IT LOOKS LIKE THE LATE TERM ABORTION ISSUE WILL BE ON THE BALLOT IN ALBUQUERQUE THIS OCTOBER. ANTI-ABORTION ACTIVISTS SAY THEY TURNED IN MORE THAN TWICE THE NUMBER OF PETITION SIGNATURES NEEDED TO PUT THE ISSUE TO VOTERS.
ON THURSDAY, THE A-C-L-U AND SEVERAL OTHER GROUPS ARE HOLDING A PRESS CONFERENCE, WHERE THEY ARE EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE A CAMPAIGN TO DEFEAT THE BAN ON ABORTIONS AFTER 20 WEEKS. THEY'RE CALLING IT "RESPECT ALBUQUERQUE WOMEN."
ALBUQUERQUE IS HOME TO ONE OF THE FEW CLINICS IN THE COUNTRY THAT OFFER LATE TERM ABORTIONS.
