Americans United for Life ranked Arkansas as the most pro-life state for the seventh consecutive year and listed New Mexico among the bottom 10 states in their 2027 Life List based on laws governing bioethical issues from conception to natural death. Louisiana's attorney general received an award for challenging federal regulations allowing abortion pills to be distributed by mail, highlighting ongoing legal battles in pro-life advocacy post-Dobbs.
Read →Reproductive Transparency Now and the Southwest Women’s Law Center launched a Halloween-themed campaign exposing crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) as deceptive antiabortion organizations that mislead women seeking reproductive healthcare. Hailey Zock of the New Mexico Crisis Pregnancy Center Accountability Workgroup emphasized the campaign's goal to help New Mexicans recognize CPCs and access trusted reproductive healthcare resources without coercion.
Read →Students for Life of America and Turning Point USA have launched an eight-campus free-speech tour titled 'Feminists Lied: Prove Me Wrong,' challenging modern feminism and abortion narratives, with a stop planned at the University of New Mexico. The tour aims to engage students in debates about abortion, feminism, and women's fulfillment, highlighting a rise in young men joining the pro-life movement in historic numbers.
Read →An estimated 6,000 pharmacies, including locations in New Mexico, are certified to dispense the abortion pill mifepristone, with Danco Laboratories certifying 5,927 pharmacies and CVS Pharmacy operating certified locations in New Mexico among other states. Despite certification requirements, no prescribers have been decertified even when flouting FDA safety protocols, raising concerns about the oversight of chemical abortion distribution.
Read →New Mexico has allocated $10 million to build a new abortion clinic in northern New Mexico, while rural communities like Las Vegas lack local labor and delivery services after hospital birthing units closed. Republican Senate candidate Larry Marker criticized the state for prioritizing abortion clinics over restoring maternity care in rural areas and pledged to fight for Medicaid payment reforms to support rural hospital delivery units.
Read →Turning Point USA and Students for Life of America are launching the 'Feminists Lied: Prove Me Wrong' tour to challenge abortion and feminism narratives on college campuses, including the University of New Mexico. Students for Life President Kristan Hawkins will speak at these events to question the impact of feminism on women's empowerment and promote pro-life perspectives.
Read →LifeNews.com · October 13, 2026 · Read →
A Planned Parenthood center in New Mexico has ceased performing abortions. This change stops the killing of unborn babies at that facility.
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The Pregnancy Resource Center of Eastern New Mexico will relocate to a former hospital building in Portales donated by the New Mexico Baptist Children’s Home. The center provides health services including ultrasounds and abortion education, and the donation reflects a shared commitment to supporting children in the region.
Read →New Mexico has the highest abortion rate per capita in the nation, with 69% of abortions performed on out-of-state residents, making it a leading abortion destination. Abortion Free New Mexico calls for restored abortion reporting, mandatory public disclosure of abortion-related injuries, independent facility inspections, and greater pro-life unity to protect women and unborn children in the state.
Read →American Life League · slochner · March 17, 2026 · Read →
Construction has resumed on a state-funded abortion facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico, which will provide chemical and surgical abortions up to full term and serve as a training center for medical students. In response, pro-life leaders across New Mexico have united, signing a formal agreement to collaborate and oppose the project, citing concerns about the facility becoming a major abortion destination for women from neighboring states like Texas and Oklahoma.
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