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New Mexico legislators may block local abortion ordinances

Jodi Hendricks, with New Mexico Family Action Network, speaks against HB7, a bill to prohibit cities and government agencies from discriminating against or interfering with abortion rights and gender-affirming care, at the Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Marshall Martinez, center, executive director of Equality New Mexico, speaks in favor of HB7, a bill to prohibit cities and government agencies from discriminating against or interfering with abortion rights and gender-affirming care, at the Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham delivers her State of the State address on the opening day of the annual legislative session, in the House of Representatives in Santa Fe, N.M., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Lujan Grisham called for new gun-control laws and greater accountability for firearms manufacturers while denouncing recent drive-by shootings against state legislators and a national "scourge" of violence. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

New Mexico legislators may block local abortion ordinances