A. Each induced abortion which occurs in this state shall be reported to the state registrar within five days by the person in charge of the institution in which the induced abortion was performed. If the induced abortion was performed outside an institution, the attending physician shall prepare and file the report.
B. The reports required under this section are statistical reports to be used only for medical and health purposes and shall not be incorporated into the permanent official records of the system of vital statistics. The report shall not include the name or address of the patient involved in the abortion. The department shall not release the name or address of the physician involved in the abortion. A schedule for the disposition of these reports shall be provided for by regulation.
History: 1953 Comp., § 12-4-39.1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 206, § 2; 1981, ch. 309, § 12.
Compiler's notes. — Inasmuch as both Laws 1977, ch. 206, § 2, and Laws 1977, ch. 223, § 1, enacted a new 12-4-39.1, 1953 Comp., though dealing with different matters, the provision in Chapter 223 was compiled as 12-4-39.2, 1953 Comp. instead. Chapter 223 was compiled as 24-14-19 NMSA 1978.
Law reviews. — For comment, "Perspectives on the Abortion Decision," see 9 N.M.L. Rev. 175 (1978-79).
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Section 24-14-1 - Short title.
Section 24-14-2 - Definitions.
Section 24-14-3 - Vital records and health statistics bureau; state system.
Section 24-14-4 - State registrar; appointment.
Section 24-14-5 - Duties of state registrar.
Section 24-14-7 - Appointment and removal of local registrars.
Section 24-14-8 - Duties of local registrar.
Section 24-14-9 to 24-14-11 - Repealed.
Section 24-14-12 - Form and contents of certificates and reports.
Section 24-14-13 - Birth registration.
Section 24-14-14 - Unknown parentage; foundling registration.
Section 24-14-15 - Delayed registration of births.
Section 24-14-16 - Judicial procedure to establish facts of birth.
Section 24-14-18 - Report of induced abortions.
Section 24-14-19 - Adoption of foreign-born; certificate of birth.
Section 24-14-20 - Death registration.
Section 24-14-21 - Delayed registration of death.
Section 24-14-22 - Reports of spontaneous fetal death.
Section 24-14-22.1 - Certificates of still birth.
Section 24-14-23 - Permits; authorization for final disposition.
Section 24-14-24 - Extension of time.
Section 24-14-25 - Correction and amendment of vital records.
Section 24-14-26 - Reproduction of records.
Section 24-14-27 - Disclosure of records.
Section 24-14-28 - Copies or data from the system of vital statistics.
Section 24-14-29 - Fees for copies and searches.
Section 24-14-29.1 - Day-care fund created; use; appropriation.