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PLANNED PARENTHOOD REOPENS SANTA FE FACILITY AS NEW MEXICO’S ABORTION INDUSTRY EXPANDS AMID NATIONAL CLINIC CLOSURES
As federal pressure mounts on Planned Parenthood nationally, New Mexico continues moving in the opposite direction—expanding abortion facilities, taxpayer funding, and chemical abortion access.
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ABORTION FREE NEW MEXICO CALLS UPON TRUMP TO FREEZE FUNDS USED BY NM MEDICAID TO FUND ABORTIONS
BREAKING!
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Save Your Seat: Year End Finale for Life
By Bud Shaver, Albuquerque, NM– Abortion Free New Mexico will be hosting our 3rd Annual Year End Finale for Life Appreciation Fundraising Dinner on November 16, 2023. This year’s guest speaker is Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue, a long time friend and mentor of New Mexico’s Pro-Life Missionaries, Bud and Tara Shaver. In fact, Bud and Tara worked for Operation Rescue before arriving in Albuquerque where they learned how to effectively close down abortion facilities and to bring accountability to an unregulated abortion industry. For many years abortionists were shutting their doors and progress was being made as we exposed this grisly industry. Unfortunately, abortions are now up 220% in New Mexico and we need some reinforcements and…
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Extreme Late-Term Abortionist Found Dead In Hotel At Drug Use Conference
By Bud Shaver, Albuquerque, New Mexico- Abortion Free New Mexico has learned that abortionist Carmen Landau, the primary late-term abortionist at Southwestern Women’s Options, was found dead “suddenly and unexpectedly” in her hotel room in Puerto Rico on October 14, 2022. Landau was attending the National Harm Reduction Conference, which promotes drug use by providing syringes and naloxone to users. She served as the medical director of the event. Tara Shaver, Spokeswoman for Abortion Free New Mexico, issued the following statement, For several years Abortion Free New Mexico has prayed for abortionist Carmen Landau, that she would walk away from the abortion industry and ultimately see the humanity of both women and their unborn children. It is our hope that before…
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Roe Overturned! Democracy Restored
(Photo credit above: Steve Helber/AP) By Bud Shaver, Albuquerque, New Mexico- In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade! Power has been restored back to the people, states all across the country can now enact and enforce just laws protecting the most vulnerable lives, those living and developing in their mothers womb. Tara Shaver, spokeswoman for Abortion Free New Mexico issued the following statement, Today’s SCOTUS decision will save countless lives and ushers in a new era of building a culture that loves life across this nation. The Supreme Court of the United States has finally reinstated democracy with the overruling of Roe v. Wade by restoring the legislative power…
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All-American Women Give Life To Their Children
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, New Mexico- Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico joined Owen Shroyer on the Infowars War Room to discuss how Late (Third Trimester) Full-Term abortions are not a conspiracy theory but a tragic reality. New Mexico is the proof. She also discusses our investigations over the past decade exposing New Mexico as the Late-Term Abortion Capital of the nation. Reports discussed: New Mexico Abortionist Faces Discipline for Botched 35 Week Abortion UNDERCOVER AT 37 WEEKS- PRESSURE TO ABORT REPORT: NEW MEXICO LEADS THE NATION WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF LATE TERM ABORTIONS “Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico has been fighting abortions in America for years, she is…
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UPDATE: New Mexico Facility And UNM Settled Wrongful Abortion Death Suit For Total Of $1.26 Million
Operation Rescue assisted Abortion Free New Mexico with the initial investigation and exposure of this tragedy. By Cheryl Sullenger, (Republished with the permission of Operation Rescue)Albuquerque, NM – Southwestern Women’s Options, a full-term abortion facility located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has settled a major medical malpractice/wrongful death suit for $900,000. According to the Albuquerque Journal, the settlement agreement was reached with the abortion facility last fall. “Southwestern Women’s Option clinic, in settling its part of the lawsuit, sought a confidentiality provision to bar the parties from discussing the settlement. They are specifically not permitted to disparage the clinic or its doctors, according to the settlement agreement, which was filed as an exhibit in the…
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We Will Continue To Give It Our All For A Better New Mexico!
By Bud Shaver, Albuquerque, New Mexico– Thank you for continuing to lift us up in prayer, for your encouragement and your support. With your help and God’s provision, our family is doing everything we can to change the direction of our state. Just when we think we couldn’t possibly add one more thing to our plate, the Lord opens the door for new opportunities. This month, we have been blessed with the ability to work at the grassroots level to not only pray and be a light in the darkness but to be proactive in our community as salt to help elect good leadership and preserve our God given rights. Please…
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REPORT: New Mexico Leads The Nation With The Highest Percentage of Late Term Abortions
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, New Mexico- According to the most recent data, published in 2019 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), New Mexico unfortunately leads the nation with the highest percentage of late-term abortions. In other words, late-term abortions represent 11.6% of all abortions performed in New Mexico. TABLE 10 of the CDC Abortion Surveillance — United States, 2019 report shows that New Mexico performed 406 late-term abortions (over 21 weeks gestation) which was 11.6% of the total number of abortions performed in the state (3,485) that year. By comparison, of the 43 states that met the CDC’s reporting requirements, (Nine states, California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York State, Pennsylvania,…
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IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW: UNDERCOVER AT 37 WEEKS- PRESSURE TO ABORT
By Bud Shaver, Abortion Free New Mexico Albuquerque, NM- Abortion Free New Mexico has released a more in-depth interview with Felicia, who went undercover into Southwestern Women’s Options, the nation’s most notorious late term abortion facility, while 37 weeks pregnant. World Net Daily described the first video, released last week, documenting Southwestern Women’s Options willingness to perform an abortion as late as 37 weeks of pregnancy as “stunning.” Felicia was the perfect operative to go inside to document just how far into the pregnancy Southwestern Women’s Options was willing to perform a late-term abortion since her son Jonah was diagnosed with Trisomy 18, while in utero as a result of two genetic tests. Two days…
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Looking Deeper: Analysis of Facts Proves Woman Died from Abortion — Not Pregnancy
Operation Rescue is assisting Abortion Free New Mexico with an investigation of this tragedy. Report by Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Vice President of Operation Rescue Albuquerque, NM – Tara Shaver opened the mysterious letter that arrived in the mail. She could hardly believe what she was reading. It was an anonymous tip that informed her a woman named Keisha Atkins had died from a late-term abortion on February 4, 2017. Shaver and her husband, Bud, who lead Abortion Free New Mexico, have spent years laboring in the pro-life trenches in Albuquerque exposing the largest late-term abortion facility in the United States, Southwestern Women’s Options, and its connections to the publicly-funded University of…
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Woman DEAD from Abortion at Late-Term Facility Currently Under Criminal Investigation
Keisha Maria Atkins, 23, died on February 4, 2017 — four days into a late-term abortion process at Southwestern Women’s Options abortion facility in Albuquerque, NM. Operation Rescue is assisting Abortion Free New Mexico with an investigation of this tragedy. Report by Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Vice President of Operation Rescue Albuquerque, NM – A woman has died as the result of a late-term abortion process initiated at Southwestern Women’s Options (SWO), in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is the largest abortion facility in the U.S. that openly specializes in abortions throughout all nine months of pregnancy. Abortion Free New Mexico obtained the autopsy report for Keisha Marie Atkins, 23, who died on…
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Part 4: Late Term Abortionists Arbitrarily Choose Who Lives and Dies in New Mexico
By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, NM- In part 4 of a 6 part series documenting the New Mexico Abortion Cartel, Abortion Free New Mexico (AFNM) takes a look at Southwestern Women’s Options (SWO), the nations largest late term abortion facility. Southwestern Women’s Options advertises on it’s website, “Elective Abortions through 28 weeks… Later Abortion for Maternal and Fetal Indications.” (Screenshot from SWO website) Previous reports by AFNM have revealed that SWO is drawing women from all across the world for barbaric full term abortions, thus making Albuquerque known nationally as the Late Term Abortion Capital. This report pulls back the curtain on the abortion cartel in New Mexico that is self regulating with arbitrary standards because of…
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June 2017 Newsletter: Abortion Free New Mexico Partners with Priests for Life to Expose Late Term Abortion
Dear Friends, We are excited to be working together with Priests for Life to raise national awareness about late term abortion. This month we released two undercover recordings which reveal that late term abortions are easy to obtain in New Mexico… for any reason and that the abortion cartel is more concerned about the profits they can make off of lucrative late term abortions than minors being exploited by sexual predators. Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, stated, “This latest undercover call continues to rip the veil off the abortion industry and show our nation what even most ‘prochoice’ people oppose: late term abortion of healthy babies,…
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Part 2: Planned Parenthood of New Mexico is on Life Support
Abortion Free New Mexico introduces Part 2 of a 6 Part Series exposing the NM Abortion Cartel Part 1: Abortion Landscape Shift in New Mexico Since 2010 Part 2: Planned Parenthood of New Mexico is on Life Support Part 3: Santa Teresa, NM: No Parent, No Problem 15 y/o TX Minor Obtains Abortion Part 4: Late Term Abortionists Arbitrarily Choose Who Lives and Dies in New Mexico Part 5: (VIDEO) COHORTS OF DEATH: UNDERCOVER AT 37 WEEKS EXPOSES UNM LATE TERM ABORTION COLLUSION Part 6: An Abortion Free New Mexico is the Goal By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, NM- In Part 1 of Abortion Free New Mexico’s series documenting the Abortion Landscape…
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Part 1: Abortion Landscape Shift in New Mexico Since 2010
Abortion Free New Mexico introduces Part 1 of a 6 Part Series exposing the NM Abortion Cartel Part 1: Abortion Landscape Shift in New Mexico Since 2010 Part 2: Planned Parenthood of New Mexico is on Life Support Part 3: Santa Teresa, NM: No Parent, No Problem 15 y/o TX Minor Obtains Abortion Part 4: Late Term Abortionists Arbitrarily Choose Who Lives and Dies in New Mexico Part 5: (VIDEO) COHORTS OF DEATH: UNDERCOVER AT 37 WEEKS EXPOSES UNM LATE TERM ABORTION COLLUSION Part 6: An Abortion Free New Mexico is the Goal By Bud Shaver Albuquerque, NM- In 2010 when we were invited to New Mexico as pro-life missionaries by Fr. Stephen Imbarrato, the abortion…
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One Week Until Launch…
By Bud and Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- Please join us on April 18th from 6-8pm for our official launch of Abortion Free New Mexico joined by local and national leaders. The Christian community is vital to making New Mexico abortion free, come find out how you can be an integral part of this new effort. When: Tuesday, April 18th from 6:00-8:00pm Where: 3200 Vista Grande NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 Why: For a special evening dedicated to making New Mexico abortion free. Mark your calendars to come support local Pro-Life Missionaries Bud & Tara Shaver. Hear about their pro-life journey and the strategy they are implementing to make New Mexico abortion free. Speakers Include: Troy Newman…
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Official Launch of Abortion Free New Mexico on April 18th
By Tara Shaver Protest ABQ was a campaign that was intended to only last a season, until the fruit of our protest efforts produced an environment where we can accomplish our ultimate goal: Abortion Free: New Mexico… Albuquerque, NM —Now that the Protest ABQ campaign has concluded, this does not mean that we are folding or backing down in ANY way. The protest efforts over the past 3 years have helped to produce a dramatic reversal and promising public policy shift in New Mexico. Now is the season for implementing proven strategies that will result in New Mexico becoming, Abortion Free. As Pro-Life Missionaries, serving in New Mexico since 2010 our research and public awareness efforts have helped to expose that New Mexico is…
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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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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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Hispanics Targeted for Death by Abortion According to 2013 New Mexico Vital Statistics
Hispanics Targeted for Death by Abortion According to 2013 New Mexico Vital Statistics By Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- The New Mexico Vital Statistics has released its annual Selected Health Statistics Report that includes data on abortions performed in the state. This data shows that abortions in New Mexico increased 8% from 3,134 in 2012 to 3,408 abortions in 2013. The report shows that minority Hispanic women are disproportionately targeted by the abortion cartel, accounting for 53% of all abortions in the state while Hispanics account for only 42.1% of the population. In addition, abortions rose amongst Hispanic women by 9% from 1,643 in 2012 to 1,798 in 2013. This represented…






















































