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By Bud Shaver,

​ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Abortion Free New Mexico (AFNM) is extremely concerned about recently distributed Planned Parenthood Votes New Mexico Independent Expenditure Committee mailers supporting Secretary of State candidate Amanda López Askin.  The mailers raise significant questions about the office of the Secretary of State and about the agenda she is planning to support and promote if elected.

PLANNED PARENTHOOD MAILER’S

Mailers obtained by Abortion Free New Mexico

Rather than focusing primarily on election administration, campaign finance transparency, business services, or the constitutional responsibilities of the Secretary of State, the mailers emphasize abortion and national partisan politics—even though the Secretary of State has no authority to enact abortion laws or regulate abortion providers. ​​

One of the mailers also prominently features a public endorsement from current Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, raising broader questions about ethics, impartiality, and professional conduct. 

AFNM is asking whether the use of the sitting Secretary of State’s endorsement constitutes a reportable in-kind contribution or other support under New Mexico campaign finance law, and whether such participation is consistent with the neutrality expected of New Mexico’s chief elections official.

Separately, Tara Shaver, a leader with Abortion Free New Mexico, recently filed an ethics complaint alleging Amanda López Askin failed to disclose approximately $2,291.44 in Planned Parenthood-funded in-kind support as required under New Mexico campaign finance law. According to AFNM, the complaint raises additional questions about transparency in a race for the very office responsible for overseeing campaign finance reporting and administering New Mexico’s elections.

AFNM notes that these concerns also influenced its decision to file the campaign finance complaint with the New Mexico Ethics Commission rather than the Secretary of State’s Office. Given the Secretary of State’s public endorsement of Amanda López Askin, AFNM sought review by an independent body.

“New Mexicans deserve confidence that campaign finance laws are enforced impartially, regardless of political affiliation or public endorsements,” said Tara Shaver. “When the office responsible for administering elections publicly endorses a candidate seeking to succeed the current officeholder, questions about impartiality are inevitable. That’s why we asked an independent body to review our complaint.”

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Beyond campaign finance records, AFNM’s investigation examines voter participation and political engagement in New Mexico, arguing that election outcomes are often determined by relatively low voter turnout combined with substantial spending by well-funded political organizations.

A Broader Look at Political Influence

According to a previous article by AFNM, New Mexico had approximately 574,000 registered Democrats, 444,000 registered Republicans, and 390,000 Declined-to-State (DTS) voters during the 2026 election cycle. Primary turnout remained relatively low, with approximately 30% of Democrats, 21% of Republicans, and 9.5% of Declined-to-State votersparticipating. Among DTS voters who cast ballots, approximately three out of four participated in the Democratic primary.

AFNM argues these figures illustrate how a relatively small percentage of voters—combined with significant independent political expenditures—can have a substantial impact on election outcomes.

“New Mexicans are repeatedly told these policies reflect ‘the will of the people,’ but the numbers tell a more complicated story,” said Tara Shaver, leader with Abortion Free New Mexico.

“When only a fraction of voters participate in primary elections, powerful organizations spend more than $1 million influencing who gets elected, and ethics complaints raise questions about undisclosed political support, we should honestly ask: Who is really steering New Mexico’s future? Is it the people—or the special interests financing the political machine?”

Referencing Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s recent “Pink is Power” slogan, Shaver concluded with a challenge to New Mexicans.

“If ‘Pink is Power,’ New Mexicans should ask what that power represents—and who benefits from it,” Shaver said. “Political power belongs to the people—not to well-funded special interests. We believe New Mexico’s future should be shaped by informed citizens exercising their constitutional right to vote, not by organizations with the deepest pockets or the greatest political influence. The people are the power.”

AFNM encourages New Mexicans to review campaign finance reports, independent expenditure filings, election turnout data, ethics records, and campaign messaging for themselves. An informed electorate is essential to transparent government, accountable public officials, and public confidence in New Mexico’s elections.

​This report comes as Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has repeatedly promoted the slogan “Pink is Power” while celebrating New Mexico’s abortion policies. AFNM says the slogan raises a broader question: Who actually holds political power in New Mexico—the people, or the special interests financing political campaigns?

AFNM recently documented that Planned Parenthood-affiliated political committees spent more than $1 million influencing New Mexico’s 2024 elections, helping elect candidates who continue advancing one of the nation’s most expansive abortion agendas. ​

For supporting documentation, investigative reports, campaign finance analysis, and ethics filings, visit AbortionFreeNM.com.

Disclosure:  This report was independently produced by Abortion Free New Mexico and was not funded or commissioned by any candidate, campaign, political party, or political committee. Campaign mailers are reproduced solely for news reporting, commentary, and public-interest analysis.

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By Bud Shaver,

​ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — After Abortion Free New Mexico’s Inspection of Public Records Act investigation compelled the release of internal records concerning New Mexico’s abortion data, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a new public statement claiming that “more than 11,500 patients received abortion services in 2024.”

The Governor’s statement follows AFNM’s investigation documenting conflicting abortion figures and unresolved questions about how the state’s abortion statistics were compiled, verified, and communicated to the public.
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In her latest public message, the Governor stated:

“Since Roe was overturned, New Mexico has stood firm as a safe haven for reproductive health care. In 2024 alone, more than 11,500 patients received abortion services here. We will continue protecting access and defending providers.”

▶️ GOVERNOR’S VIDEO DECLARATION

In a separate video (above) accompanying those remarks, Governor Lujan Grisham declared that “Pink is power in New Mexico,” while describing “what we’re doing through Planned Parenthood,” portraying Planned Parenthood’s agenda as part of a broader movement centered on democracy, equality, freedom, and choice.Rather than addressing AFNM’s documented questions regarding conflicting abortion statistics, taxpayer-funded abortion policies, or government transparency, the Governor again emphasized themes closely associated with Planned Parenthood’s political advocacy.Governor Lujan Grisham’s declaration that 

“Pink is power in New Mexico” raises a broader and more consequential question: What does that power represent—and whose interests does it serve?In a representative government, political power ultimately belongs to the people. Yet AFNM says the Governor’s remarks, viewed alongside Planned Parenthood’s political spending and expanding influence in New Mexico, raise legitimate questions about whether public policy is being shaped by the will of New Mexico’s citizens or by one of the state’s most influential political advocacy organizations.AFNM’s recent Follow the Money investigation documented that Planned Parenthood-affiliated political organizations spent more than $400,000 in independent expenditures supporting Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s 2022 reelection, while affiliated political committees also contributed $20,000 directly to her campaign.

The investigation also resulted in a 2026 ethics complaint alleging that Democratic Secretary of State candidate Amanda Lopez Askin failed to disclose $2,291.44 in Planned Parenthood-funded in-kind campaign support, including mailers, staff time, and other campaign services. AFNM says these findings raise broader concerns about campaign-finance transparency, disclosure compliance, and the influence of powerful political advocacy organizations in New Mexico elections.

AFNM has also documented Planned Parenthood’s continued expansion in New Mexico while affiliates in numerous other states have closed or consolidated facilities. As New Mexico continues funding abortion through taxpayer-supported programs and promoting itself as an abortion destination, AFNM says the Governor’s repeated messaging raises important questions about the influence of one of the state’s most powerful political advocacy organizations.

AFNM EDITORIAL CARTOON

The Governor’s latest wording also represents another shift in the administration’s public messaging.

The Governor previously cited 11,512 abortions in New Mexico during 2024, while a New Mexico Department of Health abortion dashboard reported 11,523. The Governor has now adopted the broader phrase “more than 11,500” without publicly explaining the difference between the previously released figures.

AFNM’s investigation also highlighted a substantially higher estimate from the Guttmacher Institute, which reported approximately 18,130 clinician-provided abortions in New Mexico during 2024.

The gap between the state’s reported figures and the Guttmacher estimate raises significant questions about the completeness, methodology, provider participation, and verification procedures underlying New Mexico’s abortion statistics.

Rather than addressing those discrepancies, the Governor again promoted New Mexico as a destination for abortion and presented the reported number as evidence of her administration’s commitment to protecting the abortion industry.

When the Governor says ‘Pink is power in New Mexico,’ New Mexicans have every right to ask what that power represents,” said Tara Shaver, a leader with Abortion Free New Mexico. “In our system of government, political power is supposed to belong to the people—not to well-funded special interests. AFNM’s investigation asks whether public policy is being shaped by the will of New Mexico’s citizens or by one of the state’s most influential political advocacy organizations.”

Internal Department of Health communications obtained through AFNM’s public-records investigation showed that state officials were compiling and communicating abortion statistics to the Governor’s Office.

The released records also indicated that compiling, analyzing, and confirming more recent abortion data would require additional time. However, the documents did not provide a complete methodology explaining how the publicly reported totals were calculated or verified.

The records contained no documentation clearly identifying:

• The methodology used to compile the abortion statistics.
• Every abortion provider that submitted information.
• Whether all abortion facilities participated.
• How the figures were checked for accuracy.
• Whether duplicate, incomplete, or missing reports were identified.
• What procedures governed data collection after statutory abortion-reporting requirements were repealed.

These unanswered questions are particularly significant because legislative testimony concerning Senate Bill 30 indicated that abortion providers had not consistently submitted reports required under New Mexico law since approximately 2019. Rather than restoring compliance and strengthening public accountability, the Legislature repealed the abortion-reporting requirement in 2026.

This wasn’t about transparency—it was about promoting the abortion industry’s political narrative. Rather than answering the documented questions raised by AFNM’s investigation, the Governor chose to celebrate New Mexico’s growing role as one of the nation’s leading abortion destinations while repeating messaging closely associated with Planned Parenthood’s political advocacy.”

Tara Shaver continued,

To announce that more than 11,500 unborn children lost their lives should break our hearts—not become a political achievement. Every child lost represents a profound human tragedy, not a milestone to celebrate.”

AFNM says the Governor’s latest statement does not resolve the central issue raised by its investigation.

Whether the correct figure is 11,512, 11,523, “more than 11,500,” or closer to the Guttmacher Institute’s estimate of 18,130, New Mexicans deserve to know how the numbers were gathered and whether they accurately represent abortion activity throughout the state.

The Governor’s latest remarks also mark an increasingly confrontational posture toward states that have enacted laws protecting unborn children following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. By declaring that “Pink is power in New Mexico” and pledging to continue “the fight,” Governor Lujan Grisham is not merely defending New Mexico’s abortion policies—she is positioning the state in direct opposition to jurisdictions that have chosen to protect unborn children.

​AFNM says that escalating rhetoric raises broader questions about the direction of New Mexico’s leadership, the priorities driving public policy, and the influence of the abortion industry’s political allies within state government.

When the Governor celebrates New Mexico’s abortion industry while attacking states that have chosen to protect unborn children, every New Mexican should ask where this path leads,” said Bud Shaver, Executive Director of Abortion Free New Mexico. “This investigation is about more than abortion statistics. It is about political influence, government transparency, and whether powerful special interests are shaping public policy. New Mexicans deserve leaders who welcome scrutiny and place the public interest above political ideology.”

Power demands accountability.

If “Pink is power,” New Mexicans deserve to know: Who is in control—and who does that power ultimately serve?

​Abortion Free New Mexico will continue following the evidence, pursuing public records, and documenting the facts so New Mexicans have the transparency needed to hold government accountable.

By Bud Shaver,

​ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Abortion Free New Mexico is calling out what appears to be a deliberate pattern of media silence from a New Mexico press establishment that has become radically aligned with the abortion industry and the politicians who protect it.

Over the past several weeks, Abortion Free New Mexico has released a series of documented investigations exposing serious questions involving Planned Parenthood’s political influence, state abortion statistics, taxpayer-funded abortion, abortion-facility operations, government transparency, and the repeal of basic abortion-reporting requirements.

Yet New Mexico’s largest media outlets have largely refused to investigate, challenge, or even meaningfully report the findings.

This silence is especially revealing because many of these same outlets routinely promote abortion-industry messaging, celebrate abortion expansion, repeat claims from pro-abortion politicians without serious scrutiny, and frame abortion providers as unquestioned authorities.

When the abortion industry wants publicity, New Mexico’s media provide a platform.

When evidence raises questions about that industry’s money, power, statistics, political relationships, or government protection, the media suddenly lose interest.

Among AFNM’s recent investigations are:

• Planned Parenthood’s more than $1.08 million in political spending intended to influence New Mexico elections.
• An ethics complaint raising questions about political expenditures, lobbying influence, and campaign-finance transparency.
• Internal Department of Health emails exposing unanswered questions about abortion statistics promoted by the Governor.
• Major discrepancies between state abortion figures and estimates published by the Guttmacher Institute.
• The repeal of New Mexico’s abortion-reporting law after years of apparent noncompliance.
• The closure and consolidation of an Albuquerque abortion facility documented through eyewitness investigation and an undercover phone call.
• Data identifying New Mexico as having the highest abortion rate in the nation.
• Continued taxpayer funding of abortion through New Mexico Medicaid.
• The political influence of an abortion industry that has benefited from years of favorable legislation, public funding, reduced oversight, and expanding operations.​​

New Mexico’s major media outlets do not appear to function as neutral watchdogs when abortion is involved,”said Tara Shaver, of Abortion Free New Mexico. “They operate within a radically pro-abortion culture that protects the abortion industry from the scrutiny routinely applied to almost every other powerful political interest.”

AFNM’s investigations are based on public records, official government communications, campaign-finance filings, firsthand observations, undercover verification, legislative history, and published data.

These are not rumors, anonymous accusations, or social media speculation,” Tara Shaver said. “We have published the paper trail. We have released the records. We have identified the discrepancies. We have documented the political spending. Every report is publicly available for anyone to examine. The media’s refusal to investigate is becoming a story in itself.”

AFNM contends that the issue is not merely ideological bias. It is a failure of journalism that allows politically powerful organizations and elected officials to operate without meaningful public accountability.
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New Mexico reporters frequently scrutinize conservative organizations, Republican officials, churches, and pro-life advocates. 

​But when Planned Parenthood spends more than $1 million influencing elections, abortion statistics conflict by thousands, reporting requirements disappear, and taxpayer dollars continue flowing into abortion, the silence becomes deafening.

The abortion industry has political allies in the Governor’s Office, the Legislature, and throughout state government,” Shaver said. “It also appears to have ideological allies in New Mexico newsrooms. That raises a basic question: Who will investigate the abortion industry when the institutions entrusted with holding power accountable are committed to advancing the same agenda?”

AFNM is also raising concerns about the responsibilities of publicly funded media outlets. If news organizations receive taxpayer support—whether directly or indirectly—they have an obligation to cover matters of public importance in New Mexico regardless of ideology, political pressure, or editorial preference. Public funding should require a commitment to transparency, fairness, and comprehensive reporting on issues affecting New Mexicans.
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​Accordingly, AFNM is calling on New Mexico’s journalists, editors, and publicly funded news organizations to answer the following questions:

• Why have major discrepancies in state abortion statistics received so little scrutiny?
• Why has Planned Parenthood’s extraordinary political spending not triggered sustained investigative coverage?
• Why has the repeal of abortion-reporting requirements not been treated as a major government-transparency scandal?
• Why are abortion-industry claims routinely repeated while documented pro-life investigations are ignored?
• Do New Mexico newsrooms have ideological conflicts that prevent fair coverage of abortion-related issues?
• Would the media remain silent if a conservative organization exercised the same political influence and received the same government benefits?
• If these outlets receive any form of taxpayer funding, what specific policies, editorial safeguards, and accountability measures are in place to ensure they are fulfilling their legal and ethical obligation to provide comprehensive, viewpoint-neutral coverage of all significant public issues affecting New Mexico residents?

AFNM emphasizes that these questions are not intended to challenge the editorial independence of New Mexico’s news organizations, but to encourage transparency, accountability, and public confidence. When documented investigations involving public records, campaign-finance filings, government data, ethics complaints, and undercover reporting receive little or no sustained investigative scrutiny, it is reasonable for the public to ask whether matters of significant public importance are receiving fair, comprehensive, and independent coverage.

The media cannot credibly claim to hold the powerful accountable while protecting one of the most politically connected industries in New Mexico,” Shaver concluded. “New Mexicans deserve journalism, not abortion-industry public relations. The evidence is available. The public records have been released. The only question remaining is whether anyone in New Mexico’s media has the courage to follow them.”

Readers can review the underlying investigations, public records, campaign-finance filings, and supporting documentation referenced in this release at AbortionFreeNM.com and examine the evidence for themselves.

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ABOUT ABORTION FREE NEW MEXICO

Abortion Free New Mexico works to end abortion through investigative research, public exposure, accountability efforts, and direct outreach to women and families. Through sidewalk outreach, pregnancy assistance, and educational initiatives, the organization seeks to build a culture where every preborn child is valued and protected.

By Bud Shaver,

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Abortion Free New Mexico (AFNM) today published its analysis of public records obtained by Tara Shaver through New Mexico’s Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA). The records, produced by the Governor’s Office, include internal Department of Health emails, an official abortion dashboard, and related communications that raise new questions about how Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration obtained, compiled and communicated the 2024 abortion statistics she publicly cited on June 24, 2026.

The records reveal that the Governor’s Office relied on abortion figures that had been circulating internally for months, while a later Department of Health dashboard reflected different numbers. The records released to AFNM provide no explanation for the discrepancy.Following Governor Lujan Grisham’s June 24 social media post stating that 11,512 abortions were performed in New Mexico during 2024, with 71% involving out-of-state patients, Tara Shaver submitted an IPRA request seeking the records supporting those figures.

The records produced by the Governor’s Office on July 15, 2026, reveal a paper trail spanning nearly six months of internal communications between the Department of Health and the Governor’s Office. Taken together, the documents show how abortion statistics were requested, discussed, updated, and communicated publicly, while raising new questions about the methodology and consistency of the figures used by state officials.

THE PAPER TRAIL

Figure 1. Internal emails released through IPRA show the Governor’s Office requested updated abortion data on January 9, 2026. Nearly six months later, on June 24—the same day Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham publicly cited 2024 abortion statistics—the Department of Health responded with updated data through early May 2026.

Timeline Summary

The records show that state officials were discussing abortion statistics months before the Governor’s public statement. A January 9 email referenced 11,512 abortions in 2024 and noted that updated 2025 data would require additional time to compile, analyze, and confirm. On May 6, the Department of Health dashboard reflected a different 2024 total of 11,523. The Governor nevertheless cited the earlier 11,512 figure on June 24, and later that same day the Department sent the Governor’s communications staff updated data through early May 2026.

Exhibit C: Official Department of Health Dashboard

Figure 2. Official Department of Health abortion dashboard released through IPRA to Tara Shaver on July 15, 2026. The dashboard reports 11,523 abortions in 2024 and includes detailed resident-state data through May 6, 2026, but no accompanying records explain the methodology, provider participation, verification process, or reconciliation with other published abortion totals.

The records do not explain:

• Why the Governor publicly cited 11,512 when the Department’s later dashboard reported 11,523.
• Which figure was considered final.
• When or why the total changed.

​Perhaps most significantly, the January email acknowledges that the Department’s abortion data required additional work before it could be considered complete.

​In the email, Nott wrote:

…the 2025 data will take some time to compile, analyze, confirm, etc.”​

Records Show 2025 Data Was Still Under Review

Figure 3. Internal Department of Health email released through IPRA showing that, as of January 9, 2026, the Department advised the Governor’s Office that updated 2025 abortion data was still being compiled, analyzed, and confirmed.

AFNM says that statement raises broader questions about the Department’s methodology and quality control. 

These records show that state officials themselves acknowledged abortion data required additional compiling, analysis, and confirmation,” said Tara Shaver, leader with Abortion Free New Mexico. “Yet the public has never been shown the methodology behind these statistics or why different official records report different totals. New Mexicans deserve transparency, not unexplained discrepancies.”

The released records also contain no documentation explaining:

• How the Department of Health compiled the abortion statistics.
• Which abortion providers submitted data.
• Whether every abortion facility participated.
• How the figures were verified before being released publicly.

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​These unanswered questions are especially significant because legislative testimony on Senate Bill 30 indicated that abortion providers had not consistently submitted reports required under New Mexico law since approximately 2019. Rather than restoring compliance and strengthening public accountability, the Legislature repealed the abortion reporting requirement through Senate Bill 30 in 2026.

AFNM contends that transparent, consistent, and independently verifiable reporting is essential to maintaining public confidence in abortion statistics used to inform public policy.

Meanwhile, the Guttmacher Institute’s Monthly Abortion Provision Study estimated 18,130 clinician-provided abortions in New Mexico during 2024—thousands more than the Department’s reported total. Guttmacher’s estimates rely in part on voluntary participation by abortion providers and other data sources, creating a troubling contrast: providers appear willing to share abortion data with a private abortion-rights research organization while legally required reporting to the State went largely unfulfilled. The records released by the Governor’s Office do not explain that disparity or reconcile the competing totals.

This investigation is no longer simply about one number,” said Bud Shaver, Executive Director of Abortion Free New Mexico. “It is about whether New Mexico’s government can demonstrate how abortion statistics are collected, verified, and communicated to the public. When official records conflict and no methodology is released, public confidence suffers. Government data should be transparent, consistent, and independently verifiable.”

AFNM has published the released records and its accompanying analysis to encourage greater transparency, accountability, and public confidence in the abortion statistics used to inform public policy in New Mexico.

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By Bud Shaver,

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. –Abortion Free New Mexico (AFNM) has confirmed that Alamo Women’s Clinic has closed its Montgomery Boulevard location in Albuquerque after clinic staff stated during a recorded undercover telephone call that patients seeking appointments are now being directed to Southwestern Women’s Options at 522 Lomas Blvd. NE.The discovery began during Abortion Free New Mexico’s weekly prayer walk on Saturday, July 11, when volunteers observed furniture, equipment, and other items being removed from the Montgomery abortion facility, indicating the clinic was vacating the property.

To verify what volunteers had witnessed, Tara Shaver, a leader with Abortion Free New Mexico, placed the undercover call call to Alamo Women’s Clinic on July 14, posing as a prospective patient seeking an abortion appointment at the Montgomery location.

Shaver asked:

I was wondering about scheduling an abortion appointment at your Montgomery location.”

An Alamo Women’s Clinic employee responded:

“I can definitely help you get scheduled, but just some upfront kind of knowledge on our recent changes—we’ve recently merged with the Southwestern clinic (Southwestern Women’s Options), so we are down the street now at 522 Lomas. Same doctor, same staff owns both of them. So now it’s one location.”

The employee confirmed that patients seeking appointments at the former Montgomery location are now being directed to Southwestern Women’s Options, where the two operations have been combined at a single Albuquerque facility.

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Although Alamo Women’s Clinic’s website continued to list both Albuquerque locations at the time of publication, the staff confirmed that the Montgomery office is no longer serving patients. Southwestern Women’s Options currently describes itself as the “sister clinic to Alamo Women’s Clinic.”

It remains unclear whether the Alamo Women’s Clinic name will continue to be used as a separate brand. What has been confirmed is that the Montgomery location has closed and operations have been moved to the Lomas facility.

Consolidation Under Common Ownership

Abortion Free New Mexico previously 

reported in 2024 that abortionist Alan Braid became the owner of both Alamo Women’s Clinic of Albuquerque and Southwestern Women’s Options, the late-term abortion facility formerly owned by abortionist Curtis Boyd.According to clinic staff, the two facilities now operate under the same ownership with the same physician and staff from a single Albuquerque location.The closure marks another significant development in New Mexico’s abortion industry, with abortion services previously offered at two Albuquerque locations now operating from a single facility under common ownership.

This undercover call confirmed what our volunteers first observed during Saturday’s prayer walk,” said Tara Shaver, leader with Abortion Free New Mexico. “After witnessing the Montgomery clinic being emptied, we sought to verify what was taking place. The clinic itself confirmed that patients are now being directed to Southwestern Women’s Options, where operations have been consolidated into one location.”

Years of Faithful Sidewalk Ministry

For years, Abortion Free New Mexico maintained a weekly sidewalk outreach ministry outside the Montgomery facility, offering women prayer, compassionate support, practical resources, and life-affirming alternatives to abortion.Located in a commercial strip mall alongside two dental offices and adjacent to First Christian Church of Albuquerque, the facility became the site of thousands of sidewalk conversations, prayers, Gospel presentations, and offers of assistance to women facing unexpected pregnancies. Through this faithful outreach, Abortion Free New Mexico witnessed numerous mothers choose life and provided practical assistance, prayer, and ongoing support to many other women and families 

during some of the most difficult moments of their lives.
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Abortion Free New Mexico also experienced ongoing challenges at this location. While some neighboring businesses expressed frustration over the activity surrounding the abortion facility, AFNM volunteers remained committed to peaceful, constitutionally protected prayer and sidewalk counseling. AFNM maintains that the recurring disruptions associated with the property stemmed from the abortion facility’s operations and the public response they generated—not from the ministry’s peaceful outreach.

The closure of this location marks the end of years of faithful ministry outside the Montgomery facility,” Shaver added. We thank God for every opportunity to pray, share the Gospel, offer practical support, and encourage women to choose life. While this chapter has come to a close, our mission has not. We will continue serving women and families with compassion, truth, and the hope of Jesus Christ wherever abortion facilities continue to operate until every preborn child is valued and protected.”

AFNM Will Continue Monitoring the Transition

Abortion Free New Mexico will continue monitoring the transition, including any changes to licensing, corporate records, branding, and the number of abortion facilities operating in Albuquerque.

By Bud Shaver,

​ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Abortion Free New Mexico (AFNM) today released a new investigative analysis revealing that Planned Parenthood’s political committees spent more than $1.08 million to influence New Mexico elections while simultaneously announcing it has filed an ethics complaint against Democratic Secretary of State candidate Amanda Lopez Askin over alleged campaign finance disclosure violations. AFNM says the findings raise serious questions about the abortion industry’s growing political influence and the need for greater transparency in New Mexico elections.  ​

According to AFNM’s analysis, Planned Parenthood’s political committees spent $1,080,122.89 influencing New Mexico elections by financially supporting at least 31 candidates while spending hundreds of thousands of dollars defeating their opponents.  

The analysis comes as AFNM has filed an ethics complaint with the New Mexico State Ethics Commission against Democratic Secretary of State candidate Amanda Lopez Askin, alleging violations of New Mexico’s Campaign Reporting Act and campaign finance disclosure requirements. According to the complaint, Planned Parenthood Votes New Mexico Coordinated Committee reported $2,291.44 in in-kind contributions to Askin’s campaign–$2,171.30 in mailers and $120.14 in staff time provided on May 26, 2026—while Askin’s Third and Fourth Primary Campaign Finance Reports allegedly failed to disclose those contributions. 

Askin is seeking to become New Mexico’s chief elections officer, responsible for enforcing campaign finance laws, administering elections, and protecting public confidence in the electoral process. Her Republican opponent, Ramona Goolsby, is a strong pro-life candidate who has campaigned on election integrity, transparency, and accountability and has not benefited from Planned Parenthood’s political spending. AFNM encourages voters to carefully examine the stark contrast between the candidates and to follow the money behind New Mexico’s Secretary of State race.  

New Mexicans deserve to know whether those entrusted with enforcing our election laws are independent public servants or beneficiaries of one of the most powerful political organizations in our state,” said Tara Shaver, leader with Abortion Free New Mexico. “The Secretary of State’s office should inspire confidence—not raise questions about political influence from an industry that has invested more than a million dollars shaping New Mexico elections.”

31 Candidates Financially Backed by Planned Parenthood in 2022

AFNM’s review found Planned Parenthood’s political committees directly financed at least 31 New Mexico candidates, including:

Statewide & County Offices

• Michelle Lujan Grisham (Governor) — $20,000.05 in direct support (Total race spending: $442,078.33, including $422,078.28 opposing Mark Ronchetti.)
• Stephanie Garcia Richard (Commissioner of Public Lands) — $25,000.00
• John Allen (Bernalillo County Sheriff) — $20,000.00 (Total race spending: $191,639.13, including $171,639.13 opposing Pacheco.)

New Mexico House of Representatives
​G. Andres Romero, Javier Martinez, Dayan Hochman-Vigil, Antonio Maestas, Cynthia Borrego, Gail Chasey, Jonell Anyanonu, Meredith Dixon, Christine Trujillo, Eleanor Chavez, Marian Matthews, Pam Herndon, Joy Garrett, Natalie Figueroa, Angelica Rubio, Nathan Small, Joanne Ferrari, Tara Jaramillo, Susan Herrera, Kristina Ortez, Christine Chandler, Kathleen Cates, Andrea Romero, Reena Szczepanski, Matthew McQueen, Willie Madrid, Charlotte Little, and Ambrose Castellano all received financial support from Planned Parenthood political committees, with support ranging from $54.66 to $20,304.08.  ​

Political Spending, Political Returns

AFNM argues that Planned Parenthood’s unprecedented political investment has coincided with years of legislative victories benefiting the abortion industry, including:

• Repeal of New Mexico’s abortion reporting law.
• Continued taxpayer funding of abortion through Medicaid.
• Expansion of abortion facilities across the state.
• Recruitment of out-of-state abortion providers.
• Policies allowing minors to obtain abortions without parental notification or consent.

According to AFNM’s research, New Mexico has gone from being known as the nation’s late-term abortion capital to becoming the nation’s abortion capital, following unprecedented growth in abortion, out-of-state abortion tourism, and abortion facility expansion.

AFNM’s analysis also found that Planned Parenthood frequently spent significantly more money defeating candidates it opposed than directly supporting its preferred candidates. Independent expenditures opposing candidates often dwarfed the direct support provided to Planned Parenthood-backed campaigns.

Examples include:

• Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham: $20,000.05 in direct support and $422,078.28 opposing Mark Ronchetti.
• John Allen (Bernalillo County Sheriff): $20,000.00 in direct support and $171,639.13 opposing Pacheco.
• Kathleen Cates (HD 44): $7,194.93 in support and $24,098.44 opposing Powdrell-Culbert.
• Pam Herndon (HD 28): $7,603.05 in support and $24,144.60 opposing Chavez.
• Marian Matthews (HD 27): $7,863.67 in support and $23,924.52 opposing Godshall.
• Joy Garrett (HD 29): $14,174.96 in support and $21,929.76 opposing Cunningham.
• Natalie Figueroa (HD 30): $13,975.79 in support and $21,914.96 opposing Johnson.
• Meredith Dixon (HD 20): $7,930.25 in support and $21,840.36 opposing Salazar.
• Charlotte Little (HD 68): $8,348.38 in support and $19,568.68 opposing Moss.
• Nathan Small (HD 36): $6,222.28 in support and $18,907.88 opposing Skaggs.
• Tara Jaramillo (HD 38): $20,304.08 in support and $13,301.84 opposing Hammack.
• Willie Madrid (HD 53): $9,504.60 in support and $12,726.28 opposing Winterrowd.  ​​

The abortion industry isn’t spending this kind of money out of charity,” said Shaver. “It’s an investment in political power. When politicians receive the support of Planned Parenthood and then consistently advance the organization’s legislative agenda, New Mexicans have every right to ask whether they are representing their constituents or the special interests that helped elect them.”

AFNM Files Ethics Complaint with State Ethics Commission

The complaint against Democratic Secretary of State candidate Amanda Lopez Askin requests a full investigation, findings of violations if warranted, amended campaign finance reports accurately disclosing the alleged in-kind contributions, any appropriate civil penalties authorized by law, and any additional relief the Commission determines is appropriate to ensure transparency and accountability in New Mexico elections. 

I filed this complaint directly with the New Mexico State Ethics Commission because the current Secretary of State has publicly endorsed this candidate,” said Shaver. “To protect public confidence in the process, we believe these allegations should be reviewed by an independent body. Regardless of political affiliation, every candidate—especially one seeking to become New Mexico’s chief elections officer—should be held to the same campaign finance disclosure standards.”

Public Trust Requires Transparency

The issue before New Mexicans is larger than one complaint or one candidate,” Shaver said. “When a powerful special interest can spend more than $1.08 million to influence elections and financially support at least 31 candidates, the public must have confidence that campaign finance laws are being faithfully followed and fairly enforced. Transparency isn’t optional—it’s essential to preserving trust in our elections.”

Tara Shaver continued,

The contrast in this race could not be clearer,” Shaver continued. “One candidate benefited from Planned Parenthood’s political machine, while Ramona Goolsby has stood for election integrity, transparency, and the protection of innocent human life. We encourage New Mexicans to examine the facts, follow the money, and support leaders who will serve the people rather than powerful special interests. The office of Secretary of State should never be influenced by organizations that have invested millions to shape New Mexico’s political landscape.”

Disclaimer: This communication is published by Abortion Free New Mexico for educational and informational purposes. It is not authorized by, or paid for by any candidate, campaign or candidate committee.

ABOUT ABORTION FREE NEW MEXICO

Abortion Free New Mexico works to end abortion through investigative research, public exposure, accountability efforts, and direct outreach to women and families. Through sidewalk outreach, pregnancy assistance, and educational initiatives, the organization seeks to build a culture where every preborn child is valued and protected.

By Bud Shaver,

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Albuquerque, NM- Late Term Abortion apologists want Americans to: Stop Using the Phrase “Late-Term Abortion”. Abortion Free New Mexico partnered with Priests for Life to expose that Late Term Abortion is more common in America than most people believe. In fact, our undercover project has exposed that 28 states across America perform late term abortions.

Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico explained, “This undercover investigation reveals that the abortion industry considers the designation of a late term abortion to begin at 20 weeks of pregnancy. This admission came from the receptionist of notorious late term abortionist, Josepha Seletz who operates Pro-Choice Medical in Beverly Hills, CA. These extreme late term abortions are occurring all across America on healthy mothers carrying healthy babies.

The 28 states that have been contacted during this undercover series are: Alabama, Minnesota, Iowa, Utah, Virginia, Nebraska, Connecticut, Arkansas, Texas, Georgia, Arizona, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Nevada, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, Montana, Wyoming, California, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Washington, Maryland, Colorado and New Mexico. In addition we contacted an additional late term abortion mill located in the heart of our nation’s capital, Washington D.C.

In all, Abortion Free New Mexico and Priests for Life have released 35 videos that expose, LATE TERM ABORTION ACROSS AMERICA.

Father Frank Pavone of Priests for Life and Bud and Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico issued the following statement,

“This investigation has exposed that 28 states and the District of Columbia are performing elective late-term abortions, some as late as 32 weeks of pregnancy, on healthy mothers carrying healthy babies.

Abortion Free New Mexico and Priests for Life stand with President Trump as he has called upon the Senate to pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and send it to his desk to be signed. Precious babies’ lives depend on its passage.

Please contact your senators and ask them to support this life-saving legislation.”

Watch the undercover recordings and read the reports from our extensive project:

(Video #1)

• Read our full report here: Exposed: 33 Week Late Term Abortion In New Mexico
• Washington Times coverage: Recordings back Trump assertions on late-term abortions 
• LifeNews coverage: Woman 33 Weeks Pregnant Traveled to New Mexico to Have Have Abortion

(Video #2)

• Read our full report here: #NewMexicoTrue: Land Of Unrestricted Abortion
• Priests for Life, Abortion Free New Mexico Release Second Undercover Call of Appointment for Third Trimester Abortion
• CBN News: Barbaric Third Trimester Abortion Described In Undercover Call
• LifeNews coverage: Undercover Call Catches Abortion Clinic Offering to Kill Baby at 30 Weeks: “We Will Euthanize It”

(Video #3)

• Read our full report here: NM Late-Term Abortion Clinic Staff to Minor Incest Victim, “Contact Medicaid” NOT Authorities
• Live Action coverage: Abortion facility advises incest victim to call Medicaid — not police

(Video #4)

• Read our full report here: Late Term Abortionists Arbitrarily Choose Who Lives and Dies in New Mexico

(Video #5)

• Read our full report here: Baby or Biohazard Waste?

(Video #6)

• Read our full report here: Unholy Alliance: Clergy Conspires with Late term Abortion Clinic to Sell Abortions 
• Church Militant (CM) coverage: CM EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH NEW MEXICO’S PRO-LIFE INVESTIGATORS

(Video #7)

• Read our full report here: This Is Late Term Abortion
• LifeSite News coverage: Late-term abortion facility: We ‘euthanize’ babies in the womb, deliver them dead

EXPOSING LATE TERM ABORTION ACROSS AMERICA

(Video #8)

• Read the full report here: BOULDER, CO: Abortion Clinic Schedules Appointment for Healthy Mother to Abort Healthy Baby at 30 weeks
• One News Now coverage: Undercover call exposes late-term abortions

(Video #9)

• Read the full report here: BETHESDA, MD: Phone Call Reveals Abortionist Carhart’s Willingness to Kill Healthy Babies of Healthy Mothers up to 28 Weeks into Pregnancy and Beyond
• Church Militant interview with Tara Shaver: NOTORIOUS LATE-TERM ABORTIONIST EXPOSED AS ‘KILLER FOR HIRE’
• LifeSiteNews coverage: Abortionist will terminate ‘developed’ 26-week-old baby for $7k
• Live Action coverage: Abortionist agrees to kill healthy 26-week-old infant for $7,000

(Video #10)

• Read the full report here: SEATTLE, WA: Fr. Pavone: Time for the Myths to Stop About Late Term Abortion
• LifeNews coverage: Abortion Clinic Caught Making Appointment for Abortion of Healthy 32-Week-Old Unborn Baby
• Church Militant (CM) interview with the National Director of Priests for Life- CM EXCLUSIVE: FR. FRANK PAVONE DESTROYS LATE-TERM ABORTION MYTHS

(Video #11)

• Read the full report here: WASHINGTON D.C. – In Our Nation’s Capital, 26-Week Abortion Scheduled
• LifeNews coverage: Undercover Call Catches Abortion Clinic Offering to Kill Baby at 26 Weeks: “Yes, We Can Do That Tomorrow”
• LifeSiteNews coverage: This abortion center kills perfectly healthy babies who could survive outside the womb
• Live Action coverage: INVESTIGATIVE Abortion facility agrees to kill healthy 26-week-old baby for $6,200

(Video #12)

• Read the full report here: PHILADELPHIA, PA – Priests for Life Director: New Undercover Call Has Special Interest for Pennsylvania

(Video #13)

• Read the full report here: DETROIT, MI: In Michigan, “voluntary” abortion up to 24 weeks
• Live Action coverage: (CALL #1) Caught on tape: Late-term abortions done on healthy moms and babies

(Video #14)

• Read the full report here: WEST PALM BEACH, FL: PRO-ABORTION FEAR MONGERING DEBUNKED
• Live Action coverage: (CALL #2) Caught on tape: Late-term abortions done on healthy moms and babies
• LifeNews coverage: WATCH: Abortion Clinic Will Kill Viable Baby: “Does There Have to be Anything Wrong With the Baby?” “No.”

(Video #15)

• Read the full report here: BEVERLY HILLS, CA: PERFECTLY OK TO KILL AT 22 WEEKS, ABORTIONIST SAYS
• Tandem Report by Operation Rescue: “Abortionist to the Stars” Botches TWO Late Term Abortions During 911 Emergencies in 2017, Records Show
• Coverage by Church Militant: RITZY BEVERLY HILLS ABORTION MILL MASKS HORRIFIC TRUTH

(Video #16)

• Read the full report here: In Wisconsin “it’s really your choice”

(Video #17)

• Read the full report here: Planned Parenthood in Billings, MT “no reason needed to abort”

(Video #18)

• Read the full report here: Sen. Brown: Will you vote to save healthy babies from abortion?
• LifeNews coverage: Abortion Clinic Tells Undercover Caller It Aborts Babies Up to 21 Weeks and 6 Days, One Day Before Viability

(Video #19)

• Read the full report here: Late Term Abortion Calls Reveal, “It’s all about choice”
• LifeNews coverage: Abortion Clinic Will Abort Healthy 24-Week-Old Baby for Any Reason: “It Just Has to be Something You Want”

(Video #20)

• Read the full report here: Hope Clinic for Women in Illinois offers no Hope for Late Term Babies

(Video #21)

• Read the full report here: At Las Vegas mill, “birth control” means late-term abortion on demand

(Video #22)

• Read the full report here: Any reason is a good reason for an abortion at Oregon mill
• Church Militant coverage: WEBCAST UNVEILS NEW TOOLS TO CRUSH ABORTION INDUSTRY’S LIES

(Video #23)

• Read the full report here: “I just don’t want it” is all you need for abortion at 23 weeks in New York
• LifeNews coverage: Woman With Healthy 23-Week-Old Baby Wants Abortion: “I Just Don’t Want It”

(Video #24)

• Read the full report here: Why does the law allow healthy babies at 24 weeks and beyond to be killed?
• LifeNews coverage: Abortion Clinic: We Will Kill Your Healthy 23-Week-Old Unborn Baby, You Just Need $3,300

(Video #25)

• Read the full report here: Add Phoenix to the list of places where late-term babies are legally killed

(Video #26)

• Read the full report here: Abortions Discounted for Veterans at Atlanta mill
• LifeNews coverage: Abortion Clinic Offers Discounts on 22-Week Abortions for Members of the Military

(Video #27)

• Read the full report here: Too late for abortion in Texas? Go to New Mexico!

(Video #28)

• Read the full report here: $2,000 to kill a healthy baby at 21 weeks in Little Rock
• LifeNews coverage: Abortion Clinic Tells Woman She Can Abort Her 21-Week-Old Unborn Baby: “It’s Your Body, Your Choice”

(Video #29)

• Read the full report here: Connecticut Among U.S. States Where Abortion is Legal to 22 Weeks
• LifeNews coverage: Woman Willing to Pay $2,200 to Abort Her Healthy 20 Week-Old Unborn Baby

(Video #30)

• Read the full report here: Frightening words: “Dr. Carhart is our only doctor here”

(Video #31)

• Read the full report here: Most important things for 20-week abortion in Richmond? $1,700 cash and a ride home

(Video #32)

• Read the full report here: Why does Planned Parenthood charge so much for abortion at 20 weeks?

(Video #33)

• Read the full report here: Why does Planned Parenthood charge so much for abortion at 20 weeks?

(Video #34)

• Read the full report here: Alabama and Minnesota included in states that allow late-term abortion

(Video #35)

• Read the full report here: Alabama and Minnesota included in states that allow late-term abortion

As we move forward with Abortion Free New Mexico we will continue our work uncovering and documenting abortion abuses at Southwestern Women’s Options and late term abortion killing centers located ALL ACROSS AMERICA.

• Contact Information for Abortion Free New Mexico

For more information or for the press:

Tara Shaver, Spokeswoman for Abortion Free New Mexico

Email: shavermissions@gmail.com

By Bud Shaver

Albuquerque, NM- Our Playlists include 4 categories of undercover projects:

1. NEW MEXICO ABORTION CARTEL EXPOSED
2. UNDERCOVER AT 37 WEEKS PROJECT
3. LATE TERM ABORTION ACROSS AMERICA
4. EXPOSED: NEW MEXICO ABORTION CLINICS ARE VIOLATING FDA PROTOCOLS

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1. NEW MEXICO ABORTION CARTEL EXPOSED: Abortion Free New Mexico released a 6 Part Series exposing the New Mexico Abortion Cartel. Abortion Free New Mexico documented the Abortion Landscape Shift in New Mexico since 2010, in parts 1-6 of this series. These reports highlight how the abortion cartel is in full retreat and that their plans of expansion throughout New Mexico have been stifled. We have a watchful eye on the entire state’s abortion facilities and have plans to continue working to systematically see that these facilities close down until New Mexico is an abortion free state.

• Read our reports here: 6 Part Series exposing the New Mexico Abortion Cartel

2. UNDERCOVER AT 37 WEEKS PROJECT: In this undercover project Abortion Free New Mexico takes viewers inside the notorious Southwestern Women’s Options (SWO) late term abortion facility. This project combines raw footage of dialogue with clinic staff and 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.The investigation also uncovered that the University of New Mexico (UNM), a publicly funded institution, is willing to collude with late term abortionists to deliver dead babies at UNM Hospital once a deadly injection is administered by abortionists at Southwestern Women’s Options, the nation’s most notorious late term abortion killing center.

• Read our reports here: UNDERCOVER AT 37 WEEKS- PRESSURE TO ABORT

3. LATE TERM ABORTION ACROSS AMERICA: Abortion Free New Mexico partnered with Priests for Life in this nation-wide project to expose that Late Term Abortion is more common in America than most people believe. In fact, this undercover project exposed that 28 states across America perform late term abortions. In all, Abortion Free New Mexico and Priests for Life have released 35 video’s that expose, LATE TERM ABORTION ACROSS AMERICA.

• Read our reports here: LATE TERM ABORTION ACROSS AMERICA

4. EXPOSED: NEW MEXICO ABORTION CLINICS ARE VIOLATING FDA PROTOCOLS In an undercover investigation, Abortion Free New Mexico called Hilltop Women’s Reproductive Clinic in Santa Teresa, and Southwestern Women’s Options in New Mexico to determine whether or not they are compliant with the prescriber agreement required by the FDA to prescribe Mifeprex (Mifepristone). Our investigation reveals that neither abortion facility has the proper ultrasound to diagnose ectopic pregnancies, which is a clear violation of the REMS requirements. As outlined in the FDA approved REMS document, prescribers of the abortion drug, Mifeprex (Mifepristone) must have the “ability to diagnose ectopic pregnancies.”

• Read our reports here: BREAKING: FDA COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST ABORTIONIST FRANZ THEARD
• NEW UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION EXPOSES SOUTHWESTERN WOMEN’S OPTIONS ALSO VIOLATING FDA PROTOCOLS
• BUSTED: TEXAS NURSE PERFORMING ILLEGAL MEDICAL ABORTIONS, COMPLAINTS FILED
• BREAKING: HILL TOP ABORTION FACILITY CLOSES IN THE WAKE OF COMPLAINTS AND COVID SHUTDOWN

By Bud Shaver,

Albuquerque, NM- Abortion Free New Mexico and Students for Life UNM hosted a FREE screening of the HUSH – Feature Documentary and held a Q&A session afterwards at The University of New Mexico – UNM.

This event was not Pro-Choice vs. Pro-Life… but PRO-INFORMATION!

Click here to watch the trailer

We extended an invitation to several pro-abortion student groups at UNM and even asked them to include a physician of their “Choice” for the Q&A session…but they only showed up to protest and steal ALL of our information off our table!

• ? HUSH Screening at UNM #Start A Healthy Conversation
• Invitation Extended To Local Pro-Abortion Groups To HUSH Screening at UNM
• Abortion Free New Mexico Co-Sponsors HUSH Documentary Screening with Students For Life UNM

IRONICALLY the Director of HUSH, Punam Kumar Gill, is a Pro-Choice feminist who produced the HUSH film to begin a healthy conversation about how LEGITIMATE fact-based scientific research proving the harmful effects of abortion is being suppressed by the “Pro-Choice” community. She saw that the BIAS among her own base must be addressed if there will ever be a chance to truly #StartAHealthyConversation about abortion and women’s health…

Despite Abortion Free New Mexico and Students for Life UNM’s willingness to reach out to the “Pro-Choice” community in Albuquerque, they refused to participate in a healthy conversation surrounding the facts presented in HUSHfilm.com

(Pictured- Fr. Stephen Imbarrato, Tara Shaver, physician Maryrose Turner, and Emily President of Students for Life UNM)

Tara Shaver issued the following statement,

“Abortion always ends the life of a child, but women have no idea how abortion will effect them in the years to come. The majority of ‘pro-choice’ proponents and abortion mills in this nation are not informing women of the true nature of abortion when it pertains to women’s health. This is why I applaud Punam Kumar Gill, the director, of HUSHfilm.com and the producers who had the courage and strength to go against the tide amongst her own ‘pro-choice’ community.

The information presented in HUSH is invaluable and relevant in today’s culture where abortion is used as birth control and is often the only choice that women with unplanned pregnancies are offered help for among the radicalized ‘pro-choice’ community.

I’ve witnessed this firsthand. A few months ago I took a teenage pregnant mother to her first OBGYN prenatal appointment at a University of New Mexico health clinic. That morning right before her appointment she had an argument in the waiting room with her teenage boyfriend and when we were taken back to visit with a doctor this mom was visibly upset. Pregnancy can be a difficult and emotional time for any woman, but how do you think the doctor responded to this situation?

Instead of providing positive reinforcement that this too shall pass, the University of New Mexico doctor immediately questioned if she wanted to keep the baby and assured her that she still had options and could terminate the pregnancy! If life throws the smallest curveball at a young mom who is pregnant the ‘pro-choice’ world tells her that having an abortion will somehow remedy her situation. However, all the abortion will do is rob her from indescribable joy and potentially leave her scarred both physically and emotionally in ways that are never explained to her beforehand.

When women are 20 and have an abortion they don’t think about how it will negatively effect their physical or mental health when they are 30, 40 or 50. All women need to unite together and stand for the truth about how abortion profoundly impacts those who obtain them. I proudly stand with those like Punam who are willing to use their voice for what is best for women despite any presuppositions.”

• Report by Priests for Life, the nation’s largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia.

Abortion Free New Mexico and Priests for Life, as part of their investigation exposing late-term abortion across America, today released undercover calls from Alabama and Minnesota.

Alabama Women’s Center in Hunstville performs abortions up to 22 weeks of pregnancy on healthy mothers carrying healthy babies. At 21 weeks of pregnancy, it costs $1,800 to have a healthy baby dismembered in the womb.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE UNDERCOVER CALL

In Minneapolis, Whole Woman’s Health performs elective late-term abortions through 24 weeks of pregnancy.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE UNDERCOVER CALL

Father Frank Pavone of Priests for Life and Bud and Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico released the following statement regarding the two latest calls:

“In our undercover call, the abortion cartel in Minnesota emphatically states what this investigation has revealed, that late-term abortions can be obtained ‘for any reason.’ This investigation has exposed that 28 states and the District of Columbia are performing elective late-term abortions, some as late as 32 weeks of pregnancy, on healthy mothers carrying health babies.

“Today, the U.S. Senate will consider the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. Abortion Free New Mexico and Priests for Life stand with President Trump as he has called upon the Senate to pass this life-saving legislation and send it to his desk to be signed. Precious babies’ lives depend on its passage. Please contact your senators and ask them to support this legislation.”

The states that have been contacted during this undercover series are:  Alabama, Minnesota, Iowa, Utah, Virginia, Nebraska, Connecticut, Arkansas, Texas, Georgia, Arizona, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Nevada, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, Montana, Wyoming, California, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Washington, Maryland, Colorado, New Mexico, and Washington D.C.

• Read the previous report: Why does Planned Parenthood charge so much for abortion at 20 weeks?
• Click here to listen to all the undercover calls.

• Report by Priests for Life, the nation’s largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia.

As Alveda King, director of Civil Rights for the Unborn, and Priests for Life staff have begun calling U.S. senators’ offices about the upcoming vote on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, Abortion Free New Mexico and Priests for Life today released two new undercover calls to Planned Parenthood abortion centers that perform late term-abortions beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy. These abortions are being performed on healthy mothers carrying healthy babies.

If passed by the Senate and signed by President Trump, the Pain-Capable bill would ban abortion after 20 weeks, with some exceptions.

Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion provider killing over 321,384 babies in 2017 alone. In 2016 Planned Parenthood received $543.7 million tax payer dollars from the U.S. government and in spite of being a 501c3 non-profit organization they profited $98.5 million dollars in 2017.

Father Frank Pavone of Priests for Life and Bud and Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico released the following statement regarding the latest calls:

“Despite the claims that Planned Parenthood cares so much about women, the organization is not doing abortions for free. In fact, this undercover investigation exposes that Planned Parenthood in Salt Lake City, Utah, charges the highest fee of any abortion provider in the nation, a staggering $4,000 for an abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE UNDERCOVER CALL

“In the second undercover call exposing Planned Parenthood’s complicity in late-term abortions, Iowa is revealed to be another state performing abortions up to 21 weeks of pregnancy. In July 2017, Iowa lowered its abortion limit from 22 weeks to 21 weeks of pregnancy. By reducing the gestational limit by just one week, lives have been saved.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE UNDERCOVER CALL

“Next week the Senate will have the ability to pass legislation that will save even more lives by ensuring that every state in America will protect pain-capable babies starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy.

“Contact your senators, email them these videos, and urge them to support the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. This is a matter of life and death.”

Evangelist King noted that in her phone calls to Senate staffers, she is encouraging the lawmakers to vote for that bill, and letting them know she is praying for them.

“I pray that God leads every man and woman in the Senate to do the right thing and vote to save the babies,” she said. “It’s a small step to take, and it’s the right step.”

• Find your U.S. Senators contact information here.
• To listen to all the calls in the undercover series, go to PriestsforLife.org/LateTermAbortion

• Report by Priests for Life, the nation’s largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia.

In the latest undercover call released by Abortion Free New Mexico and Priests for Life, Virginia is revealed to be another state in America that is performing dangerous late-term abortions beyond the 20th week of pregnancy on healthy mothers carrying healthy babies.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE UNDERCOVER CALL

A staffer at the Richmond Medical Center for Women is adamant that the fee of $1,700 must be paid on the first day of the two-day procedure, and if the mom doesn’t have a ride home the second day, she’ll be admitted to the hospital for $9,000 out-of-pocket cost.

In a statement released today, Bud and Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico and Father Frank Pavone of Priests for Life said

“While abortion advocates claim that abortions are safe and rare, this investigation has revealed that late-term abortions are a common occurrence in many states all across the country. Second-trimester abortions are so risky for the mother that, in Virginia, abortionists are required to complete the final day of the procedure at a local hospital.

“Not only do late term abortions put the lives of women at risk, the procedure itself involves the painful dismemberment of the baby in the womb. In fact, Supreme Court Justice Kennedy, in his dissent to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2000 Stenberg v. Carhart decision, observed that in dismemberment abortions, “The fetus, in many cases, dies just as a human adult or child would: It bleeds to death as it is torn limb from limb. The fetus can be alive at the beginning of the dismemberment process and can survive for a time while its limbs are being torn off.”

The U.S. Senate has the opportunity to put an end to late-term abortions by passing the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S. 1922). Please contact your Senators and urge them to pass this common-sense legislation that will protect both mother and child from dangerous late term abortions.”

• Find your U.S. Senators contact information here.
• To listen to all the calls in the undercover series, go to PriestsforLife.org/LateTermAbortion

• Report by Priests for Life, the nation’s largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia.

Abortion Free New Mexico and Priests for Life are pressing forward with their undercover investigation to expose late-term abortion across America.

The latest phone call reveals notorious abortionist Leroy Carhart’s willingness to kill healthy babies of healthy mothers up to 22 weeks of pregnancy in Nebraska.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE UNDERCOVER CALL

Bud and Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico and Father Frank Pavone of Priests for Life released the following statement regarding Carhart:

“Carhart has a sordid history of bouncing from state to state, performing abortions into the latest stages of pregnancy. This notorious circuit riding abortionist’s opportunistic manipulation of the varying late-term abortion laws nationwide, resulted in the tragic death of Jennifer Morbelli in Maryland in February 2013, due to complications sustained during a third-trimester abortion at 33 weeks. The abortionist had already left Maryland to return to Nebraska when Mrs. Morbelli went into distress. Her family had to take her a local emergency room, where she died.

“Carhart’s careless and deadly behavior is the result of inconsistent laws between the states and demonstrates how vitally urgent it is for the Senate to pass the Pain- Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, scheduled for a vote next week. This bill will protect babies at 20 weeks of development and beyond and will make it impossible for abortionists like Carhart to kill babies in the late second trimester and third trimesters of pregnancy.”

• A previous recording in this undercover investigation revealed Carhart’s willingness to kill healthy babies of healthy mothers up to 28 weeks into pregnancy in Bethesda, MD

Priests for Life is leading a campaign to urge Democratic incumbents up for re-election in 10 Red States to vote in favor of the Pain-Capable Bill. Residents of the 10 states have been invited to sign an open letter to their senators.

• Find your U.S. Senators contact information here.

Watch this quick message from Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life

• Report by Priests for Life, the nation’s largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia.

It’s $2,200 out-of-pocket to kill a baby at 20 weeks at the Hartford Women’s Center in Connecticut.

The staffer there who answered a call from pro-life activist Tara Shaver seemed almost reluctant to give out information about abortion limits and costs to the caller. But since the abortion business exists to make money, she does ultimately tell Tara what she wants to know: Abortion is an elective procedure for healthy babies of healthy mothers.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE UNDERCOVER CALL

Father Frank Pavone of Priests for Life and Bud and Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico released the following statement regarding this latest call:

“In the 30th undercover call released by Abortion Free New Mexico and Priests for Life, Connecticut is exposed as yet another state in America performing elective late-term abortions on healthy mothers carrying healthy babies up to 22 weeks of pregnancy. The Hartford Women’s Center charges $2,200 for abortion at 20 weeks.

“We agree with President Donald J. Trump’s assertion in his historic speech to the March for Life on Jan. 19. The president said: ‘As you all know, Roe versus Wade has resulted in some of the most permissive abortion laws anywhere in the world. For example, in the United States, it’s one of only seven countries to allow elective late-term abortions along with China, North Korea and others… It is wrong. It has to change.’

“We stand with President Trump and join him in calling upon the Senate to pass the Pain- Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and send it to his desk for signing, thereby putting an end to painful late-term abortions nationwide.”

• To listen to all the calls, go to PriestsforLife.org/LateTermAbortion

LifeNews Coverage of recent reports:

• Abortion Clinic Tells Woman She Can Abort Her 21-Week-Old Unborn Baby: “It’s Your Body, Your Choice”
• Abortion Clinic Offers Discounts on 22-Week Abortions for Members of the Military
• Abortion Clinic: We Will Kill Your Healthy 23-Week-Old Unborn Baby, You Just Need $3,300

• Report by Priests for Life, the nation’s largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia.

At an abortion mill in Little Rock, staff sticks to the tired old mantra, “It’s your body, it’s your choice.”

Abortion Free New Mexico and Priests for Life released another undercover phone call today as part of its months-long effort to expose the reality of late-term abortion. In her call to Little Rock Family Planning Services, pro-life activist Tara Shaver learns that abortion is legal for healthy moms of healthy babies until 21 weeks.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE UNDERCOVER CALL

When asked if there are any laws against aborting a healthy baby so late in pregnancy, a staffer named Heather responds: “It’s up to you. That’s your choice. It’s your body, it’s your choice.” Heather also quotes prices: $1,750 for 20 weeks, $2,000 at 21 weeks.

In a statement released with the call, Bud and Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico and Father Frank Pavone of Priests for Life said:

“Even though Arkansas is considered to be a very pro-life state, in this 29th undercover recording, late-term abortions on healthy mothers carrying healthy babies are business as usual. This has been revealed to be the case time and time again all across America.

Despite claims that late-term abortions are rare and only done in extreme cases, this investigation has conclusively established that late-term abortions are primarily elective procedures. Pre-born babies are being exterminated every single day, brutally ripped out of the sanctuary of their mothers’ wombs. This cannot be ignored by our leaders any longer; please speak up for these babies by contacting your Senators and urging them to vote for the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.”

• Report by Priests for Life, the nation’s largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia.

The 28th undercover recording released by Abortion Free New Mexico and Priests for Life demonstrates the dire need for a federal law protecting children in the womb from abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Southwestern Women’s Surgery in Dallas, Texas is another abortion mill performing abortions up to 22 weeks of pregnancy on healthy babies who could live outside the womb if given the chance. In this recording the undercover caller probes the abortion worker by asking what would happen if she had to postpone her abortion beyond the 22-week Texas limit and is told that she would simply cross the state line from Texas to their sister clinic located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE UNDERCOVER CALL

Bud and Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico and Father Frank Pavone of Priests for Life issued the following statement today:

“By crossing the border from one state to another, a woman is able to obtain an elective abortion into the third trimester of pregnancy. Their sister clinic is the notorious Southwestern Women’s Options, which earlier in this investigation scheduled an undercover caller posing as 30 weeks pregnant for a third trimester abortion, simply because ‘life happens’ and having another child would put undue added strain on her marriage.

“As shocking as it is for the American people to learn about the prevalence of late-term abortions, it is equally disturbing that the abortion industry is capitalizing on the lack of a federal mandate to protect pre-born babies in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.

“Contact your Senators and urge them to support the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act so that every baby over 20 weeks old in the womb is protected throughout this nation.”

• Report by Priests for Life, the nation’s largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia.

Apparently abortions are sold at a discounted rate for some moms at the Feminist Women’s Health Center in Atlanta.

In the latest undercover call released by Priests for Life and Abortion Free New Mexico, the staffer who answered the phone wants to know if the caller qualifies for a discount rate by having Medicaid or serving in the military. The full rate for those healthy moms who want to abort a healthy baby at 20 weeks, it will cost $1,670.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE UNDERCOVER CALL

Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, and Bud and Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico released the following statement today:

“Abortion Free New Mexico and Priests for Life continue to document states all across America that are performing late-term abortions beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy. Georgia law allows babies to be killed in the womb up to 22 weeks of pregnancy. Feminist Women’s Health Center screens patients to see if they have Medicaid to fund the abortion which, at 20 weeks of pregnancy, is $1,670. They also ask if you are “serving in the military” to qualify for a discount. Once again, this investigation reveals that it only takes a matter of minutes for a healthy mother who is pregnant with a healthy baby to schedule a late-term abortion in this country.”

• To hear all the calls in the undercover series, go to PriestsForLife.org/LateTermAbortion.
• To contact your senators about supporting the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, go to StopAbortionNow.org.

• Report by Priests for Life, the nation’s largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia.

Abortionist DeShawn Taylor, who previously was caught on undercover video joking about what a workout it is to dismember a baby in a late-term abortion, is apparently still building her biceps.

In the latest undercover call released by Priests for Life and Abortion Free New Mexico, a staffer at Taylor’s Phoenix abortion mill books an appointment for a woman who said she is a healthy mom pregnant with a healthy baby.

The majority of the call is spent talking about price — $2,300 for an abortion at 22 weeks and $2,500 one week later.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE UNDERCOVER CALL

Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, and Bud and Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico, released the following statement regarding the call:

“Arizona is another state in the long list of places across America where late-term abortions are a common occurrence. In this undercover call to Desert Star Family Planning, the caller makes sure that she can have an abortion at 22 weeks of pregnancy even though she is healthy and there are no abnormalities with the baby. She is told the clinic does elective abortions through 23 weeks and 6 days of pregnancy.

“DeShawn Taylor, the abortionist at Desert Star Family Planning, who was confirmed to be the one to perform this particular late-term abortion, made national news earlier this year when the Center for Medical Progress released footage of conversations with her about the harvest and sale of aborted baby remains. She was caught on video joking about the brutality of the late-term procedure stating, ‘It takes a bit more [arm strength to dismember a late term baby]. I have to hit the gym for this.’

“In addition to these babies being fully developed enough to survive outside the womb between 22-24 weeks of pregnancy, their lucrative body parts, organs and tissues are then being harvested for experimental research.”

• To hear all the calls in the undercover series, go to PriestsForLife.org/LateTermAbortion.
• To contact your senators about supporting the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, go to StopAbortionNow.org.

• Report by Priests for Life, the nation’s largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia.

Priests for Life this week hosted a briefing in the Senate Russell Building in Washington, D.C., on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and specifically on undercover calls Priests for Life has released. House and Senate staffers attended.

Also this week, Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, hosted a national webcast on the same topic. You can listen to the webcast here.

These informational sessions focused on a series of undercover calls that Priests for Life is commissioning with Abortion Free New Mexico The calls are being made to legal abortion clinics and are designed to educate the public that healthy babies carried by healthy mothers are being killed in the later stages of pregnancy. This information can help prepare the U.S. Senate for the vital vote coming up on the Pain-Capable bill this month.

Today, the 25^th undercover call was released, demonstrating that abortion to 23 weeks and six days weeks is legal in Massachusetts and available to anyone who can come up with $3,300. Previous calls have revealed that healthy babies can be scheduled for termination at 32 weeks.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE UNDERCOVER CALL

In a joint statement released today, Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, and Bud and Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico, noted that:

“Late-term abortions are occurring in our country more frequently than most Americans are led to believe. This investigation has revealed that late-term abortions are an elective procedure, women do not have to be experiencing health issues and there doesn’t need to be anything abnormal about the baby they are carrying to legally obtain one.

“In Brookline, Massachusetts, the abortion worker makes it clear that Women’s Health Services does elective late-term abortions through 23 weeks and 6 days of pregnancy simply because state law allows it. Babies at this age are able to live outside the womb and they should have every legal right to do so.

“Please contact your U.S. Senator and urge them to vote for the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act so that these babies can be protected from inhumane late term abortions.”

• To hear all the calls in the undercover series, go to PriestsForLife.org/LateTermAbortion.
• To contact your senators about supporting the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, go to StopAbortionNow.org.

A second webcast for clergy is scheduled for Thursday, January 11 at 3 p.m. EST. Please share with your Pastor or Priest. 

• Join the clergy webcast here: Help us Protect Babies in the womb who feel Pain

By Bud Shaver

Albuquerque, NM– Abortion Free New Mexico has been working with Priests for Life to release 24 undercover phone calls to late term abortion mills across 16 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.). Each one of these calls documents the willingness of the abortion industry to perform late term abortions on healthy mothers who are pregnant with healthy babies from 20 weeks of pregnancy and beyond. These calls cut through the pro-abortion rhetoric and exposes their lies about the necessity of late term abortions. These recordings give the public the opportunity to hear the abortion industry in their own words, that late term abortions are common and done electively on babies that are healthy.

Special Webcast held last night with Tara Shaver and Fr. Frank Pavone. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE REPLAY OF THE WEBCAST

Why support the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act?

• By focusing on pain, we are able to humanize the baby in the womb. the questions become: Who feels pain? How do they feel pain? How do we stop them from feeling pain?
• Every life is unique, precious, and unrepeatable. This legislation is a small step toward protecting every baby. If we can end late term abortion at 20 weeks, we will be halfway towards our ultimate goal: Over turning Roe vs. Wade and protecting all of the babies!
• Public support is overwhelmingly behind this legislation. The pro-life community and the pro-abortion contingency agree that late term abortion is too extreme and must end.
• This legislation has been passed in multiple states (17) across America.

What can you do?

• Call and email your U.S. Senators and ask them to support the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. Find your Senator here.
• If you have already contacted your U.S. Senator, contact them AGAIN.
• Share this information and encourage everyone you know to contact their U.S. Senator.
• Share these video’s and information on social media.

“We want people to download the recordings and transcripts and share them far and wide, in their churches, on social media and in whatever other way they can,” Father Frank Pavone​, national director of Priests for Life.

• You can download the recordings and transcripts here: Exposed: Late Term Abortion

For Clergy

“We want pastors to preach about this and candidates to be challenged in town hall meetings,” Fr. Pavone said. Tara Shaver​ of Abortion Free New Mexico and Irene Zamorano, a member of Silent No More Awareness Campaign, will be guests on the webcast.

A second webcast for clergy is scheduled for Thursday, January 11 at 3 p.m. EST. Please share with your Pastor or Priest.

• Join the clergy webcast here: Help us Protect Babies in the womb who feel Pain

RELATED:

• Church Militant published an article about our work with Priests for Life and webcast: WEBCAST UNVEILS NEW TOOLS TO CRUSH ABORTION INDUSTRY’S LIES
• MISSED IT: CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE REPLAY OF THE WEBCAST