New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Monday signed an executive order designed to protect reproductive health care services in the state. The order protects those who provide abortion services from out-of-state civil or criminal liability.

Lujan Grisham signed the order in response to the US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade. The day the ruling came down, Lujan Grisham put out a statement explaining how New Mexico prepared in anticipation of the decision. In 2021 Lujan Grisham repealed New Mexico’s trigger law, which would have banned abortion in the state. Abortion is still legal in the state of New Mexico up to 19 weeks into pregnancy.

The new executive order takes further steps to protect abortion access in light of other states’ responses to the Dobbs decision. Some states, such as Louisiana, have enacted restrictive abortion laws providing for the criminal prosecution of medical providers who assist in abortion procedures. Under the new executive order, New Mexico will not cooperate with extradition attempts from states seeking to pursue criminal charges related to abortion services. Additionally, the state will not cooperate in another state’s investigation into another person or entity for providing abortion services.

Commenting on the executive order, Lujan Grisham said:

Today we have once again declared that we will take every available action to protect the rights and access to health care of anyone in New Mexico. As long as I am governor, abortion will continue to be legal, safe, and accessible in New Mexico.