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New Mexico Supreme Court Tramples Pro-Life Counties and Cities Right To Protect The Unborn
By Bud Shaver, Santa Fe, New Mexico- The New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday, January 9, 2025 that counties and cities across the state cannot enact pro-life laws to protect pre-born babies. The Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn ordinances that were passed in New Mexico are known as Comstock Only Ordinances. These laws are not explicit abortion bans, but are “de facto” abortion bans. They require compliance with federal statutes specifically, specifically 18 U.S.C. § 1461 and 18 U.S.C. § 1462, prohibiting the mailing and receiving of abortion-inducing drugs and paraphernalia, according to Mark Lee Dickson.According to the New Mexico Supreme Court’s overriding opinion, The Court wrote that the ordinances did not exactly follow federal…
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BREAKING: Edgewood, NM Becomes Newest Sanctuary City For The Unborn
By Bud Shaver,Edgewood, New Mexico- After nearly 8 hours, the Town Commissioners of Edgewood, NM voted 4-1 to approve an ordinance that will require compliance with the federal Comstock Act. According to the Edgewood, NM ordinance, “(1) Federal law imposes felony criminal liability on every person who ships or receives abortion pills or abortion-related paraphernalia in interstate or foreign commerce, see 18 U.S.C. §§ 1461–62, and all such acts are predicate offenses under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), see 18 U.S.C. § 1961.” Three other cities in New Mexico have passed similar pro-life ordinances, they are Hobbs, Clovis and Eunice. Lea and Roosevelt Counties in New Mexico also have similar pro-life ordinances in…
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Latest Updates & Faith To Action Friday
By Bud Shaver, Join Abortion Free New Mexico for Faith to Action Friday at the UNM Abortion Center located at 2301 Yale Blvd. SE. in Albuquerque. At this location babies are killed up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, some of these babies may even be viable from 22-24 weeks. Let’s come together for prayer and a pro-life witness to bring awareness to the community and to be a light for those seeking to end their child’s life. Faith to Action Friday “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the…
