New Mexico Statutes

N.M. Stat. § 24-1-13 (2026)

Pregnancy; capacity to consent to examination and

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diagnosis. Any person, regardless of age, has the capacity to consent to an examination and diagnosis by a licensed physician for pregnancy.

History: 1953 Comp., § 12-34-13, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 359, § 13.

ANNOTATIONS

Cross references. — For standard serological test for syphilis for pregnant women, see 24-1-10 NMSA 1978.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Liability for incorrectly diagnosing existence or nature of pregnancy, 2 A.L.R.5th 769.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1959–1969 · leading case: Rio Grande Gas Co. v. Stahmann Farms, Inc., 457 P.2d 364 (N.M. 1969).

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Rio Grande Gas Co. v. Stahmann Farms, Inc., 457 P.2d 364 (N.M. 1969). · cites it 4× “Section 24-1-13, N.M.S.A. 1953, cited in support of the statement, and § 24-1-12(2), N.”

Salazar v. Murphy, 340 P.2d 1075 (N.M. 1959). “and could have recovered judgment against it, and then have sued these defendants and recovered against them.”

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