A PROPOSED LATE TERM ABORTION BAN IS REJECTED IN VALENCIA COUNTY. THE COUNTY COMMISSION'S 3-TO-2 VOTE WEDNESDAY NIGHT COMES ABOUT TWO MONTHS AFTER ALBUQUERQUE VOTERS DEFEATED SIMILAR LEGISLATION. LIKE ALBUQUERQUE'S PROPOSED BAN, VALENCIA COUNTY'S MEASURE WOULD HAVE PROHIBITED ABORTIONS AFTER 20 WEEKS OF PREGNANCY.
COMMISSION CHAIR CHARLES EATON TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL HE COULDN'T SUPPORT WHAT HE SAW AS A "SYMBOLIC" BILL AS VALENCIA COUNTY HAS NO LATE TERM ABORTION PROVIDERS. COMMISSIONER LAWRENCE ROMERO SPONSORED THE MEASURE.
