Abortion Drugs & PracticesNew 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 →Abortion Policy, Law & PoliticsLas Cruces 40 Days for Life participants traveled from Texas to join a pro-life prayer vigil, demonstrating their willingness to cross state lines to save lives. The Southwest Coalition, led by Jessica, coordinates multiple campaigns including efforts in New Mexico to prevent abortions.
Read →Abortion Drugs & PracticesA Planned Parenthood center in New Mexico has ceased performing abortions. This change stops the killing of unborn babies at that facility.
Read →Abortion Drugs & PracticesPlanned Parenthood in New Mexico is being called to stop performing abortions. The focus is on ending the practice of killing unborn babies in the state.
Read →Abortion Policy, Law & PoliticsThe University of New Mexico is negotiating to purchase Alta Vista Hospital in Las Vegas, NM, with funds that would include abortion services as part of a taxpayer-funded reproductive health center. This move follows legislative appropriations and ongoing efforts to expand abortion access in rural New Mexico, including the construction of a UNM-run abortion center in Las Cruces and a strategic project to integrate abortion services into broader healthcare facilities in the state.
Read →Abortion Drugs & PracticesThe estate of a 26-week-old aborted baby settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $200,000 against late-term abortionist Curtis Wayne Boyd and others in New Mexico, marking the first payout of its kind under state law treating the unborn as persons. The lawsuit claimed the mother was under the influence of methamphetamine and could not give valid consent, and both the mother and the baby's estate sued, with the court recognizing the baby as a person entitled to compensation despite abortion remaining legal in the state.
Read →Abortion Policy, Law & PoliticsAlamo Women’s Clinic has closed its Montgomery Boulevard location in Albuquerque, with patients now being directed to Southwestern Women’s Options at 522 Lomas Blvd. NE, consolidating abortion services under common ownership at a single facility in Albuquerque. Abortion Free New Mexico confirmed the closure after volunteers observed the clinic being vacated and verified the change through an undercover call to the clinic staff.
Read →Medical Care, Research & StatisticsNew 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.
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