New Mexico Senate committee backs study into forced sterilization after survivor testimony
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee voted 4–0 to recommend Senate Memorial 14, which asks the Department of Indian Affairs and the Commission on the Status of Women to study the history, scope and impacts of forced sterilization of Indigenous women and women of color in New Mexico. Survivors, researchers and advocacy groups urged the study and outlined a three‑phase approach to gather records and survivor testimony.
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The New Mexico Senate Indian Affairs Committee voted 4–0 on a committee recommendation to advance Senate Memorial 14, a measure requesting a comprehensive study into the forced and coerced sterilization of Indigenous women and women of color in New Mexico.
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