Urgent Action Needed! Dear Friends, The end of the legislative session is nearing and the Capitol is scrambling to see several more bills passed before Saturday. There are two specific bills that we need you to take swift and urgent action on in an effort to stop them in their tracks! SB13 - We’ve informed you previously on Senate Bill 13, the bill that would make New Mexico a beacon in our country for abortion and transgender services. But the bill has gotten worse; much worse. In the Senate Judiciary committee, this bill was completely reworked and passed as a committee substitute bill. This bill now includes language that will strip freedom of speech from ANY individual in New Mexico. The new language prohibits any electronic communication from any individual or entity that will discuss any “protect health activity” protected under HB7 (ie., abortion or transgender procedures) if that communication is in anyway deterring from using these protected health activities. Realistically, this bill silences electronic pro-life speech. Our pro-life organizations that want to help educate families on the dangers of abortion or transgender services, will be silenced. Freedom of Speech is striped. Organizations or individuals who continue this means of communication via electronic transfer (ie., emails, social media, etc.) will find themselves fighting through litigation to be able to practice their freedom of speech in New Mexico. This is a grave government overreach and a blatant disrespect to all who have sacrificed so much to protect these freedoms in our great country. This bill has passed the Senate floor and will now go to the house for committees. We must be loud and clear that we will not stand by and allow our constitutional rights to be disregarded, disrespected, and thrown away. Please, act now to urge legislators to OPPOSE SB13. HB207 has passed the House and its first committee in the Senate; next stop: Senate Judiciary Committee. This bill poses a great threat to Religious Freedom in New Mexico for Public Contractors. A public contractor is anyone who contracts with the state to provide a service, such as food banks, homeless shelters, Medicaid providers and many more. HB207, the Extend Human Rights Act, prohibits public contractors, including our faith-based public contractors, from refusing or otherwise limiting or putting conditions on services to a person because of a multitude of identifiers including gender identity, sexual orientation, or even serious medical condition. Religious Freedom Threat - This language strips a faith-based organization of the ability to refuse services or employment to someone who does not hold their same beliefs. For example, if a faith-based organization contracts with the government to provide foster care placement, but refuses to recognize same sex couples as a home for placement, they will be in violation of this bill. The freedom to operate based on the foundation of religious beliefs will be stripped. Religious Freedom is one of our most foundational constitutional rights, and once again our New Mexico legislators are passing a bill that strips our freedom. Contact your legislators today and urge them to protect our religious freedom in New Mexico! Thank you for your diligence in climbing the mountain with me. I know it has been a long and discouraging legislative session this year; but I implore you, don't give up! "And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." Galatians 6:9

Standing Firm, Jodi Executive Director New Mexico Family Action Movement Donate

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