This month was the month of PROTEST as we officially launched PROTEST ABQ. Peaceful and lawful PROTEST has its place in the pro-life movement and this month confirmed that fact in a big way! In fact, our consistent and strategic PROTEST literally moved the UNM abortion clinic UNM Center For Reproductive Health! We are hoping that with enough public exposure of UNM’s pro-abortion agenda and accountability demanded of all of the individuals who are perpetuating this agenda at UNM, we can STOP THE KILLING!
Thank you for your continued prayers, support and encouragement! We are so blessed and humbled by all of our partners in this ministry to save lives here in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
May God receive the glory in all that we attempt to do for Him.
“Seek the well being of the city to which I have sent you. Pray for it to the Lord. For in seeking its well being you shall find your own.“ Jeremiah 29:7
Albuquerque, NM- At 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, March 27th an ambulance arrived at late term abortion mill Southwestern Women’s Options (SWO) and spent 20 minutes inside the clinic before bringing a woman out on a gurney completely covered by a sheet. The woman was rushed to the hospital and her condition is unknown.
On February 13, 2014 another woman was rushed to the hospital from SWO. This is the 16th botched abortion that we’ve documented since 2008 at SWO and the 2nd in two months. Women will continue to be injured at this clinic until it is closed in the interest of the public safety.
“We are also very concerned about any possibility that these injuries may be related to the Ryan Residency Training Program at the University of New Mexico that allows medical students to perform abortions in a clinical setting, which all 3 Albuquerque abortion clinics are participating in,” stated Fr. Imbarrato, Founder of Project Defending Life and Protest ABQ.
New Mexico abortion clinics are completely unregulated and lack any oversight from state and local authorities which continues to put women’s lives at risk.Since the New Mexico Department of Health and the New Mexico Medical Board refuse to protect unsuspecting women seeking abortions we rely solely upon those who volunteer their time at local abortion clinics to document these injuries. It is long overdue that local and state authorities acknowledge and act on this serious crisis.
“Our prayers are with this woman and those like her who will continue to be injured at Southwestern Women’s Options. Those in authority in New Mexico who continue to turn a blind eye to the abortion crisis here in Albuquerque bear direct responsibility due to their inaction,” said Tara Shaver of Project Defending Life.
(Special thanks to local activists from Project Defending Life and the AHA/Abolitionist Society of Greater Albuquerque Area for the pictures! The top picture was taken on Feb. 13, 2014. The bottom picture was taken on March 27, 2014)
“The group that launched a campaign to ban late term abortions in Albuquerque says they are here to stay.
In fact, they are inviting national pro-life groups to come work with them too, and they hope Albuquerque will be a catalyst for the rest of the nation.
“Protest ABQ” will be a public awareness campaign. Organizers plan to publicize what they call “abortion victim photography,” and will protest Monday through Friday in front of a UNM clinic that provides abortions. They say they will do it until the clinic closes.
“We gave the city a chance to stand for life, to protect these babies, but the city failed and so now we’re realizing we need to reach back into the city with education and just a measure of exposing who it is that’s helping to keep abortions in our community,” Tara Shaver said.
Shaver says part of that “education” will mean showing people images of allegedly aborted fetuses.
“The killing of babies in the womb is offensive. We should be offended that it’s happening. Instead of being upset about showing the images, we should be upset about what the images depict. The images are truthful, they’re real and this is the very evil that we’re fighting against,” Shaver said.”
(A Press Conference will be held Tuesday, March 18th at 4:00pm MT in front of the NEW location for the UNMCRH abortion clinic.)
Albuquerque, NM- On March 11th after several weeks of training local activists Protest ABQ had a very successful launch. Over 50 of you showed up to be a strong voice for the babies outside of the UNM Center for Reproductive Health abortion mill (UNMCRH). The Protest ABQ campaign has been working hard to wake up this city to the killing of babies that takes place daily and has been very effective so far.
About a year and a half ago we were told by a trusted source that the UNMCRH abortion mill was looking for a new location because Bud’s presence just one day a week was affecting their business. Their exact words to our source were, “We are moving our location because we are being protested.” Shortly thereafter, they declined to renew their lease and began going month to month. Since November 22, 2013, Bud has been faithfully present in front of this abortion mill 5 days a week and in December UNMCRH applied for a permit for their new location.
March 25th will be the last day that the UNMCRH abortion mill will be located at 1701 Moon St! This is a HUGE victory for this neighborhood. Due to Bud’s faithful public presence over the past 3 years, neighborhood residents often voiced their shock and dismay to Bud once they realized that an abortion clinic was killing children each day in their neighborhood. Their question to Bud was often, “How can we get this abortion clinic out of our neighborhood?” Well, PROTEST ABQ has proven to be the answer.
With the recent launch of PROTEST ABQ, our public pressure has proven to be effective and is needed more urgently than ever due to the fact that the UNM Center For Reproductive Health killing center will be fleeing its current location at 1701 Moon St. and will reopen April 1st at 2301 Yale Blvd. SE Building E.
WE URGENTLY NEED YOUR HELP:
Respectfully contact the UNM Medical Group and let them know that you oppose the UNM Center For Reproductive Health’s new abortion clinic location at 2301 Yale Blvd SE Building E.
Please respectfully contact Al Montano:
505-247-0444 and the UNM Medical Group BEFORE April 1st at this number: 505-272-3203
Fr. Stephen Imbarrato, founder of PROTEST ABQ released the following statement, “This baby killing mill is scheduled to open April 1st. We can keep this mill from opening! The only thing that will allow this mill to change locations and open here is…apathy from the people of ABQ. If the people rise up the way they did for the petition last summer and the referendum, this mill will not open! We need to Protest ABQ and we need to do it now. Join us at the press conference at the new location this Tuesday! All are welcome”
Please “LIKE” our PROTEST ABQ page on Facebook for more information and updates.
Press Conference Details:
When: Tuesday March, 18th
Time: 4pm (MT)
Where: 2301 Yale Blvd SE
(We will be hosting a press conference on Tuesday March, 11th at 4pm (MT) at the UNM abortion clinic.)
UPDATED: Group launches new anti-abortion campaign (KOB Eyewitness News 4 Coverage)
Albuquerque, NM- Project Defending Life is announcing a new public awareness campaign: PROTEST ABQ. This new campaign will utilize “abortion victim photography” and other public awareness efforts, in response to the failed ban on Late-Term Abortions on November 19th. Through strategic and sustained focuses PROTEST ABQ is going to reach deeper into our community to educate Albuquerque and New Mexico residents about the businesses and individuals that are keeping abortions in our community.
Fr. Stephen Imbarrato, founder of Project Defending Life issued the following statement, “It is time to get serious about protesting the killing of our little brothers and sisters in the womb. These protests will be peaceful and constitutionally legal. We will not condone violence of any kind by anyone in this campaign. Indeed, we are protesting the use of violence…against babies in the womb. We will peacefully protest this violence.”
As part of this initiative (PROTEST ABQ) Project Defending Life is inviting all known and recognized pro-life leaders, groups, and ministries to New Mexico to help us. We will host and provide hospitality to any group or ministry including lodging and food for the duration of your stay here. We are welcoming National Pro-Life groups to come to Albuquerque, NM and do the work they do best. The National groups will work under their own ministry or group banner in cooperation with PROTEST ABQ and Project Defending Life.
In the state of New Mexico late term abortions are legal up to the ninth month of pregnancy. These abortions are, in fact, being performed in the city of Albuquerque each week on women who come from all across the nation to obtain them. Since Albuquerque is drawing women from all across the country, Project Defending Life is inviting pro-life groups from all across the nation to come to Albuquerque and join us as we PROTEST ABQ.
While our efforts on Nov. 19th fell short of ending Late-Term abortions in Albuquerque, by maintaining a public and prayerful presence at our local abortion clinics, we have been quite successful at ending abortion one woman, one child, one day at a time. The preliminary abortion numbers for 2012 are 3,134, which is a 627 decrease from 2011 (3761 total) and a 2,590 decrease in abortions in New Mexico since 2007 (5,724 total!)
“As we move forward in Albuquerque, we realize that abortion will end in our city and state, when hearts are touched and minds are changed concerning the killing of the most innocent and defenseless children in our state, those in the womb. PROTEST ABQ is a way to raise this public awareness. If we accomplish nothing else, we must succeed in protesting the evil of our generation…legalized child killing,” stated Bud Shaver spokesperson for PROTEST ABQ.
This month we have GREAT news to announce…and not so great news!
First the not so great news…
Over the past few months we have been under direct attack from the violent pro-aborts, in fact we recently found out that the sign shop that made all of our campaign (ABQ Voters For Late-Term Abortion Ban) signs for the November 19th election had a bomb EXPLODE while they were at the shop making our campaign signs! Local news station KRQE- 13 reported that it is possible the shop was targeted because it was believed to be our campaign headquarters!
For several months we have been sensing the urgency to increase our family’s security. Even as a young family with children, those who are pro-death will not hesitate to harm us. In order to further protect our family we are asking for you to prayerfully consider a monthly or one-time contribution to make this possible.
Thank you for your continued prayers, support and encouragement! We are so blessed and humbled by all of our partners in this ministry to save lives here in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
