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SM 14·NM·senate

ADDRESS FORCED STERILIZATION POLICY

Signed into LawFiled Jan 29, 2026
Sponsor: López, Linda M.
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Signed

Feb 16, 2026

Summary

Senate Memorial 14 asks the Indian Affairs Department and the Commission on the Status of Women to conduct a comprehensive study of forced or coerced sterilizations of Indigenous women and other women of color in New Mexico, to gather survivor testimony, assess current reproductive health services, and develop recommendations. The resolution also urges the agencies to present findings and possible steps—such as a truth and reconciliation commission, a reproductive‑justice program, a public memorial, and an official acknowledgment—by Dec 31 2027. It seeks to confront historic human‑rights violations and support community healing.

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