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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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March 2017 Newsletter: Protest ABQ Triggers New Season With New Campaign…
By Bud and Tara Shaver The abortion cartel in New Mexico has been operating by it’s own standards for far too long, and now the state’s publicly funded university, UNM is involved in an unspeakable scandal of using aborted baby remains, for experimental research, from one of the most notorious late term abortion facilities in the nation. This requires immediate action and without peaceful and prayerful pressure there may never be any progress in this matter of life and death that weighs heavily on the state. Protest ABQ sponsored a press conference and peaceful protest at the state capital building in Santa Fe this month for our official launch of…
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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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February Newsletter 2017: New Opportunity For Hope
New Opportunity for Hope Dear Friends, This January we reflected on the fact that we began our pro-life ministry efforts a decade ago. (2007-2017) From Friendship Evangelists living in Flagstaff, AZ to Notorious Pro-Life Activists: Our battle in the trenches began a decade ago and we’ve never been the same. God moved in our hearts those many years ago and enabled us to make the commitment to seek justice for pre-born children, which we are still striving to do today. By 2009 we were serving in Los Angeles, CA alongside a passionate team of young people with Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust. One of our first stops in our cross…
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“Our Ultimate Hope…” Flashback to 2008 with Bud and Tara Shaver
(Survivors Campus Life Tour Bud and Tara Interview) Flashback to 2008 with Bud and Tara Shaver and witness our heart and hear our ultimate hope… Bud and Tara Shaver conduct an interview back in 2008 while on the Campus Life Tour with the Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust, “Our ultimate hope…” During our time with on tour with Survivors we visited over 180 college and high school campuses all across the country educating our peers with the truth about abortion. We were invading Liberal “Safe-Spaces” before it was cool! For more information about Survivors visit: www.survivors.la RELATED: Praying for Peace After a Decade of War: What this Inauguration Means to Us…
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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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San Clemente Parish Raised the Pro-Life Church Bar for 2017
…by hosting Protest ABQ By Tara Shaver Los Lunas, NM- San Clemente Parish in Los Lunas, New Mexico raised the pro-life bar for churches on this Sunday anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, January 22, 2017… by hosting Protest ABQ. They didn’t just mention abortion from the pulpit or simply preach a pro-life sermon… They set up an Abortion Holocaust Museum in their church and had a 45 minute presentation led by their youth group titled, “The Silent Holocaust”. That’s how you reset the pro-life church bar for 2017! Our family was very encouraged by this special presentation and by the zeal of the young people who are passionately pursuing a culture of…
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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…
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Protest ABQ Stands With U.S. Congressman Pearce, “Respecting Human Life is Relevant to New Mexico”
By Tara Shaver, Albuquerque, NM- Congressman Steve Pearce (R- District 2) issued a statement today in response to the Select Panel on Infant Lives’ final report and second criminal referral that was given to New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas. Pearce urges state and University of New Mexico leaders to address violations that have been uncovered by the panel over the course of their year long investigation. (New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas) Protest ABQ appreciates Congressman Pearce’s public leadership and his demand for accountability. Respecting human life and ensuring that the rule of law is equally applied is relevant to New Mexico and and we stand with Congressman Pearce when he states, I…
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House Select Panel Releases Final Report: Confirms Atrocities, Validates Years of Research
By Tara Shaver, Albuquerque, NM- The Select Panel on Infant Lives has issued their final 471 page report after a year long in depth investigation into the trafficking of aborted fetal remains throughout the nation. This investigation has uncovered so much and produced vital information that has culminated in various criminal referrals including to our own New Mexico Attorney General. Protest ABQ applauds the work of the House Select Panel and would also like to acknowledge the real unsung heroes of this entire investigation, our friends and mentors Troy Newman and Cheryl Sullenger. This report vindicates decades of their tireless research revealing abortion abuses nationwide. In fact, it was Operation Rescue who deployed us to New Mexico in 2010 and have collaborated…
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2016 Year In Review: Top 5 Highlights
Dear Friends, As 2016 comes to an end, we’d like to share with you a glimpse into the past year of ministry here in New Mexico. Each year as we look back, we are amazed by how God has moved and worked to further peel back the layers of New Mexico’s stony heart. The battle for life is fierce here in the desert but the Lord keeps moving us forward and blessing our efforts. Thank you for standing with us and for your prayers and support! #5 – Albuquerque’s anti-abortion crusaders: Bud and Tara Shaver take no prisoners in their ‘culture of life’ campaign. (Picture from the Albuquerque Journal) 2016 marked 6 years of ministry…
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U.S. Congress Issues SECOND Criminal Referral To NM Attorney General
Albuquerque, NM – The U.S. Congress Select Investigative Committee has issued a SECOND criminal referral to New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas. Let’s take a look back at how the Abortion Cartel’s atrocities catapulted New Mexico into the national spotlight… Protest ABQ’s TIMELINE RECAP: New Mexico Baby Body Parts Scandal Timeline Recap RELATED: Protest ABQ Sends Postcards Statewide Exposing AG Balderas
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December Newsletter 2016: New Focus For 2017
Dear Pro-Life Friend, Greetings! November was an amazing month on many fronts. Locally we announced our new focus for the coming year: Catholic Democrat New Mexico Attorney General (AG), Hector Balderas. We have teamed up with national organizations Operation Rescue and Priests for Life to call on our Attorney General to investigate and prosecute the University of New Mexico and Southwestern Women’s Options for their involvement in the use of aborted baby remains, and more. Even though a criminal referral has been handed down to AG Balderas from Congress, he has failed to act swiftly and pursue justice for the babies who are a mere commodity to the New Mexico abortion cartel. The reality…
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#GivingTuesday 2016: Support Pro-Life Ministries in New Mexico…
LifeMinistriesUS (Non-Profit Umbrella Ministry) Founded by Fr. Stephen Imbarrato: The Protest Priest: A consortium of ministries dedicated to obtaining constitutional protection (personhood) for unborn children from the moment of conception. Donate to one (or ALL) of the affiliate Ministries of LifeMinistriesUS: Protest ChildKilling: ProtestChildKilling.com A sustained national peaceful and prayerful protest movement utilizing the models of Martin Luther King’s civil rights protests and Poland’s Solidarity Movement to bring awareness that abortion on demand have made unborn children an excluded class in this country and they deserve constitutional protection from the moment of conception. Protest ABQ: ProtestABQ.com The local NM movement of Protestchildkilling. Pro-Life Witness:ProLifeWitness.org The pro-life missionary ministry of Bud and Tara Shaver. Project Love The…
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#GivingTuesday 2016: Hear it first from one of our donors about the impact of our ministry…
#GivingTuesday 2016: Support Pro-Life Missionaries We have the best supporters on the planet praying for us, encouraging us, standing with us and financially supporting us as pro-life missionaries. Yes, we are talking about YOU! You make the impact of our divine calling to be missionaries to New Mexico a reality in the lives of countless moms we’ve helped over the years and the babies who are alive today because you give financially. New Mexico is a different place than it was when we arrived 6 years ago and that is because of YOU! One gracious donor asked us if she could make an appeal for us. We had no idea what she would…
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Happy Thanksgiving From our Family to Yours
Blessings to You on this Thanksgiving Day! Today as we spend time with family and friends may we rejoice and be thankful above all for what Christ Jesus has accomplished on our behalf! We are thankful for you and all that you have made possible through your prayers, encouragement and support of our ministry here in New Mexico. We are also grateful to have learned today that there is one less late term abortionist killing babies up to the day of birth. Our friends at Operation Rescue reported today that Leroy Carhart has ceased performing these abortions in Maryland. Praise God! Thank you for believing with us that one day we will be able to…
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RELIGION UNDER ATTACK IN NEW MEXICO
(FBI involved! Chapel and foyer burned.) Arson suspected at Project Defending Life and Holy Innocents Chapel in ABQ…prayers please By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- Last night, Project Defending Life also known as Women’s Pregnancy Options was fire bombed. Thankfully no-one was hurt in this cowardly attack that took place in the middle of the night. PRAYERS ARE NEEDED FOR THIS AMAZING PRO-LIFE MINISTRY CENTER LOCATED IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO! “It is the pregnant women of New Mexico who will suffer the most from this senseless act of violence. Mothers in the midst of crisis pregnancies who are in need of tangible help and support will not have what they need until this center is up…
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National Anti-Abortion Coalition Joins Protest ABQ Demanding Accountability In New Mexico
Strategic Protests and other Public Awareness Efforts Directed at NM Attorney General, Hector Balderas Announced… By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- One of the nations leading pro-life organizations, Operation Rescue has made an appeal to House Speaker, Paul Ryan urging him to extend the Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives into the next Congressional session. This extension would allow the panel more time to complete their investigation into the illegal trafficking and selling of aborted baby remains by Planned Parenthood and others who have not fully cooperated with their investigation. On June 23, 2016 the Select Panel on Infant Lives issued a criminal referral to New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas on the basis that the University of New Mexico…
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Hopeful Victory For Pre-Born Children In Our Country and New Mexico
By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- Yesterday’s election proved to be a hopeful victory for pre-born children in our nation and in New Mexico with Donald Trump winning the presidential race in our country. Donald Trump has surrounded himself, thus far, with solidly pro-life advisors and has vowed to appoint Supreme Court Justices that will protect the Constitution and overturn Roe v. Wade. Republicans also maintained control of the House and Senate which is important moving forward to ensure that solid uncompromised pro-life legislation is passed. The Senate will be a key focal point as now there is the opportunity to appoint a solid Supreme Court Justice to fill the deep constitutional…
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ABQ RAW: Albuquerque, New Mexico late term ABORTION capital of America (VIDEO)
This Is About As RAW As It Gets… Albuquerque, NM – In an effort to create more awareness about late-term abortion in New Mexico ABQ RAW contacted Protest ABQ seeking answers about the hard facts related to abortion, how abortion in America came to pass, and why it’s important to engage our culture from a Christian perspective. CLICK HERE to make a donation that will keep us in the fight for life here in New Mexico against unrelenting evil! ABQ RAW interviewed Tara Shaver, spokeswoman for Protest ABQ and takes a hard, honest look into the reality of ABORTION. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO PRODUCED BY ABQ RAW Created Equal provided the abortion victim photographs on the Protest ABQ Truth Truck. For the photograph authenticity, see:…
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Unique, Spirit Led Ministry In New Mexico…We Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way!
Major Project Launching Next Month. Stay Tuned… Dear Pro-Life Friend, Our ministry in New Mexico is unique and Holy Spirit led. We don’t do what is popular, comfortable or expected…we do what is necessary. In a meeting this month with an evangelical Pastor, Fr. Stephen Imbarrato mentioned that we (us and him) are the odd-couple of the pro-life movement because of our deep love and commitment to each other as Catholic and Evangelical partners, in fact, Fr. Imbarrato has described our relationship akin to a marriage… and we grow closer and stronger with each battle that Christ leads us through. Currently we are in a season of holding Catholic pro-abortion…
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New Mexico Vote Pro-Life
By Tara Shaver, Protest ABQ sponsored TWO concurrent “Vote Pro-Life” Protests in Los Lunas and Edgewood, New Mexico on Friday October 28, 2016! For two weekends in a row Protest ABQ protested Senator Majority leader, Michael Sanchez who is radically pro-abortion and claims to be Catholic. Sanchez is facing challenger Greg Baca in this year’s election and it appears that those in his district are ready for someone else to represent them, someone who shares their pro-life and pro-family values. Read more here: PROTEST Sen. Michael Sanchez (D) Another Pro-Abortion Catholic Our prayer is that as we proclaim the truth in the public square all across New Mexico, that the holy spirit will bring…
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PROTEST Sen. Michael Sanchez (D) Another Pro-Abortion Catholic
By Tara Shaver, Belen, NM – Statewide early voting kicked off on Saturday, October 22, 2016 across New Mexico, so Protest ABQ went to Belen New Mexico to Protest NM State Senator, Michael Sanchez. Sanchez is yet another pro-abortion Catholic Democrat who is betraying his Christian faith by putting the Democrat party before his faith. Michael Sanchez’s Senate seat is being challenged by Republican, Greg Bacca. In New Mexico we are hoping to #DrainTheSwamp of career politicians like Michael Sanchez (Senator since 1993!) who’s putting the agenda of special interest groups who are funding his campaign, ahead of the best interests of New Mexico’s most vulnerable children, those living in the womb. Fr. Stephen Imbarrato: The Protest…
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The Protest Priest Votes For Trump! Urges Clergy to Publicly Endorse Trump or Hillary Prior to Election
By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM – In New Mexico we MUST take a stand against the unrestricted tyranny of the radical pro-abortion extremists and utilize the last peaceful option available to us…the ballot box! Come November 8th, we MUST vote for the candidate that will implement the most effective policies for The Late-Term Abortion Capital …of the World! In New Mexico, it’s an easy decision, the choice is clear… LISTEN TO TRUMP EXPOSE AND CONDEMN LATE-TERM ABORTION DURING THE LAST DEBATE Fr. Stephen Imbarrato: The Protest Priest and founder of Protest ABQ issued the following statement, “Considering the confused state of affairs here in the US where there is deep division among Catholics along 2 very disparate…
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VOTE TRUMP
Read Why New Mexico MUST Vote TRUMP: #ProtestPP We Must Protest Evil and We Must Vote Pro-Life on Nov. 8th
