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This bill, the Women's Health and Safety Act, establishes various requirements and restrictions related to abortion in New Mexico. Key provisions include: - Defining key terms like "abortion," "abortion facility," and "viability" - Exempting certain persons and institutions from having to participate in abortions on moral, religious, or personal grounds - Requiring abortions to be performed by licensed physicians and setting informed consent and parental notification requirements - Creating a judicial process for minors seeking abortions without parental notification - Requiring reporting of abortion complications and imposing civil penalties for non-compliance - Prohibiting most abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, except when necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant woman - Requiring medically necessary abortions to be performed in a hospital or similar medical facility - Prohibiting discrimination against women seeking abortions - Establishing civil and criminal penalties for violations of the Act.

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