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.”
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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Albuquerque, New Mexico- Thanks to Elon Musk’s shake up of Twitter, our Pro-Life accounts have been restored! It was announced on April 25, 2022 that Billionaire Elon Musk had secured a $44 billion dollar deal to acquire Twitter. Within a few days there was a noticeable difference on the platform that suspended two of our pro-life accounts @ProLifeWitness and @AbortionFreeNM back in 2020 without due process nor any reason given. The day after Elon Musk acquired Twitter and vowed to restore free speech on his platform, Abortion Free New Mexico leader, Bud Shaver submitted an appeal with Twitter for the suspensions.
Three days later on April 29, 2022 both accounts were reinstated!
Abortion Free New Mexico leader Bud Shaver 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.”
By Micaiah Bilger, (This article originally appeared on LifeNews.com)
Albuquerque, New Mexico- Lawyers for the late Keisha Atkins, who died along with her unborn baby after a late-term abortion in New Mexico, achieved a victory this spring when the University of New Mexico agreed to pay a settlement in the case.
The pro-life organization Abortion on Trial said the university paid Atkins’ estate $365,000 after the UNM hospital was accused of negligently referring her to a late-term abortion facility that led to her death.
UNM should have never referred Keisha to Curtis Boyd’s outpatient abortion facility, Southwestern Women’s Options,” said Jamie Jeffries, executive director at Abortion On Trial. “It is unacceptable medical care to perform an induction abortion outside of a hospital. Practitioners everywhere should be aware that referring women to private abortion clinics can result in legal action and subsequent liability.”
In 2017, Atkins, 23, died shortly after her unborn baby was aborted at Southwestern Women’s Options in Albuquerque; she was six months pregnant. Her lawyers said she died of sepsis after the abortion facility gave her “inconsistent and dangerously addictive drugs for days” and delayed transporting her to a hospital.
Abortionists Carmen Landau, Curtis Boyd and Shannon Carr also were sued for negligence in Atkins’ death.
Jeffries said Atkins’ elective, late-term abortion was paid for by New Mexico taxpayers through Medicaid, and the settlement also will be paid for by taxpayers because the University of New Mexico is a public institution. Attorney Mike Seibel with Abortion on Trial said they donated part of their attorneys’ fees from the settlement to help other mothers and babies in need.
Of the attorneys’ fees generated from the UNM $365000 settlement, I donated a good amount to pregnancy centers, sidewalk advocates, pro-life candidates and pro-life causes,” Seibel told the Pinon Post. “The money man intended to use for evil God turned to good. It’s time to win this battle.”
The case has prompted calls for state lawmakers to enact new safety regulations for abortion facilities. New Mexico has almost no regulations or restrictions on abortion. It does not require women to be informed of abortion risks or alternatives before an abortion, and it allows unborn babies to be aborted for any reason up to birth.
“The New Mexico Legislature has chosen many times to ignore the safety of the mother during a late term abortion,” state Rep. Rebecca Dow, R-Grant, said in a statement provided to LifeNews. “While I believe there are many alternatives to abortion, the simple truth is that a woman who opts to receive an abortion should receive the same information of the risks of the procedure that is afforded in every other medical environment.”
Atkins’ mother, Tina, and sister, Nicole, filed the wrongful death lawsuit on her behalf.
According to KOB News 4, Atkins went to the abortion facility Feb. 1, 2017, where her unborn baby was aborted. She was about six months pregnant.
Two days later, according to the lawsuit, she went back to the abortion facility complaining of breathing trouble and a high fever. After 10 hours, the abortion facility called for an ambulance to take Atkins to the hospital, and she died there a short time later, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit accused the University of New Mexico Hospital and Southwestern Women’s Options of medical malpractice, wrongful death and civil conspiracy in the lawsuit.
The late-term abortion facility also allegedly violated the New Mexico Unfair Trade Practices Act by telling Atkins not to go to the emergency room but to contact the abortion facility if she experienced a medical emergency.
Operation Rescue and Abortion Free New Mexico also suspected a cover-up. The groups obtained Atkins’ autopsy report along with a CAD printout of a 911 call from the abortion facility on the date of Atkins’ death. The groups said both documents raised serious questions about the mishandling of Atkins’ medical emergency, and aroused suspicions of an attempted cover-up involving the hospital, with which lead abortionist Curtis Boyd is connected.
Albuquerque, New Mexico- This weekend Abortion Free New Mexico has an amazing seminar planned for you and the community at large to come and learn how to effectively communicate with those who try to justify abortion. We will be discussing relevant topics that speak to the heart of our culture like racism and abortion and the myth of overpopulation. We are also featuring two important community resource leaders for you to hear from to better equip you to help abortion minded women should they approach you on the sidewalk.
If you want to know more about these relevant facts and how to have a confident conversation about these topics please join us this Saturday from 1-3pm. When you are on the sidewalk in prayer you never know who will engage you for conversation so our goal is to equip you.
Free Pro-Life Training Seminar Hosted by Abortion Free New Mexico
Join us for an afternoon of pro-life empowerment at Providence Church. This will be a time of knowledge and equipping. Learn about local community resources. Have a relevant conversation about abortion and racism. Learn about the radical agenda linking abortion and overpopulation. We will also share practical ways you can get involved and put your faith into action,” stated Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico- In the the first week 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.
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 late-term abortion facility every hour that they are open, because pregnant moms and their babies deserve to know that there is help and hope available.
Special guest speakers include: Doug Abrams of Casa De Mariposa and Clarence Washington Sr. Author of, “Hijacked! How Dr. King’s Dream Became a Nightmare”
Join us for an afternoon of pro-life empowerment at Providence Church. This will be a time of knowledge and equipping. Learn about local community resources. Have a relevant conversation about abortion and racism. Learn about the radical agenda linking abortion and overpopulation. We will also share practical ways you can get involved and put your faith into action,” stated Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico
Buy a T-Shirt and Support Local Pro-Life Ministries
Our friend Suzanne has created an amazing website to bring more awareness to the facts surrounding New Mexico’s horrific abortion reputation and practices. Please check out the site, share it with others and buy a t-shirt to serve as a visual reminder in our community. It’s time to Wake up New Mexico!
Albuquerque, New Mexico- Abortion Free New Mexico will be hosting a free Pro-Life Training Seminar at Providence Presbyterian Church on Saturday April 23, 2022 from 1PM-3PM.
Free Pro-Life Training Seminar Hosted by Abortion Free New Mexico
“Join us for an afternoon of pro-life empowerment at Providence Church. This will be a time of knowledge and equipping. Learn about local community resources. Have a relevant conversation about abortion and racism. Learn about the radical agenda linking abortion and overpopulation. We will also share practical ways you can get involved and put your faith into action,” stated Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico– The weather is warming up and we have been just as busy as ever. We know that the battle for life in New Mexico requires time, commitment and a variety of strategies in multiple areas. As pro-life missionaries we are laying it all on the line in order to be a voice for the voiceless and to advance God’s kingdom as we put our faith into action. We are building a pro-life army and we need your help. Please consider hosting a pro-life movie screening of the film Voiceless and also be sure to sign up at our website to pray for an hour outside one of our cities darkest places, where the light of Christ is so desperately needed. EVERY life is worth it. Thank you for standing with us through your prayers, support and mighty words of encouragement. God Bless You!
REPORT: New Mexico Leads The Nation With The Highest Percentage Of Late Term Abortions
The Republican Party of New Mexico shared our report across all social media platforms!
According to the most recent data, published in 2019 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), New Mexico unfortunately leads the nation with the highest percentage of late-term abortions. The CDC report, “Abortion Surveillance — United States, 2019” published on November 26, 2021 confirms what Abortion Free New Mexico has been sounding the alarm on for many years…
Great turnout to Abortion Free New Mexico’s screening of the Pro-Life Movie to Movement movie, Voiceless. Special guest speakers included Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico, Michele Beglau of Silent No More Awareness, Felicia Stone who went undercover at 37 weeks pregnant (watch the undercover footage featured at AbortionFreeNM.com), Patrick Garr whose family adopted two children, Jennifer Ward of Care Net, and Doug Abrams of Casa De Mariposa.
We would like to thank all of the sponsors and volunteers who helped to make this a huge success!
This month, Abortion Free New Mexico continued to partner with Off The Cuff ABQ Talk Radio hosting a pro-life resource table and voter registration at community events. We joined Bo Diddley Jr. and Duke City Pix at the Chola Calendar Release Car Show in the South Valley of Albuquerque.
The Spanish speaking “Isleta Church of Christ: Iglesia De Cristo” is the closest church (0.5 mile) from the UNM Center for Reproductive Health Late-Term abortion facility. After reaching out to, fellowshipping with and sharing a presentation with them about Abortion In New Mexico and our new initiative, “No Sidewalk Without the Savior” launching on April 1, 2022 they enthusiastically agreed to partner with us!
“No Sidewalk Without the Savior” Prayer Initiative Launching April 1, 2022
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 availible, 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.
Will you join us to make sure that No Sidewalk is without the Savior? SIGN UP for one hour
Since April 1st is the launch date for our new initiative and it coincides with Faith to Action Friday, we will gather first at Isleta Church of Christ for collective prayer & speakers, then we will take a short prayer walk together to the UNMCRH abortion facility.
Time: 10-11am
Location: Meet at the parking lot of Isleta Church of Christ: Iglesia De Cristo located at 2424 Miles Rd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106.
Event Details: 10AM for prayer, special speakers and a short (0.5 mile) prayer walk to the UNM Center For Reproductive Health abortion facility concluding at 11AM.
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Albuquerque, New Mexico- Abortions are nothing new in the state of New Mexico. Most notably, Planned Parenthood has been one of front runners. The second lesser known option is Southwestern Women’s Options. Both of these clinics perform abortions not just for New Mexico but other states such as Texas and California. Despite the fact that these clinics are regularly opposed by Pro-Life organizations, the clinics still run effectively every day to end pregnancies through pill and surgical procedures.
Most surprising in support of abortions comes from a name very familiar with New Mexico residents and students. The University of New Mexico operates their own free standing abortion center. The clinic named “UNM Center for Reproductive Health,” offers family planning and birth control options including late term surgical abortions through 24 weeks or 6 months of pregnancy. From their own web site they proudly declare that they are, “UNM Medical Group Clinic of the Year 2017, 2019, 2020.” It might be surprising to note that a clinic who has won so many awards for giving life and improving life would also offer services to end lives.
On the affirmative side in preserving the lives of unborn babies are various Pro-Life organizations. These groups have offered alternatives to abortion by providing mobile ultrasound technology to show parents their unborn child, counseling, and free resources to help undecided parents make the best decision. Further, medical technology can now demonstrate evidence of active life of the unborn with heart beat and other substantiation that this is a baby, not a mere pile of random cells. In many cases, providing these resources and visible proof has resulted in women continuing their pregnancy for the full nine months and rejecting abortion, the death alternative.
If you have been following some of the recent news regarding increased Pro-Life activity, you cannot avoid being drawn to realize the growing change in attitude among the population of the United States against unregulated abortion clinics and especially late terms abortions. In some states the legislatures have moved to curtail abortions. Further, in some of the local elections, politicians are pledging their support for a Pro-Life stance in their campaigns.
In a recent move, the Pro-Life organization “Abortion Free New Mexico” has organized people from over a dozen churches from a wide variety of Christian groups and denominations to begin praying on the public sidewalk each day in April, May and June at the UNM abortion clinic near the airport when it is open. Some of the topics of prayer include praying for local and national laws to change, to help the families understand there are resources available to help with the baby if they are permitted to live, and to help abortion practitioners to turn from the act of abortion.
Anyone who wants to participate in Pro-Life prayer can join Abortion Free New Mexico at the UNM Center for Reproductive Health Clinic at 2301 Yale Blvd SE. in Albuquerque daily in April, May and June. You can obtain more information by visiting AbortionFreeNM.com.
Editors note: Lloyd Powell is a Day Coordinator for Abortion Free New Mexico’s latest Prayer Initiative, No Sidewalk Without the Savior launching on April 1, 2022.
Join Us for the Launch of, “No Sidewalk Without the Savior”
Event Details: 10AM for prayer, special speakers and a short (0.5 mile) prayer walk to the UNM Center For Reproductive Health abortion facility concluding at 11AM.
“Over the years we have had countless women come and tell us that because we were present, they chose life. Your presence is sometimes the sign that these women are looking for when they go for an abortion. You are essential and your prayers are necessary to make our city and state Abortion Free,” stated Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico
By Bud Shaver, Albuquerque, New Mexico- Join Abortion Free New Mexico on Friday, April 1st for the launch of our new prayer initiative, “No Sidewalk Without the Savior, which coincides with Faith to Action Friday, outside of the University of New Mexico’s free standing abortion facility, UNM Center for Reproductive Health (UNMCRH). This facility performs late term abortions up to 24 weeks (6 months) of pregnancy.
The Spanish speaking “Isleta Church of Christ: Iglesia De Cristo” is the closest church (0.5 mile) from the UNM Center for Reproductive Health late-term abortion facility. After reaching out to, fellowshipping with and sharing a presentation with them about abortion in New Mexico and this new prayer initiative, “No Sidewalk Without the Savior” they enthusiastically agreed to allow us to meet on their property.
Since April 1st is the launch date for this new initiative and it coincides with Faith to Action Friday we will gather first at Isleta Church of Christ for collective prayer & speakers, then we will take a short prayer walk together to the UNMCRH abortion facility.
Join us for Faith to Action Friday & Launch of, “No Sidewalk Without the Savior”
Event Details: 10AM for prayer, special speakers and a short (0.5 mile) prayer walk to the UNM Center For Reproductive Health abortion facility concluding at 11AM.
In Matthew 18:20 Jesus tells us that, “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” Will you join us on the sidewalk at one of the darkest places in Albuquerque?
“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, because where two or three gather in the name of Jesus, He is present in their midst. When the body of Christ is present and availible, 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. Will you join us to make sure that Jesus Christ is brought the sidewalk at one of Albuquerque’s darkest places? Can YOU spare one hour and bring a friend or family member out to simply pray for the moms considering abortion and the precious babies in their wombs?
“Over the years we have had countless women come and tell us that because we were present, they chose life. Your presence is sometimes the sign that these women are looking for when they go for an abortion. You are essential and your prayers are necessary to make our city and state Abortion Free,” stated Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico- According to the most recent data, published in 2019 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), New Mexico unfortunately leads the nation with the highest percentage of late-term abortions. In other words, late-term abortions represent 11.6% of all abortions performed in New Mexico. TABLE 10 of the CDC Abortion Surveillance — United States, 2019 report shows that New Mexico performed 406 late-term abortions (over 21 weeks gestation) which was 11.6% of the total number of abortions performed in the state (3,485) that year. By comparison, of the 43 states that met the CDC’s reporting requirements, (Nine states, California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York State, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin either did not report, did not report by gestational age, or did not meet reporting standards) Florida performed the most abortions according to TABLE 10 with 71,914 in 2019, however, 217 or 0.3% of the total number of abortions performed in Florida were over 21 weeks gestation.
Since 2010, Abortion Free New Mexico leaders Bud and Tara Shaver have reported (and coined the designation) that Albuquerque, New Mexico is the, “late-term abortion capital of the country” based on the groundbreaking research and undercover investigations that they have conducted. Virtually every major news source in the country has reported on this fact.
The New York Times was one of the earliest to report that Albuquerque, New Mexico is known as the “late-term abortion capital of the country” in 2013:
Albuquerque has become the latest flash point in the abortion wars, with Operation Rescue, the militant group based in Kansas, calling it the “late-term abortion capital of the country.” This is because a private clinic, Southwestern Women’s Options, is one of only a few nationwide that offers abortions after the sixth month of pregnancy. The drive for a city referendum has been led here by a couple who trained with Operation Rescue in Kansas and moved here three years ago as anti-abortion “missionaries.” “We felt called to come and serve in Albuquerque,” said Tara Shaver, 29. She and her husband, Bud, moved here largely to find a way to shut down Southwestern Women’s Options, she said.
The CDC report Abortion Surveillance — United States, 2019 published on November 26, 2021 confirms what Abortion Free New Mexico has been sounding the alarm on for many years.
It is important to note that while New Mexico performed the second highest number (406) of late-term abortions in 2019 behind New York City (1,096) only 2.2 percent of the total number of abortions performed (49,784) in New York City were late-term abortions. Additionally, according to a survey conducted by Abortion Free New Mexico, in conjunction with this report, no abortion clinic in the entire state of New York will perform an abortion beyond 24 weeks gestation. New Mexico on the other hand will perform full-term abortions up to the day of birth. In fact, Abortion Free New Mexico conducted an undercover investigation in 2017 that revealed that late-term abortionists at Southwestern Women’s Options located in Albuquerque, New Mexico will perform a full-term abortion at 37 weeks of pregnancy.
The designation that Albuquerque, New Mexico is the “late-term abortion capital of the country” takes into consideration not only the high number of late-term abortions performed after 20-21 weeks gestation, but also the fact that New Mexico has become the hub for abortion tourism where women travel to New Mexico for full-term abortions well into the third trimester because their state has either:
Enacted common sense legislation prohibiting late-term abortions, or
As is the case with the handful of radically pro-abortion states, where there aren’t necessarily laws restricting abortions, abortionists regulate themselves by refusing to perform abortions beyond a certain point.
For example, while New York performs abortions over 21 weeks gestation, women travel from New York to New Mexico to obtain third trimester abortions. In fact, in 2013 Abortion Free New Mexico leaders, with the help of Operation Rescue brought national attention to the fact that a woman was severely injured after traveling from New York to obtain an abortion at 35 weeks gestation at Southwestern Women’s Options, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Southwestern Women’s Southwestern Women’s Options, owned and operated by Curtis Boyd who specializes in third trimester abortions, is drawing women from all across the nation, and even the world, for the latest possible full-term abortions. Disturbingly, Albuquerque based late-term abortionist, Curtis Boyd, takes great pride in this. A fact that he openly admitted when asked in a 2017 interview,
So when he’s asked about what he thinks when he hears Albuquerque described as “the late-term abortion capital of the nation”—a term the Shavers take credit for coining—Boyd responds wryly. “A great sense of pride,” he says.
It is necessary to note that both Maryland and Colorado are also destinations for third-trimester abortions, however Maryland did not meet the CDC reporting requirements and according to the CDC data, Colorado performed 173 late-term abortions (1.3 percent of the total abortion rate) in 2019 compared to 406 late-term abortions performed in New Mexico.
Late-term abortions are performed over a 3-4 day period. It includes an injection into the mother’s womb on the first day which causes a fetal heart attack. Over the course of the next few days, the cervix is artificially dilated so that the mother can be induced to deliver her stillborn child. This is called the induction method and occurs at an out patient clinic setting or in a local hotel. Late-term abortions are never performed when the mother’s life is at risk, the procedure alone takes too much time to benefit a woman who is in a dire situation. In fact, this abortion method has many risks and is responsible for the death of at least one local New Mexico woman, Keisha Atkins in 2017. A late-term abortion in New Mexico can cost as much as $17,000.
The University of New Mexico (UNM) also performs late-term abortions up to 24 weeks of pregnancy at their free standing abortion facility in Albuquerque, NM. This location in particular is the the focus of Abortion Free New Mexico’s “No Sidewalk Without the Savior” prayer campaign that is launching on April 1, 2022. For more information and to sign up click here.
Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico issued the following statement,
“New Mexico currently has zero laws protecting pregnant women and their unborn babies from dangerous and barbaric late-term abortions. It is the absence of laws and the unwillingness of our legislators to come to the table to seek the wellbeing of both mother and child that has made us an abortion magnet, even in the latest stages of pregnancy. Abortion Free New Mexico is working many angles to build a culture that protects life, because every life is unique, precious and unrepeatable.”
Albuquerque, New Mexico- On Saturday, March 12, 2022 from 2-5PM, at Transformation Epicenter Abortion Free New Mexico is hosting a free movie screening of the Movie to Movement Film, “Voiceless”.
Voiceless is a film that brings to light the real struggle that Christians encounter when pursuing an active sidewalk ministry at abortion centers. It is great for all audiences and especially for Christian leaders.
The trailer to this powerful movie can be viewed below. Come and find out about Abortion Free New Mexico’s prayer initiative, “No Sidewalk Without the Savior,” and hear real life testimonies and about local pregnancy resources. This is a community wide free event that is sure to inspire and encourage all of us into action. Dessert, coffee and tea will be provided along with a Silent Auction to benefit, “No Sidewalk Without the Savior.”
Please help us make this informative screening a success by bringing others with you and by sharing this with your friends and family.
Join us as we continue our work to make New Mexico Abortion Free by establishing a stronger pro-life presence in our city.
“This year Abortion Free New Mexico wants to organize a constant prayerful presence starting with the UNM Center for Reproductive Health abortion facility for every hour that they are open. This is one of the darkest places in our city, but it can become a beacon of hope as Christians rise up to be a voice for the voiceless and their mothers. Will you partner with us in 2022 to make this a reality?” stated Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico.
As you may already know, 2022 is a huge election year, as even many democrats are fed up with MLG and want change. We are expecting to turn New Mexico RED and expect to elect a full republican ticket for the State of New Mexico. We have four of the five same outstanding candidates running for state judicial positions who ran in 2020.
We all know how important the Courts are. Judges’ rulings affect everything from our religious liberties to our gun rights to criminals being let back out on the streets. Judges’ rulings are something businesses, professionals and doctors consider when deciding whether to stay in or move to New Mexico. Our judicial candidates will stand strong to guard the Constitution and enforce the law not rewrite the law.
For your information, judicial candidates are not permitted to use personal funds in their campaigns, they cannot ask for donations of any amount, nor can they accept contributions from large interest organizations. Our four state judicial candidates have elected to access public election funds, but in order to do this we must collect 1353 $5.00 contributions per candidate. Additionally, all four of our state judicial candidates are running for separate positions, not against each other, so each of them can win their race and we are working diligently every day to be sure that happens.
Contributors can be ANY registered voter, not just republicans, but it is imperative that they print their name and address on the form as registered with the secretary of state. As previously mentioned, the issues that are likely to come before the NM Court of Appeals and the NM Supreme Court affect ALL New Mexicans;
Therefore, we must make the contribution deadline of March 10, 2022, or our republican candidates will not have the resourcestofight the democrat’s deceitful ads and negative publicity. With the public election funds, we intend to run commercials with real court cases and rulings that have occurred in our state which the public has no idea about because the media ONLY reports the stories that support their narratives, which either undermines the truth or the ruling is never reported in the first place. One of several examples includes the ruling just last week by the NM Supreme Court where a serial rapist was freed because a justice did not like how a former judge conducted the case before. I hope you will agree that the time has come to elect more republican judges to the NM Court of Appeals and Nm Supreme Court.
Your qualifying contributions to all four of our state judicial candidates is greatly appreciated. Please feel free to collect contributions and accompanying forms from family members and friends as we need as many contributions as possible to qualify for the public financing as the SOS will try I am sure, to disqualify as many as she can.
Please mail all forms with accompanying contributions to THIS WEEK to campaign treasurer, Clara Cates at 5150-A San Francisco, NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 Please note, 4 separate checks or money orders for $5.00 must be made to public election fund with name of candidate on the memo lineor you can send cash. We are not set up to accept electronic transfers. The deadline again for us to reach our goal is March 10th, 2022.
Click below to download and print the forms: Instructions below
Click below to download and print the forms: Instructions below
If you write a check or send a money order: Each form must have a separate $5.00 check/money order payable to Public Election Fund with the candidates name on the memo line (each form has the candidates name). Please do not staple. Paperclips are best.
If you send cash, a $20.00 bill is fine as we can break the bill into 4 separate $5.00 bills for each candidate.
Upcoming Events: Save The Date
Faith to Action Friday (March 4th), 1st Friday of the month (10AM-11AM) Location: UNM Center for Reproductive Health (2301 Yale Blvd. SE. in Albuquerque.) Use street parking on Renard.
Please Join us for a free screening of the movie Voiceless on March 12th from 2-5pm at Transformation Epicenter (click here for Google Map directions). We will have dessert, a silent auction, powerful personal testimonies and learn about local pregnancy resources. Proceeds benefit No Sidewalk Without the Savior.
The trailer to this powerful movie can be viewed here
Albuquerque, New Mexico– Thank you for making all of our efforts here in the beautiful state of New Mexico possible and we would like to welcome our new subscribers! When we arrived in 2010 as pro-life missionaries, we never imagined how the Lord would move to awaken hearts and minds to life. Nor did we think that so much could be accomplished to build a culture of life and preserve the lives of the most vulnerable in our communities: Babies in the Womb. We are humbled to serve and are excited to share with you our next steps. This month we were busy lighting up the darkness, being active politically by encouraging New Mexico’s statewide 2022 candidates to sign our pro-life pledge and standing up for our freedoms.
As you will see we have a powerful movie screening coming up as well as a new prayer initiative launching on April 1st. In the absence of pro-life laws, being strategic and being unified is key. Every step forward helps us reach our goal of an Abortion Free state. God bless you all.
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Upcoming Event: Save The Date
Please Join us for a free screening of the movie Voiceless on March 12th from 2-5pm at Transformation Epicenter (click here for Google Map directions). We will have dessert, a silent auction, powerful personal testimonies and learn about local pregnancy resources. Proceeds benefit No Sidewalk Without the Savior.
The trailer to this powerful movie can be viewed here
Announcing, “No Sidewalk Without The Savior”
We are committed to continue our work to make New Mexico Abortion Free, as we increase our efforts in Albuquerque by establishing a stronger pro-life presence in our city. “No Sidewalk Without The Savior” is one way we can accomplish this and is currently being organized, by our amazing volunteers, as a month to month prayer initiative-launching on April 1st. The goal is to have two people praying every hour that the UNM Center for Reproductive Health is open, because we believe in the power of prayer to change hearts and minds. Have you ever thought about what the very last line of defense is for the baby in the womb who is scheduled to die? It lies with those who faithfully stand on the sidewalks ready and armed with love and resources.
If you would like to be a a part of this prayerful presence, for just one hour, please sign up here.
If you are not able to give of your time, please sponsor someone who can by making a donation here for our latest sidewalk prayer initiative.
IN THE NEWS THIS MONTH:
Support the People’s Convoy Overpass Meetup hosted by Abortion Free New Mexico brought nearly 200 people out to greet the trucker convoy on their way to Washington D.C. We The People stood united for freedom.
“It’s time to restore our nation’s constitution and to mandate freedom. Abortion Free New Mexico stands in solidarity with the People’s Convoy and supports their peaceful and unified transcontinental movement,” stated Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico
This month Abortion Free New Mexico collaborated with New Mexico Peacekeepers in chalking at the University of New Mexico- UNM to urge the students to be “Wolves Not Sheep” (UNM mascot is a lobo wolf) and wrote messages of truth about health freedom.
This month we were able to have a table at the Republican Party of Bernalillo County “Ignite the Fire Rally” at Legacy Church in Albuquerque and educate about how we are working to build a culture of life in our state.
This month our family attended the Republican Party of New Mexico Pre-Primary Convention as delegates. We were proud to support the many candidates who signed our pro-life pledge.
REMINDER: Faith to Action Friday (March 4th), 1st Friday of the month (10AM-11AM) Location: UNM Center for Reproductive Health (2301 Yale Blvd. SE. in Albuquerque.) Use street parking on Renard.
Thank you for your continued prayers, support and for standing with us in this battle for LIFE.
By Bud Shaver, Albuquerque, New Mexico- Join Abortion Free New Mexico as we stand in solidarity with fellow patriots and allies in support of the People’s Convoy. The convoy will be passing through Albuquerque on their way to Washington DC, this Friday morning and we want to welcome them with our signs and flags.
WHERE?
Westside Overpass over I-40 (Heading South on Coors Turn Right on Hanover. Overpass Bridge Entrance at the dead-end.)
WHEN?
10:00-11:00 AM Friday, February 25th
“To our elected officials that believe they rule us: YOU work for US. Our constitution was written to provide enough power to act on a national level, but not enough to deprive the people of fundamental rights. The people are prepared to see this challenge through — as we have seen through all challenges to our Freedom in the past. And we will prevail and prosper. To our brave and courageous neighbors to the North — our Canadian brothers and sisters who led the charge — we join your call to Freedom with THE PEOPLE’S CONVOY.” AMERICAN TRUCKERS AND ALLIES
Tara Shaver spokeswoman for Abortion Free New Mexico issued the following statement,
“It’s time to restore our nation’s constitution and to mandate freedom. Abortion Free New Mexico stands in solidarity with the People’s Convoy and supports their peaceful and unified transcontinental movement. Join us as we welcome them as they pass through Albuquerque on Friday February 25th at the Westside Overpass over I-40 at 10:00AM. Bring your flags, signs, and patriotism.”
By Bud Shaver, Albuquerque, New Mexico- This weekend the Republican Party of New Mexico will hold its pre-primary convention to select the candidates that will be on the June primary election ballot. Abortion Free New Mexico leaders are delegates and will be present to cast votes representing Bernalillo County.
Abortion Free New Mexico is pleased to release its most up to date list of candidates 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.
Candidates who sign Abortion Free New Mexico’s pro-life pledge are not receiving an official endorsement. Abortion Free New Mexico does not endorse candidates, we simply let you know who stands for life and entrust you, the voter, with the responsibility to see where the candidates stand on other important issues. Life, however, is the preeminent issue when choosing a candidate to vote for because without life, nothing else matters.
Abortion Free New Mexico provides the candidates an opportunity to solidify their pro-life position by signing the pro-life pledge but the voters, their constituents, ultimately have to make the final decision who best represents them. Abortion Free New Mexico would love for every candidate to sign a pro-life pledge regardless of party affiliation. Please contact the candidates and see where they stand on other issues that are important to you. Vote your values and refuse to be silenced.
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.”
2022 Candidates who have signed Abortion Free New Mexico’s Pro-Life Pledge:
Tara Shaver spokeswoman for 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.
2022 Gubernatorial and Lt. Governor Candidates who have signed Abortion Free New Mexico’s Pro-Life Pledge:
2022 Statewide Candidates who have signed Abortion Free New Mexico’s Pro-Life Pledge:
Albuquerque, New Mexico- “No Sidewalk Without the Savior,” is a new ministry effort of Abortion Free New Mexico. We believe in the power of prayer to change hearts and minds, as we reflect the love of Jesus by extending grace and truth, at our city’s darkest and most hopeless places, abortion facilities. When two or more of God’s people gather for prayer, Our Savior is present and is able to light up the darkness and bring hope. (Matthew 18:20)
The namesake of this initiative is in honor of our late friend and fellow pro-life abolitionist, Kortney Blythe Gordon. Kortney was the leader of our team while we served with the Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust, where Tara and I began our pro-life journey, and her passion for pro-life activism was contagious. Kortney loved the Lord, His children and couldn’t wait to become a mom herself. Her dream came true when she married and conceived her daughter, Sophy (named in honor of Sophie Scholl). Tragically, she and Sophy went to be with the Lord after being hit by a drunk driver, while pregnant. Kortney told us that if she had her own sidewalk ministry, “No Sidewalk Without the Savior” is what she would call it. This has stuck with us all of these years and we are proud to honor her memory in this very special way.
“No Sidewalk Without the Savior” is being organized as a month to month prayer initiative where our goal is to have two people praying every hour that the UNM Center for Reproductive Health is open. Abortion Free New Mexico is utilizing day coordinators to recruit prayer volunteers, and there is still a great need for coordinators as the goal is to launch this prayerful presence on April 1, 2022.
We are committed to continue our work to make New Mexico Abortion Free, as we increase our efforts in Albuquerque, by establishing a stronger pro-life presence in our city.
Albuquerque is home to three surgical abortion facilities, Planned Parenthood, Southwestern Women’s Options and the University of New Mexico (UNM). Over the past decade we have worked to expose the fact that Southwestern Women’s Options is performing late-term abortions through all nine months of pregnancy. In fact, New Mexico has the national notorious reputation as, “The Late-Term Abortion Capital of the Country,” a designation we coined. As a result, there is a faithful sidewalk advocacy presence there, and thankfully CareNet brings their mobile ultrasound unit there weekly to help reach abortion minded women. Planned Parenthood in known as the nation’s largest abortion provider and is home to 40 Days For Life twice a year. In addition, the Catholic pro-life organization, Women’s Pregnancy Options (formerly known as Project Defending Life) is located next door and has a faithful sidewalk advocacy presence throughout the rest of the year.
However, the University of New Mexico (UNM) has been flying under the radar with a minimal pro-life advocacy presence (only our Faith To Action Friday presence once a month). Unbeknownst to many, the University of New Mexico runs its own free standing abortion facility, UNM Center For Reproductive Health, that performs late-term abortions up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, that’s 6 months! As a tax funded institution, UNM has an endless supply of our tax dollars to fund their radical abortion agenda. In fact, according to our research, UNM is the heart of the abortion cartel here in New Mexico and in a shocking admission, openly celebrates abortion!
“This year Abortion Free New Mexico wants to organize a constant prayerful presence starting with the UNM Center for Reproductive Health abortion facility for every hour that they are open. This is one of the darkest places in our city, but it can become a beacon of hope as Christians rise up to be a voice for the voiceless and their mothers. Will you partner with us in 2022 to make this a reality?” stated Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico.
Abortion Free New Mexico is hosting a free movie screening of the Movie to Movement Film, “Voiceless.”The trailer to this powerful movie can be viewed below. Please help us make this informative screening a success by bringing others with you and by sharing this email.
Movie Trailer: “Voiceless is about a young, reserved, war veteran, who moves to Philadelphia to take a new ministry job and puts his life on the line to stand against an abortion clinic that moved across the street from the church.”
Albuquerque, New Mexico- Faith To Action Friday has been postponed this month (2/4/22) due to extreme weather and unsafe driving conditions from New Mexico’s first winter storm of 2022. Faith To Action Friday will resume next month on March 4th. In the meantime prayerfully consider joining our team. Abortion Free New Mexico will be hosting our next team meeting on February 15, 2022.
Click HERE or the button below to fill out our online survey. After you do we will notify you of the event location and more details.
This year, in 2022, Abortion Free New Mexico wants to organize a constant prayerful presence starting with the UNM Center for Reproductive Health abortion facility for every hour that they are open. This is one of the darkest places in our city but it can become a beacon of hope as Christians rise up to be a voice for the voiceless and their mothers.
We will not only need daily prayer volunteers but we also need day coordinators that will help us recruit people from their own churches or network of influence. The pro-life community has a crucial opportunity to meet minded women where they are and that is at the local abortion facilities.
“According to New Mexico vital statistics the abortion rate among New Mexico residents is on the decline. This affirms that as our efforts to expose the horrors of the abortion industry and reach out to women in crisis, New Mexico women are rejecting abortion and choosing life. That being said, as more New Mexico women are rejecting abortion, Albuquerque is GROUND ZERO for late-term abortion and is home to three surgical abortion facilities in New Mexico. One of which is run by the University of New Mexico and funded by our tax dollars,” stated Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico.
Other opportunities for involvement include helping with event coordination, fundraising and since this is an election year there is much to do to help our pro-life candidates and more.
If you are looking to get more involved in 2022 we’d like to ask you to fill out our get involved form and tell us where you’d like to serve.
We are committed to continue our work to make New Mexico Abortion Free, as we increase our efforts in Albuquerque by establishing a stronger pro-life presence in our city.
This just the beginning of making 2022 our best year yet and in making sure that every woman has the resources she needs to make a decision for life. We are stronger together.
We know that the moms and babies that we fight so hard for are worthy of protection because every life is God’s masterpiece.
Let’s work together to build a culture of life in New Mexico. With you on our team we will be able to do so much more in our city to help moms, save babies, educate the community and be a shining light in the darkness.
Albuquerque, New Mexico– It is truly a blessing to serve as New Mexico’s pro-life missionary family alongside all of you who know how important it is to fight for the future generations of our state and our nation. Without your support, we couldn’t do this work to help moms find hope, build a culture that loves life and expose the abortion industry’s dirtiest secrets. Your prayers and support make our efforts possible and this month we have thought alot about what more we can do to save babies lives from abortion in New Mexico.
The Lord has given us many ideas to pursue as you will read about below and we are praying that passionate people just like you will join our team and get involved in 2022. Now more than ever we need to come together to be strategic, to be boots on the ground, to support pro-life candidates and to overcome evil with good in our communities.
Thank you for standing with us, may God bless you for your faithful prayers and support. To God alone be the glory!
Together we are building an Abortion Free New Mexico.
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Abortion Free New Mexico Leaders Elected as Delegates!
It’s official, Abortion Free New Mexico leaders Bud and Tara Shaver were just elected as delegates at the Republican Party of Bernalillo County Pre-Primary Convention! We can now cast our votes for great candidates at the New Mexico Republican State Primary Convention in February who share our conservative values and who have signed our pro-life pledge.
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.”
IN THE NEWS THIS MONTH:
Abortion Free New Mexico Whistleblower Investigations Named #1 Top Pro-Life Reports of 2021
“Abortion Free New Mexico was one of the first national groups to sound the alarm regarding the experimental COVID-19 injections and the risks posed to pregnant women and their babies. It is now common knowledge that there are major concerns about these shots, except among those who are willfully turning a blind eye to what is clearly unfolding before us,” stated Tara Shaver, spokeswoman for Abortion Free New Mexico.
Abortion Free New Mexico is joining forces with NM Peacekeepers and New Mexico Freedom Fighters to Protest The University of New Mexico – UNM and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s anti-science, anti-bodily autonomy, unconstitutional MANDATES! Unity in Diversity is our Strength.
It’s time to Lead. Follow. Or, get out of the way. Dinah Vargas of Off The Cuff ABQ Talk Radio and Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico at the San-Bern Federation of Republican Women.
Albuquerque, New Mexico- We have been Pro-Life Missionaries to New Mexico since 2010. It’s past due that we revamp our ministry website that has archived all of our work over the past decade!
AbortionFreeNM.com continues to detail our strategic efforts to end abortion in New Mexico. If you are new to our ministry or a longtime supporter, our revamped website ProLifeWitness.org has a wealth of information that will help you understand why we chose New Mexico as our mission field. Our ministry efforts over the past 11 years have helped expose New Mexico to the world as the Late-Term Abortion Capital of the Nation!
Our efforts have been featured in virtually EVERY news source in the country! Click our News tab to learn why we are considered by the radical left as, “some of the country’s most strident activists opposed to abortion!”
Click our About tab to earn more about our mission and how our work has consistently led national Pro-Life efforts since moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2010.
In fact, both Bud and Tara Shaver have been interviewed on Infowars! Click the blinking red feature to watch both interviews.
Click our Get Involved tab and fill out our survey if you would like to join our team.
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When we moved to New Mexico in 2010 there were 8 abortion facilities. Today 6 remain, but one will be closing within a matter of months, Lord willing. After years of unified collaboration and a concentrated faithful pro-life presence along with savvy investigative work, accountability and high pressure public exposure, Franz Theard’s abortion days are numbered in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.
Our friends in the borderland at the Southwest Coalition for Life announced at the end of last year that Franz Theard’s current landlord does not plan to renew his current lease. This means that he will likely be forced to close his killing business and retire.
This will be an amazing victory, and will prove that hard work and perseverance pays off in the battle for life in New Mexico. In fact, the latest abortion numbers from New Mexico vital statistics reveals a steady decrease in abortions among New Mexico residents!
“According to New Mexico vital statistics the abortion rate among New Mexico residents is on the decline. This affirms that as our efforts to expose the horrors of the abortion industry and reach out to women in crisis, New Mexico women are rejecting abortion and choosing life,” stated Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico.
Thank you for your continued support and helping us redefine the American mission field as full-time Pro-Life missionaries. Together we are building a culture of Life in New Mexico!
By Bud Shaver,
Albuquerque, New Mexico-When we moved to New Mexico in 2010 there were 8 abortion facilities. Today 5 remain, but one will be closing within a matter of months, Lord willing. After years of a concentrated faithful pro-life presence along with savvy investigative work, accountability and high pressure public exposure, Franz Theard’s abortion days are numbered.Our friends in the borderland at the Southwest Coalition for Life announced at the end of last year that Franz Theard’s current landlord does not plan to renew his current lease. This means that he will likely be forced to close his killing business and retire. This will be an amazing victory, and will prove that hard work and perseverance pays off in the battle for life in New Mexico.
“According to New Mexico vital statistics the abortion rate among New Mexico residents is on the decline. This affirms that as our efforts to expose the horrors of the abortion industry and reach out to women in crisis, New Mexico women are rejecting abortion and choosing life. That being said, as more New Mexico women are rejecting abortion, Albuquerque is GROUND ZERO for late-term abortion and is home to three surgical abortion facilities in New Mexico. One of which is run by the University of New Mexico and funded by our tax dollars,” stated Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico.
As effective as our efforts have been over the past decade to expose late-term abortion in Albuquerque, in 2022 we are redoubling our efforts to expose New Mexico’s flagship institution and leading hospital’s radical abortion agenda. University of New Mexico leadership needs to hear a louder voice in opposition to this agenda and the community at large deserves to know the truth about how their tax dollars are being spent to prop up the abortion industry.
Albuquerque is home to the University of New Mexico (UNM), which runs its own free standing abortion facility, UNM Center For Reproductive Health, that performs late-term abortions up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, that’s 6 months! As a tax funded institution, UNM has an endless supply of our tax dollars to fund their radical abortion agenda. In fact, according to our research, UNM is the heart of the abortion cartel here in New Mexico and in a shocking admission, openly celebrates abortion!
According to UNM regent Robert Schwartz,
“I don’t want to leave the impression that the UNM Center for Reproductive Health is just being tolerated by the University, when in fact it is an important part of this University and the Health Sciences Center and it is and it should be celebrated by this University.”
Abortion Free New Mexico holds a monthly prayer vigil, Faith To Action Friday, on site at this facility but now it’s time to take it to the next level.We want to build a team so that we can do even more in 2022. We are upping our game in Albuquerque so that we can reach more moms with the hope and resources they need to choose life.
A constant prayerful presence at Franz Theard’s abortion facilities, organized by the Southwest Coalition for Life, has been powerful and effective in making sure that every woman knows she has options but it has also served to bring community awareness and has definitely caused the current landlord to want to terminate Theard’s lease. We need to get Albuquerque’s clinics covered in the same way and to pray for the same outcome in the late term abortion capital of the nation.ANNOUNCEMENT: This year, in 2022, Abortion Free New Mexico wants to organize a constant prayerful presence starting with the UNM Center for Reproductive Health abortion facility for every hour that they are open. This is one of the darkest places in our city but it can become a beacon of hope as Christians rise up to be a voice for the voiceless and their mothers. Will you partner with us to make this a reality? We’re reaching out to you because we have big plans but we know that we can’t accomplish anything without your help and support.If you are looking to get more involved in 2022 we’d like to ask you to fill out our get involved form and tell us where you’d like to serve.
We need day coordinators that will help us recruit people to be out on the sidewalk for 1 hour shifts, we will also need volunteers to simply sign up for one hour increments. We’re also looking for help in other areas. This just the beginning of making 2022 our best year yet and in making sure that every woman has the resources she needs to make a decision for life. There is so much more that we can do in 2022 with your help. We are committed to continue our work to make New Mexico Abortion Free, as we increase our efforts in Albuquerque by establishing a stronger pro-life presence in our city.We know that the moms and babies that we fight so hard for are worthy of protection because every life is God’s masterpiece.Let’s work together to build a culture of life in New Mexico.With you on our team we will be able to do so much more in our city to help moms, save babies, educate the community and be a shining light in the darkness.
Bud and Tara ShaverWe will begin holding planning/vision casting meetings. Please fill out our survey so we know how you would like to be involved and your availability to attend such a meeting.
If you want to join Abortion Free New Mexico’s volunteer team please click the button above (or here)
Albuquerque, New Mexico- Thank you so much for your prayers and support in 2021, it has been another blessed year of service to our Lord here in Albuquerque, NM. In spite of all of the chaos the Lord has done a mighty work in and through us. He has enabled us to remain faithful on this mission field and as a result we have seen mountains moved.
Your prayers have been answered as the pro-life community becomes more unified and as candidates rise up to run for office. The “Heroes Work Here” banner did come down and pro-life city councilors who signed our pro-life pledge will now govern our city. We look forward to the fruit that will come from our Project Weak Linkefforts in 2022 as well as all that God has in store.
Here’s a peek at our top 10 highlights of 2021. You are essential and we couldn’t do this important work without you. God bless you in the new year and always!
2021 Year In Review: Top 10 Highlights
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Overturn Roe Prayer Rally held in Albuquerque, the late term abortion capital of the nation.
We asked for the “Heroes Work Here” banner to be removed and it finally came down, because abortionists are not heroes. Unfortunately, UNM celebrates abortion, according to Regent.
Project Weak Link produces results, Monarch stops doing business with Chris Morton of New Mexico Waste Recovery. Our investigation also reveals violations against Planned Parenthood New Mexico.
COVID-19 Whistleblower reports reveal that COVID shots cause harm, especially to babies in the womb. Now this information is common knowledge thanks to our reporting and whistleblower findings.
We partnered With Off The Cuff ABQ Talk Radio and Dinah Vargas both on and off the airwaves holding block parties and building a culture of life across Albuquerque.
Unprecedented number of candidates sign our Pro-Life Pledge from Mayoral, Gubernatorial, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, NM Treasurer, U.S. Congress, NM House of Representatives, School Board and City Council. (Pictured are 2022 candidates that signed)
Our efforts make local & national news which helps us spread the pro-life message nationwide.
(April 7, 2021) Tara Shaver was on Info Wars to discuss the current state of abortions in New Mexico, and how a culture of tourism to Albuquerque has led to a skyrocketing rise in abortion since the pandemic began.
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Enoch joined our family in April. Every life is God’s masterpiece and brings so much joy into the world. We love him so much!
We are a Christian missionary family serving in Albuquerque, NM. Putting our faith into action, for the past 10 years we have exposed Albuquerque as the late term abortion capital of the nation and have worked to bring accountability to an unregulated abortion industry that is killing children in their mothers wombs up to the day of birth.
In order to be the most effective in our pro-life ministry, we do this important work full time while homeschooling our children and raising them to have a biblical worldview. We rely solely on the provision of the Lord and individuals like you to provide for our daily needs.
We are pursuing and working toward an abortion free New Mexico, where every pre-born child is valued and protected. We would be blessed to have you partner with us in this ministry.
You can be a blessing for life in New Mexico by becoming a partner with us in our ministry.
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2021 Year In Review Slideshow Look at what the Lord has done in 2021. Together we are building an Abortion Free New Mexico. Thank you for standing with us for LIFE!
Albuquerque, New Mexico– Our whistleblower investigations at Abortion Free New Mexico, exposing adverse vaccine related pregnancy complications, was named Operation Rescue’s #1 top Pro-Life Reports of 2021!
Thank you Operation Rescue for helping to expose the truth.
“Abortion Free New Mexico was one of the first national groups to sound the alarm regarding the experimental COVID-19 injections and the risks posed to pregnant women and their babies. It is now common knowledge that there are major concerns about these shots, except among those who are willfully turning a blind eye to what is clearly unfolding before us,” stated Tara Shaver, spokeswoman for Abortion Free New Mexico.
When Abortion Free New Mexico released our initial report on March 2, 2021 there were 35 adverse pregnancy outcomes (preterm birth, miscarriage, spontaneous abortion) reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, VAERS after receiving the COVID-19 shot. As of December 17, 2021 that number has risen to 3,365! This is over 9,500% increase!
Another concern is the troubling occurrence of ectopic pregnancies post COVID-19 injection which has increased 60 times the national average in the last year. Over the course of the last 30 years there was about one ectopic pregnancy per year reported to VAERS after all other vaccines. An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a newly formed human being grows outside of the uterus and in most cases implants in the fallopian tube. This can lead to excessive bleeding and even death if not caught early enough. An increase of ovarian cancer, infertility concerns and more are causing alarm bells to go off all around the world.
It is important to note that the data compiled via the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) website, is obtained through a voluntary reporting system run by the United States HHS, and is co-managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The VAERS websiteclearly states that,
“Underreporting’ is one of the main limitations of passive surveillance systems, including VAERS. The term, underreporting refers to the fact that VAERS receives reports for only a small fraction of actual adverse events.”
So this just the tip of the iceberg, the actual number of adverse events could be far, far greater!
Government Safety Studies Have Not Even Been Completed!
There are currently 13 required safety studies underway by the FDA, many of which will not be completed until 2022-2026, which confirms our assertion that those who take these shots, are in fact, the experiment! Several of these yet to be completed studies pertain to the documented incidences of pericarditis and myocarditis as well as the injections impact on minor children, even those under 6 months old. One of these studies #7 on page 29 shows that they are trying to determine the pregnancy and infant outcomes post vaccination, but the final safety studies won’t be completed until June 2025!
7. Study C4591022, entitled “Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Exposure during Pregnancy: A Non-Interventional Post-Approval Safety Study of Pregnancy and Infant Outcomes in the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS)/Mother To Baby Pregnancy Registry”
Final Protocol Submission: July 1, 2021 Study Completion: June 1, 2025
Final Report Submission: December 1, 2025
If these experimental vaccines haven’t even been proven to be safe yet, why the push for vaccine compliance and even mandates? Please share this information with others and be a voice of reason and truth about the dangers of these shots.
“How will the novel COVID vaccine rollout affect the future of human health? Help us find out.
This study–the people’s study—will investigate: the Microbiome And Vaccine (Vx) Effect/Response Including gut-brain-CrosstalK, important parameters that have not been formally investigated, but anecdotally appear to be affected by novel COVID vaccines.
We have gathered a group of world-renowned scientists and physicians to perform this critically needed study to identify possible systemic effects of the mRNA (Pfizer and Moderna) and adenovirus vector (Johnson & Johnson) vaccines in volunteers.”
Abortion Free New Mexico’s whistleblower is asking for both monetary and prayer support for a groundbreaking research project that will be conducted by the Microbiome Foundation. This research is vital to know the effects of these experimental injections on what is known as the human body’s second brain, the microbiome. This is a powerful way that we can fight back by supporting efforts that will produce real results showing the truth about these experimental shots.
Abortion Free New Mexico’s whistleblower issued the following statement,
“The MAVxERICK Study is an unbiased assessment of the COVID-19 vaccine effects on the body. We are not employed by any of the vaccine manufacturers. Donations are tax deductible and greatly appreciated.
(Pictured above Janice Arnold-Jones and Bud Shaver on Off The Cuff ABQ Talk Radio)
By Bud Shaver
Albuquerque, New Mexico- The slippery slope infringing on free speech reached a new low in Albuquerque. The latest attack on free speech was delivered on December 3, 2021 when the city Ethics Committee ruledunanimously to reprimand the “Stop The Stadium” leadersfor failureto file as a Measure Finance Committee (MFC). The grassroots “Stop The Stadium” efforts soundly defeatedthe city’s $50 million soccer stadium tax bond hike at the polls on November 2, 2021.
In acomplaintfiled by Joaquin Baca, Board Director ofMRGCD, Baca referenced a past ruling by the Ethics Committee where they reprimanded us and fined us $1,000.00 back in 2015.
Baca stated in his complaint that,
”Prior decisions by the Board on the same issue will generally be followed and the parties are urged to refer to prior rulings on identical or similar issues. The Board of Ethics heard nearly the same set of facts in Alex Curtas vs. Tara Shaver, Henry “Bud” Shaver, [Fr.] Stephen Imbarrato, and [Protest] ABQ (BOE Case No. 01-2015). The Board found Bud Shaver and Tara Shaver qualified as a Measure Finance Committee, and failed to comply with requirements imposed on Measure Finance Committees under both the City Charter and the Board Rules.”
In their defense, the “Stop The Stadium” group’s attorney argued that,
“Any sanction awarded against her [Stop the Stadium] violates the U.S. Constitution, the First Amendment, the Equal Protection Clause, and the Due Process Clause, and the corresponding provisions of the New Mexico Constitution.”
On December 3, 2021, the Board of Ethics voted unanimously to reprimand the “Stop The Stadium” leaders but chose not to punish them with a fine.
According to anarticlethat covered this ruling,
“It is unclear exactly why the board chose not to fine Hampton, but her attorney Nicholas Rimmer had argued that any such punishment would violate her rights to free speech under the state and federal constitutions.”
The ethics board apparently agreed with that argument. However though, in our “similar or identical issue” the Board of Ethics DIDN’T think that a punishment would violate our free speech rightsin 2015 when they finedus $1,000.00! It begs the question, “Why the Board of Ethics chose to punish us with a fine but not the “Stop The Stadium” leaders?
Tara Shaver, spokeswoman for Abortion Free New Mexico issued the following statement,
”In this latest infringement upon free speech, the Board of Ethics ruled that you can’t oppose or support candidates or political issues if you spend more than $250.00 to do so. This unconstitutional Measure Finance Committee (MFC) mandate for free speech activity imposed by the city upon the general public forces heavy handed compliance to arbitrary rules which discourages political speech and political involvement. There are many reasons why people may not want to jump through the City’s (MFC) hoops. We formed a MFC back in 2013 when we worked to get a 20 week late-term abortion ban on the Albuquerque city ballot. During that campaign we jumped through all the city’s hoops which actually made us a target for violence!”
IN FACT, KRQE NEWS 13 REPORTED AT THE TIME:
When they [Albuquerque Police Department] discovered the sign shop had been hired to print anti-abortion campaign posters, they called in the feds. The director of the ABQ Voters for Late Term Abortion Ban says the time and place of the explosion is no coincidence. [Tara Shaver] says it’s possible that someone thought the address printed on all their signs was their campaign headquarters. “It’s really scary to think people will go to such lengths, especially when we’re following the process of the City Charter and doing everything legally and lawfully.”
Watch the KRQE report from 2014 below:
Bud Shaver joins Off The Cuff ABQ Talk Radio
Bud Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico joined Dinah Vargas, Janice Arnold Jones who is a former New Mexico State Representative, and former Albuquerque Public School (APS) Board candidate Ali Ennenga who proudlysignedAbortion Free New Mexico’s Pro-Life Pledge on Off The Cuff ABQ Talk Radio from 3-4PM (MT) to discuss how Free Speech Is Under Attack in Albuquerque.
Listen live online (and join the conversation) atOffTheCuffABQ.com96.9FM | 700AM 3-4PM (MT)
By Bud Shaver
Albuquerque, New Mexico- Abortion Free New Mexico would like to congratulate newly elected Albuquerque City Councilor Renee Grout (District 9). Grout signed our pro-life pledge and won her special election run-off race obtaining 52% of the vote! Dan Lewis (District 5) who alsosignedour pro-life pledge received the most votes in his district with 52% of the vote as well on November 2nd!
“Albuquerque is the late term abortion capital of the nation and we are pleased to see that candidates who are taking a bold stand for life are winning their races. In fact, both of the candidates running for the Albuquerque City Council who signed Abortion Free New Mexico’s Pro-Life Pledge won their races handily. This shows that life is a winning issue with the voters of Albuquerque,” stated Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico
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.”
Renee Grout, issued the following statement,
“Thank you District 9 for your support. I am humbled by this opportunity to represent you and move Albuquerque forward. I’m so excited about what the future holds for our beautiful city.”
With the election of City Councilors Renee Grout and Dan Lewis, there is the potential for a major power shift leaning towards a pro-life majority on the Albuquerque city council if there is one pro-life democrat who joins the conservatives in defending life!
By Bud Shaver,Albuquerque, New Mexico– It has been a blessed 2021, and we are ready to bring in the new year! This month we made sure to end the year on a really strong note by hosting an Overturn Roe Rally that was well attended!Overturn Roe Prayer Rally- Albuquerque, New Mexico
This month we also got results from an earlier complaint that we had filed with the New Mexico Environment Department against Planned Parenthood, had more candidates sign our pro-life pledge and held an appreciation dinner in honor of our faithful donors. We look forward to what the Lord has in store for New Mexico as we build a team and pursue new endeavors to make our state abortion free. Thank you for your partnership with us to build a culture of life! God Bless You in 2022!
Our year end appreciation dinner (pictured above) featured live music by Kevin Pollock Band and stand up comedy by Virginia Gonzales. Guest speakers included, our pro-life attorney Angelo Artuso, video message by Fr. Stephen Imbarrato, a year in review presentation and our plans for New Mexico in the new year by Bud and Tara Shaver, as well as a special message by U.S. Congressional Candidate Michelle Garcia Holmes. The night was emceed by Dinah Vargas of Off The Cuff ABQ.
Thank you for standing for LIFE with us in 2021! Together we are building an Abortion Free New Mexico.
Here is a special message from Fr. Stephen Imbarrato that was featured at our Year End Finale For Life Gala.
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Sneak peek slideshow of our 2021 Year In Review…
Top Ten Highlights of 2021 coming next month!
Pro-Life Candidates Are On The Upcoming 2022 Ballot!
For the upcoming 2022 election cycle, we asked the candidates to sign our pro-life pledge. We are thankful that so many candidates running down the ballot have pledged to defend life and have put it in writing!
“We’re really glad and thankful for the investigation,” Shaver tells American Family News, “because now we can move forward bringing accountability to this company that is ultimately enabling Planned Parenthood’s killing business.”
Continue reading the report by American Family NewsHERE
Thank you for your continued prayers, support and for standing with us in this battle for LIFE.
Faith to Action Friday (1st Friday of the month)
Resolve to Join Us for Faith to Action Friday In the New Year! This month we will meet on January 7th from 10AM-11AM.Faith To Action Friday- Abortion Free New Mexico conducts a prayer and protest presence at the University of New Mexico’s free standing abortion facility where tax funded UNM performs late-term abortions through 6 months of pregnancy. One hour is all it takes to save a baby’s life and to light up the darkness in your community.
Join Us
Stand Up For Life in front of the University of New Mexico’s free standing abortion facility.
Faith to Action Friday: January 7th
Time: 10-11am
Location: UNM Center for Reproductive Health (2301 Yale Blvd. SE. in Albuquerque.)
Use street parking on Renard.
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When you support our family through prayer or financially you are sowing into a kingdom effort. Our efforts are driven by our love for and relationship with the Lord and a desire to lead others to him. Babies in their mothers wombs are so often overlooked but they deserve a chance to be born and a chance to grow up and know the Lord as well. Every life is valuable!Thank you for sowing into what the Lord has entrusted to us. Building a culture of life across this nation.
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We are a Christian missionary family serving in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Putting our faith into action, for the past 11 years we have exposed Albuquerque as the late term abortion capital of the nation and have worked to bring accountability to an unregulated abortion industry that is killing children in their mothers wombs up to the day of birth.In order to be the most effective in our pro-life ministry, we do this important work full time while homeschooling our children and raising them to have a biblical worldview. We rely solely on the provision of the Lord and individuals like you to provide for our daily needs.
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By Bud Shaver, Albuquerque, New Mexico- On Wednesday, December 1, 2021 over 75 people gathered at Tiguex Park for an Overturn Roe Prayer Rally hosted by Abortion Free New Mexico and Off The Cuff ABQ Talk Radio. For on that day, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Washington D.C. in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson, which is the most important case to come before the U.S. Supreme Court in more than a decade. Albuquerque was one of 85 separateOverturnRoe.orgrallies that took place from coast to coast letting the Supreme Court know that our nation is ready for Roe to go.
Tara Shaver spokeswoman for Abortion Free New Mexico issued the following statement,
“Today we come together to pray that Roe is overturned and when this happens each state will finally be able to end abortion. As we prepare for that day, our work in New Mexico must be even more strategic than ever before. We must redouble our efforts to get pro-life candidates elected down the ballot and especially in our state legislature, both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Pro-Life New Mexicans must remember that even if we win the governor’s seat in 2022, it’s the legislators that introduce and pass legislation that is then brought to the governor to be signed into law. This fact makes it all the more urgent for pro-life people to step up and run for office so that life saving bills finally have a chance to protect future generations of children in the womb. The time for sitting on the sidelines is over. This is and has always been a matter of life and death.”
Speakers included:
Emcee, Dinah Vargas host of Off The Cuff ABQ Talk Radio
Jill O’Keefe, A Moral Outcry
Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico
Pastor & Author Clarence Washington, How Abortion Impacts the Black Community
Post Abortive testimonies by Mary Ingham former NM State Senate Candidate (District 14) and Virginia Gonzales of Care Net about how Roe v Wade has affected them personally.
Live music was performed by local Albuquerque artist, Kevin Pollock.
Candidate speakers included:
Michelle Garcia Holmes for US Congress (R)
Ellis McMath for NM House District 23 (R)
Harry Montoya for New Mexico Treasurer
Audrey Trujillo for New Mexico Secretary of State (R)
Anthony Thornton for New Mexico Lieutenant Governor (R)
Ethel Maharg for New Mexico Governor (R)
Karen Bedonie for New Mexico Governor (R)
All of the candidates who spoke at the Overturn Roe Prayer Rally have signed Abortion Free New Mexico’s Pro-Life Pledge.
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.”
In fact, we are pleased to announce several more 2022 Candidates have signed Abortion Free New Mexico’s Pro-Life Pledge!
Michelle Garcia Holmes for US Congress (R)
Audrey Trujillo for New Mexico Secretary of State (R)
Ellis McMath for NM House District 23 (R)
Harry Montoya for New Mexico Treasurer
Isabella Solis for New Mexico Lieutenant Governor (R)
Anthony Thornton for New Mexico Lieutenant Governor (R)
Ethel Maharg for New Mexico Governor (R)
Karen Bedonie for New Mexico Governor (R)
Jay Block for New Mexico Governor (R)
Tara Shaver continued,
“New Mexico remains the late term abortion capital of the nation and a hub for abortion tourism but this can change as we work harder each day to build a culture of life in our state. We need new leadership that acknowledges that abortion is not healthcare for women and that every life is valuable. Join Abortion Free New Mexico and Off the Cuff ABQ Talk Radio in supporting 2022 pro-life candidates that have pledged to defend life and have put it in writing. Together we will take back our state from the clutches of the pro-death fanatics because life and family are New Mexico values.”
2022 Candidates who have signed Abortion Free New Mexico’s Pro-Life Pledge:
Albuquerque, New Mexico- Cries of “Overturn Roe” will be voiced in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and across the nation on December 1, 2021, as the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson. The case has gathered substantial attention from both life advocates and abortion backers because it is the most significant challenge to Roe v. Wade to rise up in the courts in more than a decade.OverturnRoe.org, a pro-life coalition, is taking the battle over abortion to the streets on December 1 to voice their encouragement for upending the 1973 decision that legalized abortion in the United States. On December 1st, citizens will gather to pray and rally at Tiguex park in Albuquerque to urge the repeal of abortion on demand in America.
Tara Shaver, spokeswoman for Abortion Free New Mexico issued the following statement,
“Our nation has waited for this opportunity to revisit Roe v. Wade for too many years and now the pro-life community at large is eager to see this unjust ruling overturned. The science is clear and everyone knows that when a woman is pregnant, she has a human child living within her and that child is worthy of protecting. Abortion Free New Mexico is humbled to come together in prayer and to work with local candidates in order to help New Mexico become a place where every child is valued and protected.”
December 1, 2021 is a historic moment for the pro-life movement, one we’ve been working toward for decades.
On that day, pro-life Americans from coast to coast will hold rallies letting the Supreme Court know that they are ready for Roe to go.
In our community, we will be holding a rally at Tiguex Park! Here are the details:
Overturn Roe Payer Rally
WHERE: Tiguex Park, 1800 Mountain Rd NW WHEN: 10:00am DETAILS: Praise and Worship by Pastor Gary Cowan, Calvary Chapel EastSpeakers include:
Jill O’Keefe, A Moral Outcry
Pastor & Author Clarence Washington, How Abortion Impacts the Black Community
Post Abortive Women Speaking Out about how Roe v Wade has affected them personally
There are currently 85 separate rallies, prayer vigils, and highway overpass banner events taking place in 30 states, with new locations being added daily. A final ruling in the case is expected in Spring 2022.
Albuquerque, New Mexico- Abortion Free New Mexico has three events lined up this week that are open to all and will provide a voice for the most vulnerable and silenced among us, children in their mothers wombs. This week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case that will hopefully overturn Roe v. Wade and return the issue to the states. If this happens New Mexico is going to need solid pro-life legislators in order to pass life saving pro-life laws. Let’s come together to stand in prayer, hear from amazing speakers and be committed to standing up for life in the late term abortion capital of the nation.
Tara Shaver, spokeswoman for Abortion Free New Mexico issued the following statement,
“Our nation has waited for this opportunity to revisit Roe v. Wade for too many years and the pro-life community at large is eager to see this unjust ruling overturned. The science is clear and everyone knows that when a woman is pregnant, she has a living human child within her and that child is worthy of protecting. Abortion Free New Mexico is humbled to come together in prayer and to work with local candidates in order to help New Mexico become a place where every child is valued and protected.”
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Overturn Roe Prayer Rally Time: 10:00am Location: Tiguex Park 1800 Mountain Rd NW Albuquerque, NM 87104Year End Finale for Life
Last call for Abortion Free New Mexico’s Year End Finale for Life. Live Music, Silent Auction, Comedy, Fellowship, Dinner and MORE.If you have not RSVP’d yet, please do so no later than Monday, November 29th. Email: Shavermissions@gmail.com Time: 6:00pm Location: Transformation Epicenter 4001 4th St. NW Albuquerque, NM 87107
Friday, December 3, 2021
Faith to Action Friday
Join us for a prayerful protect presence at the University of New Mexico’s free standing abortion facility. Abortions are performed on babies up to 24 weeks/6 months of pregnancy at this location.
Time: 10:00am Location: 2301 Yale Blvd. SE Albuquerque, NM 87106
May you enjoy this day with your family and friends reflecting on just how blessed we are to have one another. Our family will be joining yours in thanking our heavenly Father for all of His rich blessings and promises. We couldn’t do this important life saving work in New Mexico without you. May God bless you this Thanksgiving and always.
Thank you for being a blessing for LIFE in 2021!
Listen below to a special message that can be heard on Off the Cuff ABQ talk radio 96.9FM/700AM today from 3-4pm.
Albuquerque, New Mexico- Abortion Free New Mexico is calling for prayer each day leading up to Wednesday, December 1st when the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health court case. This case has the potential to cripple the abortion industry nationwide by finally overturning Roe v. Wade. On that day Abortion Free New Mexico and Off The Cuff ABQ Talk Radio are hosting a “Overturn Roe Prayer Rally” starting at 10AM at Tiguex Park in Albuquerque located at 1800 Mountain Rd. NW.
The Supreme Court could agree with the lower courts and strikes down Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act. This result is considered unlikely, because if this is what the court intended to do, it could have declined to hear the case, leaving the lower court injunction in place, blocking the law.
The Supreme Court could uphold the Mississippi law in full or in part, without overturning Roe v. Wade. To do so, they would have to replace the legal reasoning of Roe v. Wade and the later Planned Parenthood v. Casey rulings with another foundation for legal abortion.
The Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade, returning this issue to the states. Mississippi’s law would go into effect, and other states would be free to limit abortion more broadly than has been possible until now, possibly even banning it. Meanwhile, several states have already enacted laws keeping legal abortion intact in the event that Roe is overturned.”
New Mexico’s late term abortion industry exists because of the lack of state laws protecting women and children from the violence of abortion. Albuquerque in particular is the state’s stronghold as it is home to the only three surgical abortion facilities in the state. Of key importance is also the makeup of New Mexico’s legislature and Supreme Court in the event that this issue is returned to the states after the removal of Roe v Wade.
7 Days of Prayer
Let’s join together over the next week in collective unified prayer on behalf of our nation keeping in mind how much New Mexico has to gain from a positive ruling coming down from the highest court in the land.
In Matthew 17:21, Jesus tells his disciples why they were unable to cast out a particular demonic stronghold when he said, “But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”Abortion Free New Mexico is encouraging those who feel so led to include fasting during this week of prayer. A few options of fasting are, consuming only bread and water on the day you fast, no food from sunrise to sunset or you may choose participate in a partial fast (for half the day or from a single meal) or to fast from one thing (not just food). There is flexibility and freedom when it comes to fasting, but be assured that according to Jesus’ teaching to his disciples, it makes our prayers more powerful when the two spiritual disciplines are combined.
By Bud Shaver
Albuquerque, New Mexico-Cries of “Overturn Roe” will be voiced in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and across the nation on December 1, 2021, as the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson. The case has gathered substantial attention from both life advocates and abortion backers because it is the most significant challenge to Roe v. Wade to rise up in the courts in more than a decade. OverturnRoe.org, a pro-life coalition, is taking the battle over abortion to the streets on December 1 to voice their encouragement for upending the 1973 decision that legalized abortion in the United States. On December 1st, citizens will gather to pray and rally at Tiguex park in Albuquerque to urge the repeal of abortion on demand in America.
“Roe v. Wade is outdated, it’s bad law, and it’s been responsible for the ‘legal’ murder of more than sixty-two million children,” explained Eric Scheidler, Executive Director of the Pro-Life Action League and a key coordinator with the OverturnRoe.org coalition.
December 1, 2021 is a historic moment for the pro-life movement, one we’ve been working toward for decades.
On that day, pro-life Americans from coast to coast will hold rallies letting the Supreme Court know that they are ready for Roe to go.
In our community, we will be holding a rally at Tiguex Park! Here are the details:
Overturn Roe Payer Rally
WHERE: Tiguex Park, 1800 Mountain Rd NW
WHEN: 10:00am
DETAILS: Speakers include, Pastor Clarence Washington, Pro-life Candidates, Post Abortive Women Speaking Out and More, Praise and Worship by Pastor Gary Cowan, Calvary Chapel East
“The American people have long opposed Roe v. Wade. Even the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg criticized the reasoning of the decision. We’re sending a message to the Supreme Court that it’s time for this bad ruling to be overturned once and for all,” said Tara Shaver, spokeswoman for Abortion Free New Mexico and event organizer.
There are currently 85 separate rallies, prayer vigils, and highway overpass banner events taking place in 30 states, with new locations being added daily.
A final ruling in the case is expected in Spring 2022.
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, New Mexico- Early Voting begins today in a huge special election that has the potential to give Albuquerque a pro-life majority at City Council. Renee Grout is a proud pro-life candidate who signed Abortion Free New Mexico’s pledge and is urging voters to vote early between now and December 4th.
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.”
Renee needs yoursupportfinancially if you are not able to vote for her so that she can reach as many voters in her district as possible. Another way to help is by walking for her on Saturday and Sunday reminding voters of the run-off election. Election Day is December 7th, so don’t delay. Let’s give the Albuquerque city council a pro-life majority!
Here’s what Renee had to say last weekend after Abortion Free New Mexico and many others showed up to go door to door in her district.
“My heart is bursting!!! So thankful for all the help we’re receiving!!! These volunteers know this will be our seat at the table! Be the Change you want to see!! #reneefordistrict9“
Wednesday, December 1st Time: 10:00am Location: Tiguex Park 1800 Mountain Rd. NM
Albuquerque, NM 87104
Calling all Prayer warriors! You are needed at this event that will also include live praise & worship performed by Pastor Gary Cowan from Calvary Chapel East. Other local New Mexico pro-life groups have also been invited to participate in this prayer rally.
12/1/21 Save the Date, Save a Life (6PM)
You are cordially invited! Our Year Finale for Life Dinner will be held in the evening of December 1, 2021 at 6:00pm. Abortion Free New Mexico will be sharing accomplishments of the year and will be casting the vision for where our ministry efforts to Build a Culture of Life in New Mexico is going in 2022! Attendees will enjoy live music performed by local Christian artist, Kevin Pollock, enjoy a complimentary dinner, and hear from a very special SURPRISE guest speaker along with prize drawings.
Event Details:
Wednesday, December 1st Time: 6:00pm Location:Transformation Epicenter 4001 4th St. NW Albuquerque, NM 87107
Bring your family and a friend. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enjoy a night of fellowship in support of New Mexico’s pro-life missionary family and the efforts of Abortion Free New Mexico. Please RSVP to ShaverMissions@gmail.com
If you are unable to attend and would like to make a year end tax deductible gifthere.
