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April 2017 Newsletter: Spirit Led Roller Coaster of a Month in New Mexico…
By Bud and Tara Shaver Albuquerque, NM- When God is in control, you simply have to hold on and enjoy the ride! March was a Holy Spirit led roller coaster of a month, beginning on March 6th when Tara and our attorney had a meeting with the New Mexico Attorney General’s office. We wrapped up the month by ENDING the Protest ABQ campaign after 3 years of productive non-stop activism. We are ready to launch the next phase of our ministry: Abortion Free New Mexico, and realize that God is the one in control and guiding our efforts! Please join us on April 18th for our official launch joined by local and national leaders. The Christian community…
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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 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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#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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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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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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City, State and Federal Efforts to Ban Late Term Abortion
Dear Friends and Partners in the battle for LIFE, Since moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2010, our efforts have shined the light on the barbaric reality of late-term abortion and the role New Mexico plays, having the largest late-term abortion “Killing Center” in the world outside of communist China! In fact, Albuquerque is now known nationally as the Late-Term Abortion Capital of America due to the fact that women travel from all across the country…and the WORLD to have late-term abortions that are illegal where they live. Recently, Bristol Palin (daughter of Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin) wrote an article titled, “Woman Traveled from UK to US to Have…
