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§ 30-5A-4 NMSA 1978

Civil remedies

Known as the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act

The act spans §§ 30–30 (5 sections).

Laws 2000, ch. 55, § 4.

A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, the following persons may bring a civil action to obtain relief pursuant to this section against a person who has violated the provisions of Section 3 [ 30-5A-3 NMSA 1978] of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act:

(1) the person on whom a partial-birth abortion was performed;

(2) the biological father of the fetus that was the subject of the partial-birth abortion; and

(3) the parents of the person on whom the partial-birth abortion was performed if that person had not reached the age of majority at the time of the abortion.

B. The persons named as having a right of action in Subsection A of this section are barred from bringing a civil action pursuant to this section if:

(1) the pregnancy of the person on whom the partial-birth abortion was performed resulted from criminal conduct of the person seeking to bring the action; or

(2) the partial-birth abortion was consented to by the person seeking to bring the action.

C. A person authorized to bring a civil action pursuant to this section may recover compensatory damages for loss caused by violation of Section 3 of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.