Mothers convicted of attempted murder for disposing of newborns in dumpsters.

Jury selection has begun in the trial of Alexis Avila, a young mother from Hobbs, who is accused of abandoning her newborn son in a dumpster in January 2022. Avila, who was 18 at the time, claimed she had no idea she was pregnant and was worried about the consequences of having a baby at her age. She has been charged with abuse of a child resulting in great bodily harm intentional or recklessly. The baby, known as Saul, was found wrapped in trash bags and was taken to a local hospital. He was later released and taken in by his father and paternal grandparents. New Mexico Senator David Gallegos is reintroducing a bill to get baby boxes in all 33 counties in the state, in hopes of giving mothers a safe option to surrender their babies.