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Month: May 2022

  • Primary Election: 2022 New Mexico Candidate Pro-Life Pledge Signers

    Primary Election: 2022 New Mexico Candidate Pro-Life Pledge Signers

    By Bud Shaver

    Albuquerque, New Mexico- [UPDATED] Abortion Free New Mexico is pleased to release its most up to date list of candidates who will appear on the June 7, 2022 New Mexico primary ballot who have signed a simple yet solid pro-life pledge. This pledge serves as a tangible declaration that defending life is a priority to each candidate that signs it. It is an assurance for the voter to know where each candidate stands on the most fundamental right we are endowed by our Creator with, the right to life.

    If you are currently running for office in New Mexico and have not signed our Pro-Life Pledge, there is still time! Click HERE and follow the instructions. (We will update this list as candidates sign!)

    While Abortion Free New Mexico can not endorse candidates, we strongly urge support of these candidates with your vote, your time and by making a donation to their campaign. This election year it is crucial for New Mexico to elect new leaders to represent we the people across the state. With the potential of Roe v. Wade being overturned, New Mexico is poised as ground zero for abortions because we have no laws protecting women and children from the horrors and heartache of abortion. 

    Abortion Free New Mexico is committed to let you know who stands for life and just as Planned Parenthood pledges support for their candidates who oppose life, the pro-life community must get in the battle to save New Mexico and future generations.

    ​Abortion Free New Mexico’s Pro-Life Pledge states:

    “I pledge to defend life from conception to natural death. In making and keeping this pledge, I am committed to ending all abortion and all assisted suicide in the state of New Mexico.”

    ​Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico issued the following statement,

    “We are encouraged to have so many candidates sign Abortion Free New Mexico’s pro-life pledge to defend life from conception until natural death. We have worked hard over the years to encourage all of the candidates to boldly stand for life. We are thankful that so many candidates in virtually every elected office are not shying away from boldly declaring their pro-life position. These candidates are proud to stand for life and we stand with them for a better New Mexico. Together we are a stronger voice for those who have none.

    Let your voice be heard on Primary election day, Tuesday June 7th at these Bernalillo County locations. Early voting ends on June 4th, click here to find your statewide voting location.

    Primary Election: 2022 New Mexico Candidate Pro-Life Pledge Signers

    New Mexico 2022 Gubernatorial Candidate Pledge Signers on the Primary Ballot

    New Mexico 2022 Lieutenant Governor Candidate Pledge Signer on the Primary Ballot

    New Mexico 2022 Statewide Candidate Pledge Signers on the Primary Ballot

    New Mexico 2022 U.S. Congressional Candidate Pledge Signers on the Primary Ballot

    New Mexico 2022 Sheriff Candidate Pledge Signer on the Primary Ballot

    New Mexico 2022 House of Representatives Candidate Pledge Signers on the Primary Ballot

    • Mary Ingham (R) District 10
    • Lisa Meyer-Hagen (R) District 11
    • Solomon Pena (R) District 14
    • Kimberly Kaehr-MacMillan (R) District 15
    • Ellis McMath (R) District 17
    • Robert Salazar (R) District 20 

    New Mexico 2022 House of Representatives Candidate Pledge Signers on the Primary Ballot Continued…

    New Mexico 2022 House of Representatives Candidate Pledge Signers on the Primary Ballot Continued…

    New Mexico 2022 County Commissioners Candidate Pledge Signers on the Primary Ballot 

    • Jeremiah Walters (R) Otero County Commissioner District 1
    • Amy Barela (R) Otero County Commissioner District 2
    • Pablito Herrera (R) Valencia County Commissioner District 3
    • Paul Grider (R) Roosevelt County Commissioner District 5

    RELATED REPORTS:

    TARA SHAVER ON LOCAL NEW MEXICO SHOW: THE PARADIGM SHIFT HOSTED BY JP

    Big night on The Paradigm Shift Tonight… Guest, Tara Shaver from http://abortionfreenm.com joins us as she and her husband, Bud Shaver, fight the good fight ridding of the practice of abortion in New Mexico. New Mexico is becoming a hot spot for abortion and the kids NEED YOUR HELP. Join us… http://studiojfm.com.
  • UNM Committed To Expand Abortion Services In New Mexico with Assistance from the Federal Government

    UNM Committed To Expand Abortion Services In New Mexico with Assistance from the Federal Government

    By Bud Shaver

    Albuquerque, New Mexico- On Thursday May 26, 2022 transgender Assistant U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary “Rachel” Levine toured the UNM Center for Reproductive Health free-standing abortion facility and pledged that the Biden Administration was committed to expanding abortion services in New Mexico in light of the leaked Supreme Court memo revealing the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade.

    This visit came just nine days after Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico appeared on the Infowars War Room with Owen Shroyer detailing how New Mexico is currently the late term abortion capital of our nation and is poised to be, “ground zero for abortion period” once Roe v. Wade is overturned. 

    All-American Women Give Life To Their Children from Abortion Free New Mexico on Vimeo.

    Levine, the Biden Administration representative, spoke to KOB 4 news and revealed the federal government’s radical abortion expansion agenda:

    “It is absolutely critical for New Mexico to continue to allow the full range of reproductive health services that women need, including abortion services,” Levine said. 

    ​UNM officials told KOB 4 they’re committed to taking on extra patients. 

    “If the decision follows the outline of the draft, then it’s going to severely impact women’s reproductive health rights and the ability to receive the full range of services in many states,” Levine said. “To be able to provide those services for women in New Mexico, and for many other states, they need to look to expand those services. We’ll work to support them.”

    ​Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico issued the following statement,

    “While many Americans oppose the use of federal funds to pay for abortions, and this is prohibited by the Hyde Amendment, it is egregious that the Biden administration has plans to work with the University of New Mexico to prop up the collapsing abortion industry and to utilize federal assistance to fund abortion tourism. These actions will only serve to further the culture of death in our state and the devaluing of human life in the womb.

    Just as the federal government is desperately working to enable the University of New Mexico to expand abortion in our state, Abortion Free New Mexico is equally committed to meet the real needs of women in our community. Every day volunteers prayerfully position themselves outside the University of New Mexico abortion center and are prepared to let women know that there is hope and an abundance of pregnancy resources available to them.”

    Abortion Free New Mexico is on the Front Lines 

    The pro-life community has an amazing opportunity to grow together as a powerful life saving force. Abortion Free New Mexico’s daily prayer campaign, No Sidewalk Without the Savior, is a practical way to bring the body of Christ onto the sidewalks in front of the UNM Center for Reproductive Health abortion facility.

    Here are a few glimpses of how Abortion Free New Mexico’s prayerful presence is making a difference:

    • From a Tuesday Volunteer: “A gentleman pulled up to the stop sign and called out to us telling us that he was not going to abort his baby, that he was going to keep his baby. He then did the sign of the cross and seemed so full of joy.“
    • From a Thursday Volunteer: “We spoke with a gentleman about the Roe vs. Wade decision that so many are thinking and talking about right now. He seemed like maybe he was from another country but was very open to learn about the implications of this ruling. I know we gave him food for thought.“
    • Dinah Vargas and Tara Shaver encountered a woman who was leaving the nearby motel. In a divine appointment she disclosed that she is pregnant, living in hotels and in desperate need of housing. We were able to give her resources and are keeping in touch with her to make sure she gets all of the help and support she needs. Please pray for the moms with housing needs as it can be a very long drawn out process for them.

    Faith To Action Friday

    Join us for Prayer & Stand Up For Life at the University of New Mexico’s free standing abortion facility.

    When: Friday June 3, 2022
    Time: 10-11am

    Location: UNM Center for Reproductive Health (2301 Yale Blvd. SE. in Albuquerque.) Use street parking on Renard.

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  • NEW DETAILS: Republican City Councilors Must Resign After Voting To Fund Planned Parenthood

    NEW DETAILS: Republican City Councilors Must Resign After Voting To Fund Planned Parenthood

    By Bud Shaver

    Albuquerque, New Mexico- Abortion Free New Mexico has obtained additional information, including video and documentation, outlining how the Albuquerque City Council voted to give Planned Parenthood of New Mexico $250,000 for fiscal year 2023.

    The vote in question was an amendment to the city’s operating budget. Each amendment requires a separate vote to be either approved or denied. The final outcome for Floor Amendment 13 below specifically states, that it “adds $250,000 for a Council directed sponsorship to Planned Parenthood of New Mexico” and was sponsored by Councilor Tammy Feilbelkorn. The  amendment also shows exactly who voted for it and who voted against it and two republicans voted for its passgage.

    Vote on Amendment 13 Giving… by Bud Shaver

    This amendment vote was taken separately from the overall budget vote. The budget vote passed by a 7-2 margin and the entire step by step process can be seen in the Albuquerque City Council twitter feed below.

    Albuquerque City Councilors: Isaac Benton (D-District 2), Klarissa Peña (D-District 3), Brook Bassan (R-District 4), Pat Davis, (D-District 6), Tammy Fiebelkorn (D-District 7), and Trudy Jones (R-District 8) voted in support of Amendment 13 and demonstrates to their constituents where they stand on the issue. These Councilors voted to give funds to the nations largest abortion provider and the organization that is at the forefront of promoting depraved sex education to minors as well as recently began offering gender affirming hormone therapy. Planned Parenthood has a radical anti-family and anti-life agenda that targets women and children and should never receive one dime from taxpayers.

    Abortion Free New Mexico would like to thank City Councilors Dan Lewis (R-District 5), Renée Grout (R-District 9) and Louie Sanchez (D-District 1) for voting against Amendment 13 in order to prevent the citizens of Albuquerque from forcible funding of the New Mexico abortion industry.

    “Abortion Free New Mexico is renewing the call to republican City Councilors Brook Bassan and Trudy Jones to resign immediately and to issue a public apology to their constituents. There must be accountability for leaders that have made the citizens of Albuquerque involuntarily responsible for the atrocities occurring at Planned Parenthood of New Mexico. I’m sure that the constituents in City Council Districts 4 and 8 are not happy about this misuse of funds and should contact Bassan or Jones immediately to express disapproval and ask for their resignation,” stated Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico.

    TAKE ACTION: Abortion Free New Mexico urges you to contact councilors Bassan and Jones to express your disapproval of their actions and to urge them to resign immediately. 

    • Click here to contact them.
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  • BREAKING: ABQ Votes to Give $250,000 to Planned Parenthood

    BREAKING: ABQ Votes to Give $250,000 to Planned Parenthood

    By Bud Shaver

    Albuquerque, New Mexico- In an unprecedented move the Albuquerque City Council voted on Monday night, May 16th to amend the City of Albuquerque’s Operating Budget to include $250,000 to Planned Parenthood of New Mexico.

    In a 6-3 vote, two republican councilors, Brook Bassan and Trudy Jones, sided with pro-abortion liberal democrats and the abortion industry to approve the funding which will now be sent to democrat Mayor Tim Keller for his signature.

    Planned Parenthood as a 501c3 nonprofit organization already receives hundreds of millions of federal tax dollars each year, in spite of the fact that most Americans don’t want their tax dollars being used to prop up the abortion giant. Planned Parenthood aborted 354,871 children in the 2019-2020 fiscal year.

    In a press release sent from Julian Moya, public information officer for the Albuquerque City Council, it is noted that the $250,000 to Planned Parenthood is a “Council-directed sponsorship and was achieved by removing funds from other projects.”

    Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico issued the following statement,

    “The city of Albuquerque is already in crisis mode so it is completely absurd that the city council is stripping the funding of other city projects to prop up a failing abortion industry that is on the verge of collapsing nationwide with the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade. The city of Albuquerque is facing so many crisis situations that it is absurd to give $250,000 to the nation’s largest abortion provider. The taxpayers of Albuquerque should not be forced to foot the bill for Planned Parenthood’s non-essential abortion business. Abortion is not healthcare for women and women don’t need Planned Parenthood. The Republican city councilors, Brook Bassan and Trudy Jones, who voted to appropriate these funds should resign immediately and publicly apologize to their constituents for not properly representing our fiscal or social conservative values.”

    Abortion Free New Mexico urges you to contact councilors Bassan and Jones to express your disapproval of their actions and to urge them to resign immediately. 

    • Click here to contact them.
  • All-American Women Give Life To Their Children

    All-American Women Give Life To Their Children

    By Bud Shaver

    Albuquerque, New Mexico- Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico joined Owen Shroyer on the Infowars War Room to discuss how Late (Third Trimester) Full-Term abortions are not a conspiracy theory but a tragic reality. New Mexico is the proof. 

    ​She also discusses our investigations over the past decade exposing New Mexico as the Late-Term Abortion Capital of the nation. 

    Reports discussed:

    “Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico has been fighting abortions in America for years, she is now attempting to end abortion in New Mexico. Tara Shaver joins Owen to discuss her pro-life activism in New Mexico and what she sees ahead as Roe v Wade will soon be overturned.” Infowars: War Room 

    Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico on Infowars War Room with Owen Shroyer

  • UPDATE: New Mexico Facility And UNM Settled Wrongful Abortion Death Suit For Total Of $1.26 Million

    UPDATE: New Mexico Facility And UNM Settled Wrongful Abortion Death Suit For Total Of $1.26 Million

    Operation Rescue assisted Abortion Free New Mexico with the initial investigation and exposure of this tragedy.  ​

    By Cheryl Sullenger, (Republished with the permission of Operation Rescue)
    ​
    Albuquerque, NM – Southwestern Women’s Options, a full-term abortion facility located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has settled a major medical malpractice/wrongful death suit for $900,000.  According to the Albuquerque Journal, the settlement agreement was reached with the abortion facility last fall.

    “Southwestern Women’s Option clinic, in settling its part of the lawsuit, sought a confidentiality provision to bar the parties from discussing the settlement. They are specifically not permitted to disparage the clinic or its doctors, according to the settlement agreement, which was filed as an exhibit in the lawsuit,” the newspaper reported.

    Last month, the University of New Mexico agreed to pay the family of Keisha Atkins $365,000 to settle their part of the lawsuit that alleged UNM negligently referred Atkins to Southwestern Women’s Options where Atkins received a fatal multi-day abortion.  That settlement resulted in a full dismissal of the wrongful death suit in April.

    That brings the total payout to Atkins’ mother, Tina Atkins, and her sister, Nichole, to over $1.26 million.
    ​
    Southwestern Women’s Options’ owner, Curtis Boyd, reached the settlement during mediation in relation to allegations that “its subsequent treatment of Atkins fell below the standard of care and was negligent,” according to the Albuquerque Journal.

    Atkins was 23 years old and six months pregnant when she sought an abortion at the UNM Center for Reproductive Health early 2017. That abortion facility determined that Atkins was too far along for a procedure there, so she was referred to Southwestern Women’s Options, which is one of the few abortion facilities in the U.S. that openly conducts abortions through all trimesters of pregnancy.

    Once at SWO, Atkins underwent a multi-day late-term abortion. Before the process could be completed, Atkins was taken to UNM Medical Center where she died on February 4, 2017.
    ​
    The Albuquerque Journal reported that Tina Atkins described during a deposition meeting her daughter in the hospital that fateful day when Keisha was still alive and talking.

    Keisha was combative, and ‘a little bit delirious,’ Atkins said. But she could still talk. “The first thing that came out of her mouth was, ‘Mom, I’m going to die.’”

    An autopsy was done at the University of New Mexico that listed Atkins’ cause of death as “Pulmonary Thromboembolism due to Pregnancy.”

    Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico, who was initially tipped to Atkins’ death, was among the first to receive a copy of the autopsy report. Suspicious that the cause of death blamed Atkins pregnancy instead of the abortion, Shaver asked Operation Rescue to review the autopsy results.

    Operation Rescue’s staff, which is experienced in analyzing autopsy reports, found that the listed cause of death was untrue, and suspected that UNM was attempting to cover up the liability of UNM and SWO in Atkins’ death.

    Operation Rescue discovered that the autopsy report itself noted that Atkins developed an infection during the multi-day abortion that turned septic. As a complication of the septicemia, she developed a clotting disorder. It was a blood clot found in her lung caused by the abortion process that eventually took her life – not her pregnancy.
    ​
    At the time, Curtis Boyd commented in the Albuquerque Journal attacking Operation Rescue’s discovery:

    For those who oppose women’s reproductive justice to exploit this sad event by putting forward lies about abortion and the patient’s care is sickening. We trust the citizens of New Mexico to be compassionate and understanding of the needs of women and to see through this inflammatory attack on women’s reproductive rights and on us.”

    In the end, the settlements vindicated Operation Rescue’s findings and proved that it was Boyd who was lying to cover up his clinic’s negligence in Atkins’ death.

    We are glad that the Keisha Atkins wrongful death case is now closed and that her family will receive a large settlement. I know that no amount of money will compensate them for the death of their loved one, but I pray it will bring closure to the family,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. 
    ​
    “These agreements confirm a fatal level of negligence that wrongly cost a woman her life. Southwestern Women’s Options and the UNM Center for Reproductive Choice should be closed by the state to protect the public from any continued negligence.  Given the leftist nature of the current state government, I know that seems unlikely, but it was also unlikely that anyone would ever discover the truth about Atkins’ death that UNM’s autopsy tried to cover up. Yet we did uncover that truth, which eventually led to this $1.26 million payout, so anything is possible,” Newman concluded.

    The case was handled by Abortion on Trial. More information about this case is available on their website.

    Tara Shaver, spokeswoman for Abortion Free New Mexico issued the following statement:

    “Abortion Free New Mexico is thankful for the collaboration with Operation Rescue who assisted us with the initial investigation and exposure of this tragedy. Our hope is that the family of Keisha Atkins can find closure and peace and that her death will help serve to deter other women from choosing abortion. This $1.26 million dollar settlement should set a precedent that late-term abortions pose serious life threatening risks to women and that UNM should refrain from their participation in referring and providing abortion services. New Mexico tax dollars are funding these risky procedures through medicaid and now the tax payers are footing the bill for the abortion deaths of women. ​

    When will this insanity end?

    Abortion Free New Mexico continues to be on the front lines ministering to vulnerable women targeted by the New Mexico abortion cartel, and also works tirelessly researching, investigating, and ultimately exposing the tragic consequences of an unregulated up to the day of birth abortion industry that is totally out of control in our state.”

  • Prayer Matters- Sidewalk Testimony

    Prayer Matters- Sidewalk Testimony

    By Tara Shaver

    Albuquerque, New Mexico- Abortion Free New Mexico wrapped up a successful full month of prayer in April with our No Sidewalk Without the Savior Campaign. We have our amazing team of volunteers to thank for making sure that each day people were present and praying for an end to abortion at the University of New Mexico.

    One of our volunteers shared this testimony,I need to tell you what happened yesterday when praying at the clinic with Tom. A young lady walked all the way up the hill, started with ‘I am a Christian’ and told us she has 3 kids and just found out she is pregnant. She is barely making it now and is concerned about another baby. Her name is Samantha. Does not want an abortion but… Did not say she is married. We were struck with her concern for the future. We panicked to some extent. It is easy to pray “shut down this clinic” but tough to help someone going thru a real challenge. We prayed with her and gave her one of the resource packets.”This story demonstrates the importance of being present at the places where women seeking abortions are. If our team had not been there, this woman wouldn’t have local resources to pursue and she most likely wouldn’t have reached out for prayer because of the shame and stigma that is inevitable for women considering an abortion. It is a blessing to know that when the body of Christ is present opportunities arise and we can be the light in this dark world.

    Join us tomorrow for Faith To Action Friday as we collectively come together to put our faith into action outside the UNM abortion center.

    The University of New Mexico- UNM is at the heart of the abortion cartel in New Mexico, as a publicly funded institution UNM  performs late-term abortions up to 6 month, consistently promotes a culture of death and is actively training the next generation of abortionists.

    You’re Invited to Pray & to Stand Up For Life at the University of New Mexico’s free standing abortion facility.

    • Friday May 6, 2022
    • Time: 10-11am
    • Location: UNM Center for Reproductive Health (2301 Yale Blvd. SE. in Albuquerque.) Use street parking on Renard.

    Albuquerque, New Mexico-National Day of Prayer 2022

    On May 5, 2022 Abortion Free New Mexico represented the Pro-Life community at the National Day of Prayer in Civic Plaza located in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. Building a Culture of Life in New Mexico begins with prayer! Please continue to pray for an end to all abortions and for new elected leaders to serve New Mexico.

  • BREAKING: Leaked Draft Ruling Reveals Supreme Court Voted To Overturn Roe v. Wade

    BREAKING: Leaked Draft Ruling Reveals Supreme Court Voted To Overturn Roe v. Wade

    By Bud Shaver,

    Breaking news as reported from Politico:

    The Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, according to an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito circulated inside the court and obtained by Politico.
    ​
    The draft opinion is a full-throated, unflinching repudiation of the 1973 decision which guaranteed federal constitutional protections of abortion rights and a subsequent 1992 decision – Planned Parenthood v. Casey – that largely maintained the right. “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” Alito writes.

    ‘We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,’ he writes in the document, labeled as the ‘Opinion of the Court.’ ‘It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.’

    The immediate impact of the ruling as drafted in February would be to end a half-century guarantee of federal constitutional protection of abortion rights and allow each state to decide whether to restrict or ban abortion. It’s unclear if there have been subsequent changes to the draft.”

    Politico noted,

    No draft decision in the modern history of the court has been disclosed publicly while a case was still pending.”

    Tara Shaver, spokeswoman for Abortion Free New Mexico issued the following statement,

    If this is the end of Roe v. Wade in America, it will open the door for more states to pass life saving legislation and outlaw abortion outright. This decision will save countless lives and will give the states the ability to decide for themselves which laws can best protect women and their pre-born children. However, at the local level this is an even more urgent call to action in New Mexico, as abortion on demand will remain the status quo. We must work harder than ever from now until November to oust the democrats that have hijacked New Mexico with their radical pro-death agenda and have kept our state in bondage for over 90 years. Unless Republicans are elected across the state, late-term abortion through all nine months will continue unabated. In fact, New Mexico will become an even more targeted destination for abortion tourism.

    If you are not currently involved in supporting candidates by volunteering or giving financially, time is of the essence. We must elect pro-life candidates in order for our state to be in a position to pass laws that will protect innocent life in the womb.”

  • We Will Continue To Give It Our All For A Better New Mexico!

    We Will Continue To Give It Our All For A Better New Mexico!

    By Bud Shaver,

    Albuquerque, New Mexico– Thank you for continuing to lift us up in prayer, for your encouragement and your support. With your help and God’s provision, our family is doing everything we can to change the direction of our state. Just when we think we couldn’t possibly add one more thing to our plate, the Lord opens the door for new opportunities. 

    This month, we have been blessed with the ability to work at the grassroots level to not only pray and be a light in the darkness but to be proactive in our community as salt to help elect good leadership and preserve our God given rights. Please join us in our efforts if you are local and if not please continue to pray that New Mexicans want a change in leadership that will represent our conservative values and will fight for them.

    Between now and November we will give it our all for a better New Mexico, as we also raise our children to love the Lord and to love the mission field that we have been called to serve. 

    You are a blessing to the moms, babies and future generations we are working to protect. Thank you for making our efforts possible. God bless you!

    BREAKING: UNM PAYS FAMILY $365,000 FOR NEGLIGENT REFERRAL IN ABORTION DEATH CASE

    As reported by Operation Rescue- The University of New Mexico has settled a negligent referral case with the family of Keisha Atkins, who died on February 4, 2017, as the result of a septic abortion she obtained at Southwestern Women’s Options in Albuquerque, New Mexico. UNM agreed to pay $365,000 for referring Atkins to Southwestern Women’s Options (SWO) for an elective 24-week induction abortion that killed her. Operation Rescue first learned of Atkin’s abortion death after Abortion Free New Mexico received a tip that Atkins had died as the result of an abortion. Abortion Free New Mexico requested and received Atkin’s autopsy report then consulted with Operation Rescue over the confusing determination that she died from her pregnancy, not the abortion.

    However, once the autopsy report was analyzed, it became obvious that the listed cause of death was untrue, and that UNM, which conducted Atkins’ autopsy, was attempting to cover up for SWO’s apparent negligence as well as their own liability in the tragedy. Over five years after Keisha Atkins’ avoidable death, attorneys with Abortion On Trial, who discovered more information about Atkins’ death and ensuing cover-up, were eventually able to reach a settlement agreement with UNM.

    Successful Launch of No Sidewalk Without the Savior: Every Day Covered, Next Goal Every Hour!

    On April 1, 2022 we launched our prayer initiative, “No Sidewalk Without the Savior” at the Isleta Church of Christ: Iglesia De Cristo which is he closest church, located 0.5 mile away, from the UNM Center for Reproductive Health- UNMCRH late-term abortion facility. Together we gathered for collective prayer & speakers, and prayer walked to the UNMCRH abortion facility.

    ​In Matthew 18:20 Jesus tells us that, “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” 

    No Sidewalk Without the Savior is an effort to make sure that two people are prayerfully present outside of the UNM Center for Reproductive Health abortion facility every hour that they are open. When the body of Christ is present and available, God is able to open hearts and minds to the reality of what is happening in our community and to also bring conviction to the women seeking abortions there. Abortion Free New Mexico is asking the pro-life community to come together and volunteer for just a one-hour weekly or monthly commitment at a location where the hope of Christ is so desperately needed.

    During the first month of our prayer campaign, “No Sidewalk Without the Savior,” we are grateful to our volunteers and day coordinators who helped to make sure that the UNM late-term abortion facility had a prayerful presence every DAY they were open! Our next goal is to have prayer every HOUR that they are open. It’s going to take a small army to accomplish this but our God is able. Volunteers Needed.

    Knowledge is Power Forum

    This month, Abortion Free New Mexico was grateful for the opportunity to present information at the “Knowledge is Power Forum” hosted by Off The Cuff ABQ Talk Radio to state and local Albuquerque candidates. It was a great opportunity to bring these candidates up to date on the abortion crisis we now face in the absence of pro-life laws.

    To Build a Culture of Life in New Mexico, you have to be where the people are! This month Abortion Free New Mexico represented our Pro-Life Values at the South Valley Pride Day 2022 with Options Beyond Adoption and Off The Cuff ABQ Talk Radio. This was a well attended parade and community event in celebration of Albuquerque’s South Valley.

    Pro-Life Training Seminar

    Abortion Free New Mexico’s Pro-Life Training Seminar hosted at Providence Presbyterian Church this month was a huge success! Special thanks to our wonderful guest speakers: Doug Abrams of Casa De Mariposa, Rita Rodriguez of Options Beyond Adoption and Clarence Washington Sr. Author of, “Hijacked! How Dr. King’s Dream Became a Nightmare”. 

    • Visit AbortionFreeNM.com for our latest updates, investigative reports and learn how you can get involved locally. 

    There is a place for everybody in the Pro-Life Movement.

    Bud is pleased to announce that he has been appointed as the Republican Party of Bernalillo County, Ward Chairman of District 29.  

    Bud Shaver issued the following statement,  

    “My wife Tara and I are known for our pro-life ministry efforts and for several years now have worked diligently to support candidates in various ways. Whether serving on campaigns, or going door-to-door we have supported and worked for Republican candidates. I am excited to serve our Ward through recruiting, holding meetings, hosting events and ultimately working to make sure that Republicans are elected in our district.”

    Faith to Action Friday (May 6, 2022)

    The University of New Mexico- UNM is at the heart of the abortion cartel in New Mexico, as a publicly funded institution UNM  performs late-term abortions up to 6 month, consistently promotes a culture of death and is actively training the next generation of abortionists.

    Join us for Prayer & Stand Up For Life at the University of New Mexico’s free standing abortion facility.

    • Friday May 6, 2022
    • Time: 10-11am
    • Location: UNM Center for Reproductive Health (2301 Yale Blvd. SE. in Albuquerque.) Use street parking on Renard.

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