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Medical Decisions For Minors
In New Mexico, minors can make life-altering medical decisions—including abortion and gender-related treatments—without their parents ever being notified. While parents are expected to give permission for basic things like field trips or over-the-counter medicine, state laws intentionally cut families out of these far more serious choices.
This Key Issue focuses on two major areas where parental rights are being sidelined:
- Abortion Access for Minors – New Mexico repealed parental involvement laws, meaning minors can undergo abortions without consent or notification.
- Gender Treatments for Minors – State protections allow children to access gender-affirming medical care—including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries—without parents being involved.
Both policies not only undermine parental authority but also place children at risk physically, emotionally, and psychologically. Families deserve to be part of every major medical decision in their child’s life.
👉 Learn more by exploring the details on Abortion Access for Minors and Gender Treatments for Minors.
My Kid, My Choice affirms: parents must never be sidelined when it comes to their child’s health and future.
Abortions Access For Minors
A child cannot get an aspirin at school without parental permission—yet radical activists want minors to obtain abortions in secret? “My Kid, My Choice” means parents must be involved in all major medical decisions.
Gender Treatments For Minors
No child should be rushed into irreversible medical procedures. “My Kid, My Choice” means parents—not activists or clinics—decide what’s best for their child’s health.
Learn More About New Mexico Medical Parental Consent Laws
In New Mexico, parents are routinely excluded from their children’s most serious healthcare choices. Current laws allow minors to undergo abortions or access gender-related medical treatments without their parents ever being informed. These policies leave children vulnerable and families powerless.
To understand why this is happening, it’s important to know how New Mexico handles parental consent laws. Unlike most states, New Mexico has intentionally removed parental involvement requirements, leaving moms and dads without a legal voice in some of the most life-altering decisions a child can face.
👉 Learn more about your rights (and where they’ve been taken away) on our Parental Consent Laws page.
Because when it comes to your child’s health and future—My Kid. My Choice.