No person shall perform a partial-birth abortion except a physician who has determined that in his opinion the partial-birth abortion is necessary to save the life of a pregnant female or prevent great bodily harm to a pregnant female: A. because her life is endangered or she is at risk of great bodily harm due to a physical disorder, illness or injury, including a condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy; and B. no other medical procedure would suffice for the purpose of saving her life or preventing great bodily harm to her. History: Laws 2000, ch. 55, § 3. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For family planning, see 24-8-1 NMSA 1978. For sterilization, see 24-9-1 NMSA 1978 For maternal, fetal and infant experimentation, see 24-9A-1 NMSA 1978. Effective dates. — Laws 2000, ch. 55 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective on May 17, 2000, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature. Severability. — Laws 2000, ch. 55, § 6 provides that, if any part or application of § 3 of the Partial-Birth Abortion Act is held invalid, the remainder of the act or its application to other situations or persons shall be likewise invalid. ovides that, if any part or application of § 3 of the Partial-Birth Abortion Act is held invalid, the remainder of the act or its application to other situations or persons shall be likewise invalid. Section 3 of that act is not severable.
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