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. History: Laws 2000, ch. 55, § 4. zed 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. History: Laws 2000, ch. 55, § 4. ANNOTATIONSEffective 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.
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