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  • HIJACKED: ABQ City Budget Funds $250,000 To Planned Parenthood Only $100,000 To Barrett House

    HIJACKED: ABQ City Budget Funds $250,000 To Planned Parenthood Only $100,000 To Barrett House

    By Bud Shaver

    Albuquerque, New Mexico- Albuquerque City Councilor Renee Grout’s effort to re-appropriate $250,000 away from Planned Parenthood was hijacked Monday night, August 15, 2022, and ultimately failed. The Albuquerque City Council voted to approve an amended version of R-22-46 which will now give $250,000 to Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains as well as $100,000 to the Barrett House and $100,000 to the Community Energy Efficiency Project.

    The amendment that hijacked Grout’s original intent to prevent $250,000 taxpayer dollars from funding the nations largest abortion provider was sponsored by Councilors: Tammy Fiebelkorn (D), Trudy Jones (R) and Klarissa Pena (D). Once again a Republican, Trudy Jones, voted with liberal progressive democrats to ensure that Planned Parenthood will receive taxpayer dollars which violates the consciences of many residents in the city of Albuquerque.

    ​There were many present in support of Councilor Renee Grout’s amendment to re-approppriate the Planned Parenthood funds to the Barrett House, they spoke very rationally about the need to use those funds to help homeless women and their children which would alleviate some of the crisis our city is currently experiencing. Many shared that it makes more sense to use the funds for the immediate needs of our community and that taxpayers should never be forced to pay for abortions.

    Most of those who spoke in favor of  funding of Planned Parenthood were members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. They called for an increase in funding to Planned Parenthood due to the increased traffic the state anticipates in the wake of the overturning of Roe v Wade. The original sponsor of the bill, Tammy Fiebelkorn, agreed with their call for additional funds and she made it clear that she is an unapologetic supporter of the business that kills over 300,000 babies in the womb each year.

    Councilor Dan Lewis rightly pointed out,

    “Planned Parenthood of New Mexico performs surgical dismemberment abortions up to 5 months gestation and brings in an annual revenue of  $4.7 million dollars!”

    Lewis raised the question as to why Planned Parenthood need additional money from Albuquerque taxpayers. This unfortunately did not sway the 5 members of the council that ultimately voted to pass the bill. 

    • Isaac Benton, (D) District 2  
    • Klarissa Peña, (D) District 3
    •  Pat Davis, (D) District 6  
    • Tammy Fiebelkorn, (D) District 7  
    • Trudy Jones, (R)  District 8​

    “Abortion Free New Mexico is grateful for Councilor Grout’s effort to re-appropriate the funds away from Planned Parenthood and into the hands of organizations that provide real help for homeless women and children. Elections have consequences and the residents of Albuquerque must work to replace council members like Trudy Jones who depart from their party platform and refuse to listen to their constituents. Last night’s vote was unconscionable, reckless and should motivate us to change the makeup of our city council, ” stated Tara Shaver spokeswoman of Abortion Free New Mexico.

    If you live in District 8, which includes Albuquerque’s Far Northeast Heights and Foothills, please consider running for that City Council position to unseat Trudy Jones in November 2024.

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  • NEW DETAILS: Republican City Councilors Must Resign After Voting To Fund Planned Parenthood

    NEW DETAILS: Republican City Councilors Must Resign After Voting To Fund Planned Parenthood

    By Bud Shaver

    Albuquerque, New Mexico- Abortion Free New Mexico has obtained additional information, including video and documentation, outlining how the Albuquerque City Council voted to give Planned Parenthood of New Mexico $250,000 for fiscal year 2023.

    The vote in question was an amendment to the city’s operating budget. Each amendment requires a separate vote to be either approved or denied. The final outcome for Floor Amendment 13 below specifically states, that it “adds $250,000 for a Council directed sponsorship to Planned Parenthood of New Mexico” and was sponsored by Councilor Tammy Feilbelkorn. The  amendment also shows exactly who voted for it and who voted against it and two republicans voted for its passgage.

    Vote on Amendment 13 Giving… by Bud Shaver

    This amendment vote was taken separately from the overall budget vote. The budget vote passed by a 7-2 margin and the entire step by step process can be seen in the Albuquerque City Council twitter feed below.

    Albuquerque City Councilors: Isaac Benton (D-District 2), Klarissa Peña (D-District 3), Brook Bassan (R-District 4), Pat Davis, (D-District 6), Tammy Fiebelkorn (D-District 7), and Trudy Jones (R-District 8) voted in support of Amendment 13 and demonstrates to their constituents where they stand on the issue. These Councilors voted to give funds to the nations largest abortion provider and the organization that is at the forefront of promoting depraved sex education to minors as well as recently began offering gender affirming hormone therapy. Planned Parenthood has a radical anti-family and anti-life agenda that targets women and children and should never receive one dime from taxpayers.

    Abortion Free New Mexico would like to thank City Councilors Dan Lewis (R-District 5), Renée Grout (R-District 9) and Louie Sanchez (D-District 1) for voting against Amendment 13 in order to prevent the citizens of Albuquerque from forcible funding of the New Mexico abortion industry.

    “Abortion Free New Mexico is renewing the call to republican City Councilors Brook Bassan and Trudy Jones to resign immediately and to issue a public apology to their constituents. There must be accountability for leaders that have made the citizens of Albuquerque involuntarily responsible for the atrocities occurring at Planned Parenthood of New Mexico. I’m sure that the constituents in City Council Districts 4 and 8 are not happy about this misuse of funds and should contact Bassan or Jones immediately to express disapproval and ask for their resignation,” stated Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico.

    TAKE ACTION: Abortion Free New Mexico urges you to contact councilors Bassan and Jones to express your disapproval of their actions and to urge them to resign immediately. 

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  • BREAKING: ABQ Votes to Give $250,000 to Planned Parenthood

    BREAKING: ABQ Votes to Give $250,000 to Planned Parenthood

    By Bud Shaver

    Albuquerque, New Mexico- In an unprecedented move the Albuquerque City Council voted on Monday night, May 16th to amend the City of Albuquerque’s Operating Budget to include $250,000 to Planned Parenthood of New Mexico.

    In a 6-3 vote, two republican councilors, Brook Bassan and Trudy Jones, sided with pro-abortion liberal democrats and the abortion industry to approve the funding which will now be sent to democrat Mayor Tim Keller for his signature.

    Planned Parenthood as a 501c3 nonprofit organization already receives hundreds of millions of federal tax dollars each year, in spite of the fact that most Americans don’t want their tax dollars being used to prop up the abortion giant. Planned Parenthood aborted 354,871 children in the 2019-2020 fiscal year.

    In a press release sent from Julian Moya, public information officer for the Albuquerque City Council, it is noted that the $250,000 to Planned Parenthood is a “Council-directed sponsorship and was achieved by removing funds from other projects.”

    Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico issued the following statement,

    “The city of Albuquerque is already in crisis mode so it is completely absurd that the city council is stripping the funding of other city projects to prop up a failing abortion industry that is on the verge of collapsing nationwide with the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade. The city of Albuquerque is facing so many crisis situations that it is absurd to give $250,000 to the nation’s largest abortion provider. The taxpayers of Albuquerque should not be forced to foot the bill for Planned Parenthood’s non-essential abortion business. Abortion is not healthcare for women and women don’t need Planned Parenthood. The Republican city councilors, Brook Bassan and Trudy Jones, who voted to appropriate these funds should resign immediately and publicly apologize to their constituents for not properly representing our fiscal or social conservative values.”

    Abortion Free New Mexico urges you to contact councilors Bassan and Jones to express your disapproval of their actions and to urge them to resign immediately. 

    • Click here to contact them.