Hobbs approves anti-abortion stance

The Hobbs city commission on Monday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance aimed at banning abortions in the city.

The measure is similar to an attempt to ban abortions in Clovis, which commissioners tabled last week.

Neither Hobbs nor Clovis has an abortion clinic, but private healthcare providers have expressed interest in opening one because Texas has imposed a near-total ban on abortion.

Response came quickly from New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

“This resolution, authored by out-of-state extremists working to further their special interest agenda, is a clear affront to the rights and personal autonomy of every woman in Hobbs and southeastern New Mexico, and we will not stand for it,” the governor stated in a news release.

“Reproductive health care is legal and protected in every corner of our state. Providers delivering health care have every right to establish a practice, and all women have the right to access medication abortion services, no matter where in New Mexico they call home.”