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By Tara Shaver #ProtestPP: Albuquerque, New Mexico – Sponsored by Protest ABQ, 40 Days for Life, and Priests for Life In October 1916, Margaret Sanger opened her first birth control clinic, which later expanded into the American Birth Control League which was renamed Planned Parenthood in 1942. They performed their first abortion in 1970 and have since become the nation’s largest abortion chain and foremost advocate of abortion on demand. As Planned Parenthood turns 100, #ProtestPP confronted them with prayer and protest— held at their facilities throughout the United States on October 15. Protest ABQ joined 40 Days For Life (Holy Child Parish’s prayer day) at the Albuquerque Planned Parenthood facility to protest and pray…

Dear Pro-Life Friend, This month the National Catholic Register published a timely comprehensive report about our efforts here in New Mexico: “Congressional Investigation Documents University of New Mexico’s Use of Aborted Fetal Tissue: According to the report, university and state officials do not appear to be addressing the matter.” Here is an excerpt from the National Catholic Register: “Our research and the alarms we’ve been sounding over the years have finally paid off and turned into the panel investigating,” said Tara Shaver, a pro-life missionary with Protest ABQ, an Albuquerque-based pro-life organization. “This has been a collective effort that has been building for years. The [Center for Medical Progress] CMP…

By Tara Shaver Corrales, NM – There are three key seats in the New Mexico Senate where radical pro-abortion democrats need to be replaced to gain a republican majority in hopes of finally passing pro-life bills next session. According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, “Democrats have a 24-18 majority in the Senate. If Republicans can win three Senate seats, that would create a numerical tie. Republican Lt. Gov. John Sanchez, who presides over the Senate, would give his party a tie-breaking vote.” Protest ABQ has honed in on four races where Democrats are up against challengers: – Corrales-area Senate District 9 seat: Pro-Abortion Catholic, John Sapien is running against Republican challenger Diego Espinoza. – Belen-area…

(July 17, 2015- Protest/Press Conference Calling for a Statewide Investigation into Baby Body Parts Harvesting in New Mexico) PRAYERS ARE STILL NEEDED FOR NEW MEXICO By, Tara Shaver Washington D.C. – Yesterday we asked for your prayers regarding a hearing that was held today by the Congressional Select Panel on Infant Lives. At this hearing panel members were planning to consider releasing the deposition transcript of University of New Mexico (UNM) abortionist Eve Espey from May 11th of this year. Unfortunately, Chairman Blackburn’s resolution to release this deposition was removed from the agenda without explanation. Our hope is that this resolution will be considered in the future and that the public will be able to hear…

(July 17, 2015- Protest/Press Conference Calling for a Statewide Investigation into Baby Body Parts Harvesting in New Mexico) By Tara Shaver Washington D.C. – Operation Rescue reports that the U.S. House Panel on Infant Lives announced yesterday that it is voting tomorrow Wednesday, September 21, 2016 to release a May 11, 2016 deposition resulting from their investigation of the University of New Mexico – UNM. Back on June 23, 2016 the Select Panel issued a criminal referral to New Mexico Attorney General, Hector Balderas recommending that his office investigate potential violations of New Mexico law stemming from the partnership between the University of New Mexico and Southwestern Women’s Options (SWWO). Protest ABQ filed a formal criminal complaint with the Attorney General’s office over…

By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM – Catholic Senator, Michael Padilla (D) hosted a fundraiser “honoring” Maggie Toulouse Oliver, a radical pro-abortion candidate running for New Mexico Secretary of State. Protest ABQ peacefully protested this event to send the message that politicians should make their faith a priority over their party. Maggie Toulouse Oliver is a proud supporter of Planned Parenthood. In a post on Facebook back on January 28, 2015 Maggie stated, “I started my day with Planned Parenthood of New Mexico at their Breakfast of Champions honoring our state’s leaders who agree that politicians should not interfere with women’s personal health care decisions. It was great to see old…

THROWBACK THURSDAY… to August 29, 2012 By Bud Shaver (This post originally appeared on www.standforlife.net) Injustice taints and forever mars the ability to play the moral card. History records and reveals to the world what was done on behalf of those forever scarred. When you think of a father convicted of a heinous sexual crime that he did to his child, we don’t really care if he provided food, shelter, a good education, or even brought that child to church. One act of injustice forever mars his ability to claim that he was a good father. When you think of Christians who lived in the deep South in America during the…

Dear Pro-Life Friend, This month a University of New Mexico (UNM) insider shared an email with us from Paul Roth, Executive Vice President and CEO of UNM Health System that sheds light on his apparent deplorable management of the UNM Health System. This leak came days after a video recording of Paul Roth admitting to UNM faculty dissecting aborted baby brains during a summer youth workshop that was captured by a local pro-life advocate. This video has sent shockwaves through the pro-life community and has even penetrated the hearts of average Americans because of the callous disregard Roth displays on the video. The UNM whistleblower revealed Paul Roth’s desperate attempt to…

Planned Parenthood is Really Getting Desperate (Pic by Fr. Stephen Imbarrato: The Protest Priest) Fr. Stephen Imbarrato: The Protest Priest of Priests for Life issued the following statement, “Give courageously to PlannedParenthood!???? 100 years of care and purpose!??? ‘Give us your tired (moms), your poor (moms), your huddled masses (babies)…’ We will rip your babies from their poor mother’s womb, hack them up, and sell them for experimentation! AND THEY ARE JUST GETTING STARTED!?? Progress according to Planned Parenthood!? In a couple of decades or less, maybe they will be dismembering huddled newborns and ripping reproductive organs out of poor, tired moms! Defunding Planned Parenthood is like telling the devil he can’t…

(BUSTED: Dr. Paul Roth CEO ) By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- A University of New Mexico (UNM) insider has shared an email with Protest ABQ from Paul Roth, Executive Vice President and Chancellor for Health Sciences, CEO, UNM Health System and Dean, School of Medicine, that sheds light on his apparent deplorable management of the UNM Health System. This leak comes days after a video recording of Paul Roth admitting that aborted baby brains were dissected during a summer youth workshop hosted by UNM that was captured by local pro-life advocate Marcie May. This video has sent shockwaves through the pro-life community and has even penetrated the hearts of average Americans because of the callous disregard Roth displays on…

(Retired NASA Astronaut, Colonel Sid Gutierrez Picture by Protest ABQ) This is an editorial that my friend, retired US ASTRONAUT, SID GUTIERREZ wrote which the Albuquerque Journal refused to print. I am honored to have known Sid and his wife, Mary, the entire 11 years of my priesthood. Sid and Mary protest with me often in the greater Albuquerque area! Fr. Stephen Imbarrato: The Protest Priest Continuing Impact of a Deeply Flawed Ruling By Sid Gutierrez, Retired NASA Astronaut Practicing Grandfather Albuquerque, NM- The recent Supreme Court ruling on a Texas law requiring medical protections for women having abortions is yet another decision stemming from Roe v. Wade, the original case. Roe v. Wade has…

By Fr. Stephen Imbarrato: The Protest Priest New York Post: Sickening murder of 10-year-old ‘the most gruesome act of evil I’ve ever seen’ Albuquerque, NM- 10 YEAR POST BIRTH ABORTION!!!!! This is Susana Martinez’s New Mexico!!!! Reading this article, the horror and the evil jumps off the page, slaps you in the face, and breaks your heart. Dismembered, burned…the characterizations! “Unspeakable crime,” “most gruesome act of evil I have ever seen,” “A complete disregard for human life!” Who does this to a child? Who? We do! Every day! This was the sadistic 10 year post birth abortion of a pre-teen child! Wake up ABQ!!!! This is our city and state!…

By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- On August 16, 2016 The UNM Health Sciences Center held a meeting during which they discussed the recent scandal regarding their use of aborted babies for experiential research. In addition to having UNM student residents involved in this inhumane and controversial research, documents obtained by the U.S. House Select Panel on Human Lives recently revealed that UNM conducted a  summer youth workshop where aborted babies brains were dissected! New Mexico Alliance for Life was tipped off about the meeting late Monday night (Aug. 15th) and stated in their press release afterwards, “The UNM Board of Regents met today as well, and taxpayers showed up to ask more questions about these…

By Tara Shaver, Albuquerque, NM- A confidential informant has come forward to Protest ABQ with information about a 27 year old woman who suffered an incomplete abortion at the University of New Mexico Center for Reproductive Health (UNMCRH) abortion facility. The next day the woman was admitted to UNM Hospital with an elevated white blood cell count, rapid heart beat, fever and abdominal pain. According to the Mayo Clinic’s website, Patient “A” exhibited symptoms that warrant a sepsis diagnosis. On May 17, 2016 Patient A arrived at UNMCRH 19.6 weeks pregnant for a two day D&E abortion procedure. On this day laminaria was inserted into Patient A’s cervix for artificial dilation despite the fact that she wasn’t…

By Fr. Stephen Imbarrato: The Protest Priest ProtestChildkilling: Can We End Preborn Childkilling in 5 Years or Less? ProtestChildKilling is not another pro-life ministry or organization. ProtestChildKilling is a movement within the pro-life movement that believes we can end pre-born childkilling in 5 years or less by effectively utilizing 2 civil rights models that have been successful in the past. Martin Luther King Jr. successfully used sustained national peaceful protests in the 1960s to gain civil rights for blacks in the United States. Lech Walesa and the Solidarity Movement used the threat and eventual implementation of peaceful national strikes to cause the communists to leave Poland in the 1980s. Today we are faced with an immoral and corrupt government that is becoming more…

By Tara Shaver, Albuquerque, NM- In an exclusive interview with The Hub of New Mexico, Congressman Steve Pearce takes on the baby body parts scandal happening in New Mexico head on. Without mincing words, the congressman talks about the lack of transparency within the University of New Mexico (UNM) and the silence of New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez and other leaders. Congressman Pearce correctly stated that, “New Mexico has evolved into the largest, the most abortion friendly state in the country right under our eyes and I for one do not think it’s appropriate.” According to Pearce, in 2015, members of the Select Panel on Infant Lives brought to his attention that…

JULY NEWSLETTER 2016- Dear Pro-Life Friend, This month the pro-aborts continued to characterize us as extremists! This time the attacks came from U.S. House Democrats in a public letter to the New Mexico Attorney General. Their goal was to use their authority to thwart and undermine the investigation initiated by our formal complaint from last year, which was subsequently substantiated by a criminal referral from U.S. House Republicans. What the enemy intends for evil, God can use for His Glory. This public attack gave us the opportunity to respond! The ABQ Journal published an article with our response to the Democrats accusation that we are extremists: Dems challenge allegations against UNM– “Tara…

By Tara Shaver Rio Rancho, NM- Protest ABQ will be protesting Congressman Ben Ray Luján at his Congressional office in Rio Rancho, New Mexico during his speech at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night. (Ben R. Luján, yet another pro-abort Catholic Dem) New Mexican’s will no longer tolerate politicians that claim to be Christian but are radically pro-abortion! As the Democratic party moves more and more to the left and embraces regressive policies hostile to religious liberties and free speech, they also represent the biggest obstacle to overturning Roe vs. Wade. While the RNC just ratified the most pro-life party platform EVER…the DNC just ratified the most radical pro-abortion party platform EVER! The line drawn in the sand has never been more defined…

By, Fr. Stephen Imbarrato: The Protest Priest, founder of Protest ABQ Albuquerque, NM- Recently the Albuquerque Journal ran an article pointing out how the political fortunes of New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez have taken a downturn in the last 4 years. Indeed, 4 years ago, Governor Martinez was a bright star in the Republican party as the first female latina governor. She still is the head of the Republican Governor’s Association, but clearly she does not have the political profile she enjoyed even a year or two ago. See Cosmopolitan article here: Are Anti-Abortion Activists Determined to Topple Their Pro-Life Governor? I would like to posit what happened to Governor Susana and her fall from…

“Now is the time for the Republican Party to take a bold stand for human life and defund the nation’s abortion giant, Planned Parenthood. With the Democratic Party proposing a radical pro-abortion platform which is out of touch with the moral compass of the American people, it is vitally important for the Republican Party to build a platform that gives Americans an opportunity to vote according to their conscience this November.” Bud Shaver, executive director of Protest ABQ Cleveland, OH- Protest ABQ joined a coalition of the nations leading pro-life activist organizations led by Created Equal for #OperationRNC which included: Operation Rescue, Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust, Citizens for A Pro-Life Society, Rev. Mahoney and Fr. Stephen Imbarrato: The Protest Priest of Priests for Life in Cleveland, Ohio (July…

“The eyes of the world will be focused on Cleveland, OH this summer as the GOP nominates their candidate for the President of the United States. Decisions will be made at the convention that will influence our nation for a generation. A coalition of pro-life groups and activists is forming to take advantage of this historic opportunity to collectively raise our voice for the preborn. We demand the Republican Party continue to defend the preborn, but we are also calling our nation to repent for 43 years of unabated child killing.” ~Mark Harrington, National Director of Created Equal Cleveland, OH- Protest ABQ will be joining Created Equal, Operation Rescue, Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust, Citizens for…

By Bud Shaver According to a report by Live Action News: “It was the best of times (for abortionists). It was the worst of times (for babies). The House Select Panel on Infant Lives produced a 291-page document that was used to refer the University of New Mexico to the state’s attorney general for potential criminal charges regarding alleged fetal tissue donation violations. The background of the University of New Mexico’s involvement in abortion is revealed to be a focused plot between two doctors. Two persistent, abortion-focused doctors, Doctor #1 and Doctor #2, were the masterminds in a massive abortion plan.” Live Action News reveals the identity of Doctor’s #1 and #2 as… #1- Eve Espey  #2- Larry…

New Mexico Leaders Must Stand Up for the Babies JUNE NEWSLETTER 2016- Dear Pro-Life Friend, God continues to move in New Mexico in ways that only He can. A bright moment this month came when the US Select Panel that subpoenaed UNM and Southwestern Women’s Options announced that a criminal referral had been issued to our Attorney General based on their findings. Essentially they believe that laws have been violated and they have asked local authorities to investigate further and yield justice where appropriate. This could not be a coincidence and is just the God-given reinforcements we’ve needed for years. In fact 11 months ago we filed a formal complaint…

Albuquerque, NM- Protest ABQ launched the second round of their postcard campaign today exposing religious pro-abortion Catholic Democrats. This batch of postcards have been mailed into the districts of New Mexico State Senators Jerry Ortiz y Pino and Jacob Candelaria. Round 1 focused on Catholic Senators Michael Sanchez, Bill O’ Neill and United Methodist Christian Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto. These postcards were mailed just before New Mexico’s primary election day on June 7. Senators Ortiz y Pino and Candelaria have consistently opposed ALL pro-life legislation introduced into the Senate Public Affairs committee that Pino chairs. During the 2015 legislative session Senators Jerry Ortiz y Pino, Jacob Candelaria, Bill O’ Neil, and Daniel Ivey-Soto voted to kill SB 437, Physician Admitting Privileges for Abortions introduced by Sen.…

“While the SCOTUS decision undermines the good work of the pro-life community in Texas; in New Mexico, the late term abortion capital of the nation, the door still remains open to pass constitutional legislation regulating third trimester abortion facility Southwestern Women’s Options. We are determined to keep pressing forward and to make every effort to protect both mom and baby.” Tara Shaver, Spokeswoman for Protest ABQ  Here is an analysis by Protest ABQ’s chief leading counsel on the ruling handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court: By Angelo Artuso, Chief Legal Counsel for Protest ABQ  Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, issued yesterday, June 27, 2016, in Whole Woman’s…

July, 18, 2015 Protest and Press Conference sponsored by Protest ABQ Protest ABQ’s TIMELINE RECAP: July 14, 2015 – The Center for Medical Progress released the first of a series of groundbreaking undercover video exposing the illegal trafficking of human body parts. July 15, 2015 – Protest ABQ issued a press release calling on New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez and NM Attorney General Hector Balderas to launch an investigation into SWO and UNM based on two consent forms obtained by Protest ABQ revealing the practice of baby body part harvesting in New Mexico. Read press release here: Are NM Abortion Clinics Harvesting Body Parts? Protest ABQ Demands An Investigation July 17, 2015 – Protest ABQ holds protest and press…

(Pictured Above- Protest and Press Conference, July 17, 2015: Demanding Answers regarding SWO consent form indicating baby body part harvesting and their ties to UNM) CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PRESS CONFERENCE By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- On June 23, 2016, the U.S. House of Representatives Select Investigative Panel issued a criminal referral to New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas with evidence that the University of New Mexico (UNM) and late term abortion facility Southwestern Women’s Options (SWO) may be in violation of local and federal law. Protest ABQ would like to thank the U.S. House Select Committee for their actions to hold the out of control and unregulated abortion cartel accountable in New Mexico. This has been…

Protest ABQ Drops Postcards Exposing Religious Pro-Abortion Democrat Senators

Crossing the 'Abortion Desert'...to New Mexico ABORTION CAPITAL...WHY ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO?

Dear Pro-Life Friend, New Mexico doesn’t have any laws to protect the pre-born children who die daily in our midst. It is the “Abortion Capital of the Southwest” and Albuquerque is known nationally as the “Late-Term Abortion Capital of the Country.” That is why Protest ABQ has been and will continue to urge Republican leadership to speak up about this horrible tragedy and put together a strategy to pass un-compromised pro-life legislation. This month we spent time in protest reminding the New Mexico GOP that their constituents want them to stand up for the babies,…once they do, we will stand down. (RGA Governors Summit Hosted by Susana Martinez) This month New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez hosted her fellow Governors for…

(Image Credit Fox News) By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- Protest ABQ has always maintained peaceful protests throughout Albuquerque and beyond, this is because we are opposed to all forms of violence. In fact, our mission is to protect the most defenseless among us, children in the womb, from the ultimate act of violence: abortion. On Tuesday, May 24th Albuquerque experienced a protest that really became a riot because these efforts are fueled not by love but by hate and anger. This riot was one of many throughout the nation focused on opposing Donald Trump’s presidential campaign rallies. One of the main groups organizing the anti-Trump agitation event in Albuquerque which ultimately resulted in violence against the…

CSA 6th Annual National Day of Prayer Week Friday May 6th- Prayer Theme: Abortion 3rd Speaker: Bud Shaver, Pro-Life Missionary- Pro-Life Witness and Executive Director of Protest ABQ [Outline] Title: Abortion is a Big Deal Intro: [Bible Passages] Sin in the Camp: Lesson of Ai (Joshua 7:3-11) We are at War: Strategies of the Enemy- Lesson of Balaam/Balak (Numbers 22: 10-12; 25: 1-3) – We as Church leaders need to confront this grave injustice. I’m giving you leaders permission to talk about abortion in your Churches (this sin is in our “camp” and in our nation.  The enemy has successfully compromised us all by this national sin. If we don’t confront it, like the sin…