Press Releases
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NEW VIDEO: UNDERCOVER AT 37 WEEKS- PRESSURE TO ABORT
By Bud Shaver, Abortion Free New Mexico Albuquerque, NM- Abortion Free New Mexico released an undercover video that gives a rare look from inside the nation’s largest late term abortion facility, Southwestern Women’s Options. This video is 5 minutes long and combines raw footage of dialogue with clinic staff and also exclusive interviews with the undercover investigator detailing her unique account of what it was like to go inside of a late term abortion center while pregnant at 37 weeks gestation. VIDEO: UNDERCOVER AT 37 WEEKS- PRESSURE TO ABORT Felicia, the undercover investigator, had been given two genetic tests that were positive for Trisomy 18, also called Edwards’ Syndrome, that causes severe developmental delays due…
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Local Pro-Life Priests and Women Support Michelle Garcia Holmes For ABQ Mayor
Albuquerque, NM- Four local pro life priests, Fr. Stephen Imbarrato with the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and Priests for Life, Fr. Leo Padget of Saint Bernadette Parish in Albuquerque, Fr. Rick Zerwas of Sacred Heart Parish in Albuquerque, and Fr. John Carney of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for 25 years (retired) stood publicly in support of Michelle Garcia Holmes for Mayor of Albuquerque. “We support Michelle Garcia Holmes for Mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico! Catholics support life here in Albuquerque, the late term abortion capital of the country,” stated Fr. Stephen Imbarrato at a press conference held in Albuquerque today. Michelle Garcia Holmes has the experience and heart needed to…
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Pro-lifers Conduct Red Rose Rescues at Three Clinics in Defense of the Unborn
BREAKING: Red Rose Rescue in Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque, NM- On Friday, September 15, 2017 in three different cities across the United States, pro-lifers entered abortion centers to talk to women scheduled for abortions and offered an act of non-violent defense of unborn children about to be aborted. In Albuquerque, New Mexico two faithful sidewalk couselors decided to set aside the arbitrary boundary outside local abortion centers and peacefully entered the University of New Mexico Center for Reproductive Health abortuary and gave a red rose to a client waiting inside. In addition, the client was lovingly offered life affirming alternatives to abortion. The University of New Mexico is a publicly funded institution and is…
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Early Voting Starts Today September 13, 2017 In Albuquerque
Vote Early. Vote Pro-Life Albuquerque, NM- Early voting starts today, September 13, 2017 in Albuquerque. With this election, the voters of Albuquerque have the opportunity to literally change the DIRECTION and REPUTATION of this city with a NEW mayor! Albuquerque is… The Late Term Abortion Capital of America. #1 in the Nation for Auto Theft #5 in the Nation for Violent Crime As a retired 20 year veteran of the Albuquerque Police Department, Michelle Garcia Holmes has the experience to take on Albuquerque’s crime epidemic. In addition, during her time serving as the Chief of Staff for the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office she created a task force to take on government corruption and sex…
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JUST RELEASED: MICHELLE GARCIA HOLMES OFFICIAL PRO-LIFE STATEMENT
MICHELLE GARCIA HOLMES OFFICIAL PRO-LIFE STATEMENT: I’m pro-life because life is precious, children are precious. Mothers need support and education from the moment a baby is conceived. Each and every baby should be wanted, these are children, they are someone’s son, someone’s daughter. I have a strong faith and belief system that tells me we cannot separate our faith and ideological beliefs on this issue. My faith guides me to have mercy, compassion, forgiveness, and to care for the most vulnerable. Life is precious. We must be more united within the pro-life movement, within our communities, within our churches, and within government. We need to make a positive difference in…
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In Light of Abortion Patient Death, New Mexico Rep. Pearce Seeks Federal Investigation
Report by Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Vice President of Operation Rescue Albuquerque, NM – Rep. Steve Pearce has sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions seeking an investigation and prosecution of the University of New Mexico and its partner, Southwestern Women’s Options, the largest full-term abortion facility in the U.S. Pearce’s letter expresses urgency for a Federal investigation for the following reasons: The New Mexico Attorney General’s office has been too slow to act on two criminal referrals made by the House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives, allowing many of the charges to expire under the statute of limitations. (Referral 1, Referral 2) The statute of limitations is quickly…
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Looking Deeper: Analysis of Facts Proves Woman Died from Abortion — Not Pregnancy
Operation Rescue is assisting Abortion Free New Mexico with an investigation of this tragedy. Report by Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Vice President of Operation Rescue Albuquerque, NM – Tara Shaver opened the mysterious letter that arrived in the mail. She could hardly believe what she was reading. It was an anonymous tip that informed her a woman named Keisha Atkins had died from a late-term abortion on February 4, 2017. Shaver and her husband, Bud, who lead Abortion Free New Mexico, have spent years laboring in the pro-life trenches in Albuquerque exposing the largest late-term abortion facility in the United States, Southwestern Women’s Options, and its connections to the publicly-funded University of…
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Woman DEAD from Abortion at Late-Term Facility Currently Under Criminal Investigation
Keisha Maria Atkins, 23, died on February 4, 2017 — four days into a late-term abortion process at Southwestern Women’s Options abortion facility in Albuquerque, NM. Operation Rescue is assisting Abortion Free New Mexico with an investigation of this tragedy. Report by Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Vice President of Operation Rescue Albuquerque, NM – A woman has died as the result of a late-term abortion process initiated at Southwestern Women’s Options (SWO), in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is the largest abortion facility in the U.S. that openly specializes in abortions throughout all nine months of pregnancy. Abortion Free New Mexico obtained the autopsy report for Keisha Marie Atkins, 23, who died on…
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This Is Late Term Abortion
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, NM- Abortion Free New Mexico and Priests for Life have released a new video taken from an undercover phone call placed to Southwestern Women’s Options late term abortion facility that clearly explains how second and third trimester abortions are performed in New Mexico. Watch video: This Is Late Term Abortion A healthy woman posing as 25 weeks pregnant is given an overview by an abortion worker detailing how the 3-4 day labor and delivery procedure will take place. Late term abortion is a grueling process that begins every Tuesday, in Albuquerque, with the killing of a baby by a lethal injection of the medication digoxin and culminates at the end of the week…
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Unholy Alliance: Clergy Conspires with Late term Abortion Clinic to Sell Abortions
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, NM- A new undercover recording released by Abortion Free New Mexico and Priests for Life exposes an unholy alliance between Southwestern Women’s Options late term abortion mill and local clergy. The New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice is the organization that is responsible for facilitating contact between clergy and abortion patients. In this latest recording, an undercover caller states that she is 29 weeks pregnant with a baby that has a fetal anomaly. She exhibits being a little apprehensive about the late term abortion due to her Catholic faith, but is reassured by clinic staff, “believe it or not“ there is a priest that will come…
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Baby or Biohazard Waste?
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, NM- Abortion Free New Mexico and Priests for Life have compiled another video in their ongoing series to expose late term abortion in America. This latest undercover recording exposes how the late term abortion facility Southwestern Women’s Options arbitrarily differentiates between a baby and biohazard waste when discussing the disposal of the remains of the babies terminated at their facility. Listen to the latest undercover recording here New Mexico is the land of unrestricted abortion, there are no limitations on how late abortions can be performed. In addition, there is no fixed standard of determining which babies live or die, there are no abortion clinic safety standards and now Southwestern Women’s Options late…
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Part 4: Late Term Abortionists Arbitrarily Choose Who Lives and Dies in New Mexico
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, NM- In part 4 of a 6 part series documenting the New Mexico Abortion Cartel, Abortion Free New Mexico (AFNM) takes a look at Southwestern Women’s Options (SWO), the nations largest late term abortion facility. Southwestern Women’s Options advertises on it’s website, “Elective Abortions through 28 weeks… Later Abortion for Maternal and Fetal Indications.” (Screenshot from SWO website) Previous reports by AFNM have revealed that SWO is drawing women from all across the world for barbaric full term abortions, thus making Albuquerque known nationally as the Late Term Abortion Capital. This report pulls back the curtain on the abortion cartel in New Mexico that is self regulating with arbitrary standards because of…
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Part 3- Santa Teresa, NM: No Parent, No Problem 15 y/o TX Minor Obtains Abortion
Abortion Free New Mexico introduces Part 3 of a 6 Part Series exposing the New Mexico Abortion Cartel Part 1: Abortion Landscape Shift in New Mexico Since 2010 Part 2: Planned Parenthood of New Mexico is on Life Support Part 3: Santa Teresa, NM: No Parent, No Problem 15 y/o TX Minor Obtains Abortion Part 4: Late Term Abortionists Arbitrarily Choose Who Lives and Dies in New Mexico Part 5: (VIDEO) COHORTS OF DEATH: UNDERCOVER AT 37 WEEKS EXPOSES UNM LATE TERM ABORTION COLLUSION Part 6: An Abortion Free New Mexico is the Goal By Bud Shaver Santa Teresa, NM- In an undercover call placed on May 17, 2017 to Hill Top…
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NM Late-Term Abortion Clinic Staff to Minor Incest Victim, “Contact Medicaid” NOT Authorities
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, NM- In a new undercover video by Abortion Free New Mexico and Priests for Life, the caller posing as a minor and victim of incest by an older family member is seeking a late-term abortion at 26 weeks of pregnancy. Instead of urging the minor to contact the authorities, the abortion clinic staff gives the young girl a phone number to the New Mexico Medicaid office so that she can obtain the $7,500 procedure for free. New Mexico Statute Section 30-10-3 provides that “Incest consists of knowingly intermarrying or having sexual intercourse with persons within the following degrees of consanguinity: parents and children including grandparents and grandchildren of every degree, brothers and…
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Part 2: Planned Parenthood of New Mexico is on Life Support
Abortion Free New Mexico introduces Part 2 of a 6 Part Series exposing the NM Abortion Cartel Part 1: Abortion Landscape Shift in New Mexico Since 2010 Part 2: Planned Parenthood of New Mexico is on Life Support Part 3: Santa Teresa, NM: No Parent, No Problem 15 y/o TX Minor Obtains Abortion Part 4: Late Term Abortionists Arbitrarily Choose Who Lives and Dies in New Mexico Part 5: (VIDEO) COHORTS OF DEATH: UNDERCOVER AT 37 WEEKS EXPOSES UNM LATE TERM ABORTION COLLUSION Part 6: An Abortion Free New Mexico is the Goal By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, NM- In Part 1 of Abortion Free New Mexico’s series documenting the Abortion Landscape…
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Part 1: Abortion Landscape Shift in New Mexico Since 2010
Abortion Free New Mexico introduces Part 1 of a 6 Part Series exposing the NM Abortion Cartel Part 1: Abortion Landscape Shift in New Mexico Since 2010 Part 2: Planned Parenthood of New Mexico is on Life Support Part 3: Santa Teresa, NM: No Parent, No Problem 15 y/o TX Minor Obtains Abortion Part 4: Late Term Abortionists Arbitrarily Choose Who Lives and Dies in New Mexico Part 5: (VIDEO) COHORTS OF DEATH: UNDERCOVER AT 37 WEEKS EXPOSES UNM LATE TERM ABORTION COLLUSION Part 6: An Abortion Free New Mexico is the Goal By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, NM- In 2010 when we were invited to New Mexico as pro-life missionaries by Fr. Stephen Imbarrato, the abortion…
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(VIDEO) #NewMexicoTrue: Land Of Unrestricted Abortion
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, NM- New Mexico is one of the poorest states in the country and is consistently ranked lowest in education, child well being while also having one of the highest crime rates in the nation. The state is currently facing a budget crisis and is struggling to keep the government running. According to a recent article by the Associated Press, “Cash reserves are dwindling, which will soon leave state finance officials unable to cut checks. The governor warned that will affect the state’s ability to make payroll and pay contracts.” However, if you need a late term abortion, New Mexico is the go to place. New Mexico may not be able to…
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Join us for three upcoming events in Albuquerque…
Defund Planned Parenthood Protest Saturday, April 29th: 11am-12pm Defund Planned Parenthood Protest, Sponsored by Abortion Free New Mexico. Click here for more information. Location: 701 San Mateo Blvd. NE. Albuquerque, NM 87108 Use street parking. National Day of Prayer Thursday, May 4th: 12pm-1pm National Day of Prayer, Sponsored by New Mexico Prays with special guests: Lt. Governor John Sanchez, Pastor Skip Heitzig, Archbishop John Wester, City Councilor Dan Lewis, Chief of Police Gorden Eden Location: Civic Plaza, 1 Civic Plaza NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 Parking is available at Civic Plaza underground parking, Convention Center parking garage, and various paid parking lots in downtown. Please see attached parking map. National Day of Prayer Week Friday,…
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Exposed: 33 Week Late Term Abortion In New Mexico
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, NM- In January of 2015 a 20 year old woman from Great Britain sought a destination willing to perform an abortion for her at 30 weeks of pregnancy… so that she could continue going to college. Did she have to go to Vietnam, China, or North Korea? No, she traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico to have her baby killed. Why didn’t she have her late-term abortion in Great Britain? Because the international community has rightfully rejected barbaric late term abortions. Only 7 nations including China, North Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Canada, Netherlands and the United States of America still allow them. Most Americans refuse to accept the assertion that late term abortions are performed here. Interestingly, late-term abortion is overwhelmingly…
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One Week Until Launch…
By Bud and Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- Please join us on April 18th from 6-8pm for our official launch of Abortion Free New Mexico joined by local and national leaders. The Christian community is vital to making New Mexico abortion free, come find out how you can be an integral part of this new effort. When: Tuesday, April 18th from 6:00-8:00pm Where: 3200 Vista Grande NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 Why: For a special evening dedicated to making New Mexico abortion free. Mark your calendars to come support local Pro-Life Missionaries Bud & Tara Shaver. Hear about their pro-life journey and the strategy they are implementing to make New Mexico abortion free. Speakers Include: Troy Newman…
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Official Launch of Abortion Free New Mexico on April 18th
By Tara Shaver Protest ABQ was a campaign that was intended to only last a season, until the fruit of our protest efforts produced an environment where we can accomplish our ultimate goal: Abortion Free: New Mexico… Albuquerque, NM —Now that the Protest ABQ campaign has concluded, this does not mean that we are folding or backing down in ANY way. The protest efforts over the past 3 years have helped to produce a dramatic reversal and promising public policy shift in New Mexico. Now is the season for implementing proven strategies that will result in New Mexico becoming, Abortion Free. As Pro-Life Missionaries, serving in New Mexico since 2010 our research and public awareness efforts have helped to expose that New Mexico is…
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Protest ABQ Campaign Comes An End
By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM —Protest ABQ was officially launched in 2014 with the goals of educating the public to the fact that New Mexico had become the late-term abortion capital of the country and that the University of New Mexico (UNM) was the heart of the abortion cartel in the state. In addition, we wanted to expose and hold accountable those who either condone abortion outright or silently consent to it by refusing to take a bold public stand for protecting human life in the womb. Our call was simple and concise… “Stand Up For The Babies And We Will Stand Down” (Picture cropped and “orange-screen” added by New Mexico Political Report) Read…
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Confirmed: UNM and Nation’s Largest Late-Term Abortion Center are Under Criminal Investigation for Body Parts Scheme
By Cheryl Sullenger, Operation Rescue Albuquerque, NM — During a meeting with pro-life activists on Monday, March 6, 2017, representatives from the New Mexico Attorney General’s office confirmed that the University of New Mexico and Southwestern Women’s Options, the largest late-term abortion facility in the United States, are under investigation for violations of state law. Tania Maestas, Deputy Attorney General, informed Tara Shaver, Senior Policy Advisor for ProtestABQ, and ProtestABQ’s senior attorney, Angelo Artuso, that a complaint filed by Shaver in 2015, is under investigation by the criminal division of the New Mexico Attorney General’s office. Shaver’s complaint involved Southwestern Women’s Options consent forms from 2012 and 2015, which women are…
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URGENT ACTION: Radical Suicide Bill Advances Through NM Roundhouse
By Fr. Stephen Imbarrato: The Protest Priest NEW MEXICO! We have some serious problems. The most liberal assisted suicide bill in the nation has been proposed here in NM and is moving through the NM Roundhouse. This bill would pretty much allow anyone help anyone else commit suicide for any reason and then cover up the fact that it was an assisted suicide. Catholic democrats are supporting this and even some republicans! House Bill https://www.nmlegis.gov/…/17%20Regul…/bills/house/HB0171.pdf Senate Bill https://www.nmlegis.gov/…/17%20Regu…/bills/senate/SB0252.pdf Here is a Patient’s Rights (pro-life) Analysis of this legislation http://www.patientsrightscouncil.org/…/new-mexico-end-of-l…/ I checked the NMCCB website as well as the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and Diocese of Gallup website and I found nothing about these bills. However the…
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URGENT ACTION ITEM: Oppose HB 267
Action Needed to prevent bill that will hinder transparency at UNM and other research Universities. By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- One of the many obstacles we face here in New Mexico is the lack of transparency. The University of New Mexico (UNM), in particular, is notorious for keeping things they don’t want brought to light, hidden from members of the public that fund them with their tax dollars. Rep. Jason Harper (R) from Rio Rancho is sponsoring a bill that will further protect UNM and other research Universities from being transparent and held accountable by public citizens. “Instead of demanding more accountability and being more vocal about the University of New Mexico’s radical abortion agenda…
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New Mexico Legislative Update
By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- The legislative session is well under way here in New Mexico. Today is the last day for legislators to submit their bills to be voted upon during this 60 day session. Both Republicans and Democrats have a slew of bills that represent where they stand on some very important issues facing our state and our nation. Republicans have sponsored legislation to protect babies born alive during abortions as well as late term abortion victims who have high probabilities of living outside the womb if given the chance. Democrats have sponsored bills to expand birth control coverage under the Affordable Care Act and to penalize doctors who refuse to…
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#DefundPP Protest Planned Parenthood Albuquerque, NM
By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- The national #DefundPP protest in Albuquerque, New Mexico was a huge success. The event was sponsored locally by Protest ABQ. Close to 300 turned out to protest Planned Parenthood! Video footage captured on location filmed the protest for over 14 minutes which kept… going and going! There was a diverse representation of the pro-life community who peacefully and prayerfully came together with a unified voice demanding that Planned Parenthood be defunded and closed down! Including New Mexico, pro-life activists in 45 states and over 200 locations all across America protested Planned Parenthood, the nations largest abortion provider on February 11, 2017 and called upon Congress and the 45th president,…
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Protest Planned Parenthood Albuquerque, NM (Sat.) February 11th
Protest Rally in Albuquerque one of over 200 nationwide calling for the defunding of abortion giant Planned Parenthood Albuquerque, NM- On February 11, a protest rally will be held at the Planned Parenthood facility at 701 San Mateo Blvd. NE in Albuquerque, from 10-11am. This event is one of over 200 being coordinated nationwide by the #ProtestPP Coalition, calling for Planned Parenthood to be stripped of all federal funding, and for all such funding to be redirected to Federally Qualified Health Centers that do not perform abortions. Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion chain, receives over $420 million from the federal government every year. Congressional leaders are working to cut funding for…
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Defund Planned Parenthood NOW — Protest Rally in Albuquerque Saturday 2/11
Sponsored By Protest ABQ & Fr. Stephen Imbarrato: The Protest Priest The battle to defund the nation’s largest abortion chain, Planned Parenthood, has turned RED HOT. Pro-life leaders in Washington are calling for Planned Parenthood to be defunded RIGHT NOW, as the 115th Congress takes office. But to do it, they need pro-lifers like YOU to show strong grassroots support, all across the country, for stripping Planned Parenthood of their massive taxpayer subsidy. That’s why Albuquerque is joining the National Protest Rally to Defund Planned Parenthood, taking place at PP centers all over the United States on February 11. Join tens of thousands of pro-lifers nationwide in building a groundswell of support for the immediate…
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March For Life Albuquerque, New Mexico January 27, 2017
By Tara Shaver, Albuquerque, NM- Today over 100 people gathered in front of Albuquerque’s Planned Parenthood to stand in solidarity with those marching for life in Washington D.C. This was completely grassroots. It was sponsored by all of us who want to stand up and give a voice to the voiceless. Many woman today told us that those who vulgarly and hatefully raged against President Trump last week did not represent them. We also heard that many people feel a sense of hope for true and positive change with the new administration that is heeding the voice of “We the people.” It is a beautiful thing when people spontaneously desire to come together in…
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One Less Abortion Facility in New Mexico…
(Pictured: Pastor Manny’s team- Las Cruces, NM 2014) By Tara Shaver Las Cruces, NM- Coalition For Life of Las Cruces announced that Whole Woman’s Health abortion facility has closed its doors! One less abortion facility in New Mexico is a huge victory for the pro-life community and the result of hard work of many activists who worked to expose this place of death over the past two years. Coalition For Life of Las Cruces has done terrific work keeping the pressure on this facility and are witnessing the fruit of their labor. When Protest ABQ learned that the opening of this facility had been scheduled back in 2014, our friends Pastor Manny and…
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Praying for Peace After a Decade of War: What this Inauguration Means to Us…
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, NM- Eight years ago Tara and I joined a group of peaceful pro-life protesters in Washington D.C. at the crack of dawn onto the inauguration route of newly elected President, Barack Obama. In fact we (pro-lifers) were the very first presence allowed onto his inauguration route that day. Reverend Patrick Mahoney led the way through the check points with his secret service contacts amidst “boo’s” from the massive crowds. We were protesting at an inauguration before it was a trendy thing to do but what did our banners say? “Mr. President, ‘Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.'” ~Martin Luther King Jr. We weren’t violent or hateful though,…
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SOLAUD and the Start of the 2017 Legislative Session in Santa Fe
By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- This week thousands will gather in Santa Fe to attend a pro-life Mass celebrated by the three bishops of New Mexico followed by a procession to the Roundhouse where a rally will be held to mourn another year of legalized pre-born child killing in this country. This annual event is sponsored by the New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops and all are welcome and encouraged to attend. While New Mexico faces many obstacles in the overall effort to protect human life, a major concern this 2017 session is the potential introduction of a physician assisted death bill into the legislature. State Representative Bill McCamley (D-Las Cruces) told the Albuquerque Journal…
