SANTA FE – Republican lawmakers in New Mexico are proposing a ban on late-term abortions and a requirement for minors to notify parents within 48 hours before terminating a pregnancy.

The proposal comes less than a month after Roman Catholic bishops urged lawmakers to enact new abortion laws this legislative session with the GOP in control of the House for the first time in decades.

Several Democrats also have signed on to support the bills, said Chris Sanchez, a spokesman for the House Republican Caucus. The legislation is expected to be introduced Monday.

The Republicans say the late-term abortion ban is designed to bring New Mexico in line with 42 other states by restricting abortions after five months’ gestation and if the doctor determines the fetus is viable.

Both pieces of legislation include exceptions in cases of rape, incest, sexual abuse and when the woman’s life is in danger.

Under the proposal, a physician performing a late-term abortion would face a civil penalty of at least $5,000. In addition, the doctor’s license could be taken away for at least a year, Republican leaders said in a news release. The penalties only apply to the doctor.

Republican Gov. Susana Martinez has repeatedly said “she is pro-life, which would of course include opposition to late-term abortions,” her spokesman Mike Lonergan told The Associated Press. She believes parents should be notified before a minor can have an abortion, he said.

House Minority Floor Leader Brian Egolf, of Santa Fe, said in a statement that “the decision to have an abortion later in pregnancy is one of the most private and personal decisions any family can be faced with. This decision belongs to a woman, her family, and her doctor, the government has no place in such a personal decision.”