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Meet Zack, He Was Saved From Abortion
Dear Friends and Partners in the battle for LIFE, The sweet boy above is Zack and his birth announcement is well overdue. Zack’s mom was intercepted by Bud in 2013 outside of the University of New Mexico’s free standing abortion clinic.Zack’s mom was cut to the heart when she saw an abortion victim photo and even though she hitch hiked to her appointment after canceling 2 previous appointments, SHE CHOSE LIFE for her son who was born in May 2014. There are countless Zack’s out there that are scheduled to die, however, with your help we can save them all by making New Mexico, “Abortion Free.” Click here to make…
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Late Term Abortion Ban REACHES NM House Floor
TWO Pro-Life Bills Reach House Floor By Bud Shaver The 20 week Late-Term Abortion Ban (HB 390) PASSED the second and final NM House Committee vote 7-6. It will now go to the House floor for an up or down vote! The bill’s wording was amended to make the determination of “viability” stronger. Due to some criticism over the exceptions in the bill for rape, incest, and sexual abuse, Alan Sanchez spokesman for the three Bishops of New Mexico addressed this issue during his testimony at the House Judiciary committee hearing.”The bill would be a step toward outlawing abortion — a position the Catholic Church supports.” He stated that, according…
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Your Voice is Needed in Support of this Important SENATE Bill!
SB 437: Hospital Admitting Privileges Committee Hearing this Friday Your voice is needed in support of this important bill! By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- On Friday, February 27th SB 437 will be heard in the Senate Public Affairs Committee in Santa Fe. This PRO-LIFE bill needs your support through email, phone calls and in Santa Fe on Friday. Two other bills (Late Term Ban and Parental Notification) will also be heard in committee on Friday so it is imperative that everyone that is able comes up to speak in support of one of these bills. SB 437 will be heard in Room 326 in the Roundhouse. Please be there before…
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ACTION ITEM: OPPOSE NM TAX MONEY GOING TO SEX ED
$500k Annually to Prevent Teen Births? Action Needed Contact Committee Members NOW! By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- On Tuesday, February 24th the Senate Public Affairs Committee will hear testimony on Senate Bill 137 sponsored by Linda Lopez. SB 137 titled “Prevention of Births Among Adolescents” which appropriates $500,000 a year to the NM Department of Health to implement statewide “programming” to prevent births among adolescents. The Fiscal Impact Report for this bill gives further insight into what this “programming” entails. Apparently the funds will be utilized by the DOH Family Planning Program (FPP) which promotes population-based strategies: service learning and positive youth development programs, adult/teen communication programs, and comprehensive sex…
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TWO Pro-Life Bills PASSED House Committee Hearing
By Bud Shaver Late-Term Abortion BAN HB 390 which will restrict abortions after 20 weeks (based on viability) PASSED the first of two House Committee hearings 4-3 on Friday February 20, 2015. It was amended during the committee hearing to go into IMMEDIATE effect once signed into law by New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez. There were over 5 hours of public testimony with people testifying from all across New Mexico, the youngest of which was 12 (testifying in support of the bill.) HB 390 does contain a broad “health” exception and a “sexual abuse, rape, or incest” exception. Testimony was presented regarding the exceptions in the bill for rape, incest,…
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Hispanics Targeted for Death by Abortion According to 2013 New Mexico Vital Statistics
Hispanics Targeted for Death by Abortion According to 2013 New Mexico Vital Statistics By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- The New Mexico Vital Statistics has released its annual Selected Health Statistics Report that includes data on abortions performed in the state. This data shows that abortions in New Mexico increased 8% from 3,134 in 2012 to 3,408 abortions in 2013. The report shows that minority Hispanic women are disproportionately targeted by the abortion cartel, accounting for 53% of all abortions in the state while Hispanics account for only 42.1% of the population. In addition, abortions rose amongst Hispanic women by 9% from 1,643 in 2012 to 1,798 in 2013. This represented…
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Jan. 2015 Newsletter: Making New Mexico, “Abortion Free”
Happy New Year Friends,We have had an eventful month in the late-term abortion capital of the nation. Exactly one year ago we along with Fr. Imbarrato launched Protest ABQ as a “year of rebuke” after the residents of ABQ decided that killing babies after 20 weeks of pregnancy is tolerable here. The mission of Protest ABQ has been simple, we protested and exposed those who profit from, condone and support abortion. These protests have finally culminated into the first ever National Protests and Strike for Life that was observed on Jan. 22-23, we had both nationwide and statewide participation. Click here for a recap: Success! National Protests and Strike Event…
