“Mark Ronchetti continues to hide his abortion ban from New Mexicans and from the press. Today, the Democratic Party of New Mexico calls on Republican candidate Mark Ronchetti to reveal the secret language for his plan to ban abortion by constitutional amendment,” Velasquez said. “The people of New Mexico deserve clear answers on Ronchetti’s proposed constitutional amendment to ban abortion. Mark Ronchetti intends to take away the freedom to make personal decisions about abortion and force women’s healthcare into the hands of politicians, and New Mexicans deserve to know about it—before the election.”

“Mark Ronchetti is hiding something, and is too cowardly to be honest with the people of New Mexico. Why? Because he knows that his true plan about abortion would cost him this election. And trying to put off the decision about abortion to a future vote over a secret constitutional amendment is a weak cop out. It’s time for Mark Ronchetti to come clean and make every word of his extreme constitutional amendment public. New Mexicans deserve to know the truth before we vote.”

In New Mexico, every single person currently has the right to make their own decisions about abortion—and Ronchetti seeks to change that. Since the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision overturning Roe vs. Wade on June 24th, Ronchetti has peddled two separate proposals for how to ban abortion at the state level: a 15 week abortion ban and a constitutional amendment to ban abortion.”

Ronchetti has taken extremist stances on abortion his entire political career. For years, Mark Ronchetti claimed to oppose abortion “at all stages.” Earlier this year, Ronchetti privately admitted to an Albuquerque pastor that he wants to ban all abortions in the state, but acknowledged he would not get elected if voters know the truth about his extreme anti-abortion schemes. Ronchetti’s out-of-touch positions don’t stop at abortion and his efforts to criminalize reproductive health care is a slippery slope toward limiting contraceptives. During the Republican primary gubernatorial election, Ronchetti indicated he opposes insurance coverage for emergency contraceptives like Plan B, which he incorrectly referred to as a “morning after abortion pill.

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