, ch. 55, § 3.
Cross references. — For family planning, see 24-8-1 NMSA 1978.
For sterilization, see 24-9-1 NMSA 1978
For maternal, fetal and infant experimentation, see 24-9A-1 NMSA 1978.
Effective dates. — Laws 2000, ch. 55 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective on May 17, 2000, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Severability. — Laws 2000, ch. 55, § 6 provides that, if any part or application of § 3 of the Partial-Birth Abortion Act is held invalid, the remainder of the act or its application to other situations or persons shall be likewise invalid. Section 3 of that act is not severable.
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