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Roswell is now a ‘sanctuary city’ for the unborn

By Katie Anderson

Published March 20, 2019 7:27pm ET

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Roswell is now a ‘sanctuary city’ for the unborn — New Mexico state senators, including Democratic Majority Leader Peter Wirth, bottom right, react as New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signs bills on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, in Santa Fe, N.M. | (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

In a surprise bipartisan effort last week, New Mexico’s state Senate gave what has been called by the president of the Family Research Council “one of the most significant blows of the year to the extreme abortion camp.”

But the good news doesn’t stop there. In response to HB 51, which would have decriminalized all abortions in New Mexico, a New Mexican city decided to become a so-called “sanctuary city for the unborn,” LifeSiteNews reports.

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