NM HM32

Requests the Indian Affairs Department and Commission on the Status of Women to study the history and impacts of forced or coerced sterilization of Indigenous women and other women of color in New Mexico, which occurred between 1907 and 2018 through federal Indian Health Service facilities and contracted providers.

1970s investigations revealed 25-50% of Indigenous women of childbearing age had been sterilized, with the Albuquerque Indian Health Service region having among the highest concentrations of procedures nationwide.

Requires findings and recommendations to be presented to the governor and legislature by December 31, 2027, including proposals for a state truth and reconciliation commission and a public memorial.

Calls for creation of a statewide Native American-led reproductive justice program focused on culturally grounded health, education, and healing services.

Would make New Mexico the first state to formally investigate, acknowledge, and redress forced sterilization violations through a truth and reconciliation framework.