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Abortion Free New Mexico Exposes National Crisis of Interstate “Abortion Tourism” Into the State

12/3/2025

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By Bud Shaver,

​Albuquerque, New Mexico- Abortion Free New Mexico (AFNM) is sounding an urgent national alarm, revealing that New Mexico has rapidly become the nation’s primary destination for unregulated, high-volume abortion practices. With virtually no oversight, the state has evolved into what AFNM describes as "a national hub for abortion tourism and an unchecked pipeline for out-of-state abortion businesses.”
Abortion Free New Mexico, the organization that first brought widespread attention to the issue of “abortion tourism” in the state, has played a central role in popularizing the term through its investigative reports, media statements, and statewide public-awareness campaigns. AFNM’s extensive documentation shows a dramatic influx of women and minors being transported into New Mexico from several other states for procedures that are restricted, regulated, or prohibited elsewhere.
New Mexico has become a refuge not for women, but for the abortion industry itself. With zero accountability and virtually no reporting requirements, abortion businesses have flooded into this state because they know they will never be questioned, never investigated, and never held to even the most basic medical standards. New Mexico has become a magnet for out-of-state abortion businesses and a pipeline for minors and vulnerable women being brought here for procedures that would be restricted or illegal in their own states,” said Tara Shaver, spokeswoman for Abortion Free New Mexico. 
In 2024–2025, AFNM published multiple in-depth reports detailing the rapid expansion of out-of-state abortion providers relocating to New Mexico, the growing dominance of mail-order chemical abortions, and the influx of women transported here by activist funding networks.

AFNM’s 2024–2025 research highlights:

  • A dramatic rise in out-of-state clinics relocating to New Mexico to escape regulatory scrutiny.
  • Heavy reliance on mail-order chemical abortions, often without in-person exams, ultrasounds, or follow-up care.
  • A growing ecosystem of activist-funded travel networks transporting women — including minors — hundreds of miles across state lines.
  • A near-total lack of state oversight, allowing abortion centers to operate with a level of secrecy unmatched anywhere else in the country.

AFNM’s marquee 2025 billboard campaign brought national attention to the practice, reaching thousands of women crossing into the state and exposing what AFNM calls “a manufactured abortion pipeline disguised as healthcare.”
This is not healthcare — it is exploitation.”
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AFNM is calling on federal and state leaders to take immediate action by launching a comprehensive review of New Mexico’s abortion industry, including:

  • Interstate transport of minors and potential violations of parental rights
  • Third-party funding and coordination networks that organize cross-state abortion travel
  • Absence of data reporting, safety standards, and post-procedure accountability
  • Oversight of out-of-state abortion businesses operating in New Mexico
New Mexico has become the nation’s abortion destination by design, not by accident,” said Shaver. “We are calling for urgent federal review to protect women, safeguard minors, and ensure accountability for clinics operating without proper oversight.”
About Abortion Free New Mexico

Abortion Free New Mexico (AFNM) is a pro-life research and advocacy organization committed to promoting accountability within the abortion industry and advancing policies that protect women, minors, and the unborn.
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Celebrity & Billionaire Influence Driving Abortion-Travel Funding to New Mexico

11/20/2025

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By Bud Shaver,

​Albuquerque, New Mexico — New Mexico has rapidly become a national hub for out-of-state abortions. This trend is not driven by local demand, but by an expanding network of wealthy donors, Hollywood celebrities, and billionaire-backed foundations that are actively financing travel, lodging, and abortion procedures for women—primarily from Texas and other states with protective pro-life laws.

Through large charitable gifts, public fundraising campaigns, and entertainment-driven activism, these high-profile figures are fueling a pipeline that moves women across state lines into New Mexico abortion facilities. Their financial support empowers national abortion funds that specialize in arranging flights, hotels, rideshares, meals, childcare, and multi-state logistics for abortion travel.

The result is a well-funded, celebrity-endorsed abortion-travel industry that has turned New Mexico into a national destination for late-term and elective abortions, with minimal oversight or reporting requirements.


Celebrities Actively Fundraising for Abortion Travel
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Several entertainment figures have used their platforms, concerts, merchandise sales, and publicity campaigns to financially support abortion funds that provide interstate travel—funds that frequently route clients to New Mexico.
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Top Celebrity Fundraisers & Donors
  • Olivia Rodrigo – Directed tour proceeds to the National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF), which covers abortion-related travel nationwide.
  • Phoebe Bridgers – Fundraised for The Brigid Alliance, one of the most active travel-focused abortion funds in the U.S.
  • Maggie Rogers – Partnered with Bridgers on high-dollar music releases benefiting abortion-travel organizations.
  • Amy Schumer – Regularly promotes and fundraises for organizations like Brigid Alliance and WRRAP, both of which assist with multi-state abortion logistics.
  • Busy Philipps – Public advocate who raises awareness and funding for national abortion-access organizations that help transport women into permissive states like New Mexico.
  • Lucy Dacus – Directs concert and merchandise proceeds toward abortion funds, including those supporting women leaving Texas.
  • Mark Ruffalo – Supports organizations such as Noise For Now and participates in high-profile awareness campaigns, helping direct resources to abortion travel assistance, including for New Mexico.
  • Jennifer Lawrence – Uses her public platform to fundraise and advocate for Planned Parenthood and other reproductive justice organizations, increasing funding that supports out-of-state abortion access.
Impact: These celebrity-driven fundraising efforts mobilize millions of followers and generate substantial donations, dramatically expanding the ability of abortion funds to pay for travel to states like New Mexico.
It is deeply concerning that celebrities are using their fame to funnel resources and attention toward abortion travel. Their influence not only normalizes abortion but actively encourages women to leave their home states to access procedures in New Mexico, putting vulnerable communities at risk," stated Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico.
Billionaires & High-Net-Worth Philanthropists Funding Abortion Access

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Several large-scale donors and philanthropic foundations contribute tens of millions of dollars annually to abortion-access organizations. These funds often support the same networks that coordinate travel to New Mexico.

Major Financial Backers
  • MacKenzie Scott – Has given massive unrestricted donations to organizations like Planned Parenthood and Guttmacher Institute, strengthening national abortion infrastructure.
  • Michael Bloomberg / Bloomberg Philanthropies – Longstanding major donor to abortion-rights groups and policy networks.
  • Melinda French Gates (Pivotal Ventures) – Announced multi-hundred-million-dollar commitments to women’s issues, including organizations that defend and expand abortion access.
  • Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation – Historically the largest single funder of abortion-related initiatives in the United States, deeply embedded in the national pro-abortion ecosystem.
  • Soros-aligned philanthropic networks – Provide significant grants to pro-abortion legal, political, and service organizations that strengthen state-level access hubs.
Impact: These donors supply the financial backbone for the abortion-access movement—funding litigation, clinics, national coordination, and the travel-assistance infrastructure that brings out-of-state women into New Mexico.

How Their Money Directly Impacts New Mexico
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New Mexico’s permissive abortion laws, lack of parental notification, late-term procedures, and minimal state data reporting make it the primary recipient of out-of-state abortion travel from the Southwest.
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Abortion funds benefiting from celebrity and billionaire cash:
  • Pay for flights into Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and El Paso/Southern NM corridors
  • Cover hotel stays and rideshare services
  • Coordinate multi-state bus, train, or flight chains
  • Provide childcare, food, and lost-wage assistance
  • Arrange accompaniment teams for minors and vulnerable women
This infrastructure allows abortion-seeking networks to bypass state protections, enabling abortions that would otherwise be illegal or heavily regulated in donor-restricted states such as Texas.

Tara Shaver, spokesperson for Abortion Free New Mexico, released this statement:
What we are witnessing is a disturbing trend: wealthy elites, celebrities, and billionaires using their fortunes to turn New Mexico into the nation’s abortion playground. These powerful outsiders are not helping women—they are exploiting them. By funding abortion tourism, they are drawing vulnerable mothers away from their families, communities, and support networks, pushing them toward an irreversible decision.
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New Mexico is being targeted because we have virtually no protections for women or their unborn children, and these donors know it. Abortion Free New Mexico stands firmly against this predatory system, and we are committed to exposing the financial networks that profit from human tragedy.”
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Celebrity-backed fundraising and billionaire philanthropy have supercharged the abortion-access movement, enabling aggressive national efforts to transport women—especially from Texas—into New Mexico for abortions.
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This emerging abortion-tourism pipeline is not grassroots or community-driven; it is orchestrated by high-dollar donors with political motives and the organizational capacity to further transform New Mexico into a centralized hub for abortion on demand.

Abortion Free New Mexico will continue to document these networks, challenge their influence, and advocate for transparency, accountability, and life-affirming alternatives for women in crisis.
RELATED REPORT: 
  • OUT-OF-STATE ABORTIONS SURGE IN NEW MEXICO DRIVEN BY TEXAS AND NATIONAL FUNDS
About Abortion Free New Mexico

Abortion Free New Mexico works to expose and end the abortion industry in New Mexico through investigations, advocacy, and public awareness. The organization has launched a billboard campaign to help counter out-of-state abortions and has a team that compassionately reaches out to abortion-minded women at Albuquerque abortion centers to offer support and help them choose life.
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Out-of-State Abortions Surge in New Mexico Driven by Texas and National Funds

11/17/2025

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By Bud Shaver,

Albuquerque, New Mexico — New research shows that national abortion funds, Texas-based nonprofits, and affiliated organizations are dramatically expanding their travel, lodging, and logistical grants to bring out-of-state abortion seekers into New Mexico, raising significant concerns among Abortion Free New Mexico leaders about the state becoming a national hub for abortion-on-demand.

Out-of-State Abortion Surge Continues

More than 14,000 Texans traveled to New Mexico in 2023 to obtain abortions, and an estimated 71% of all abortions in the state are now performed on women who do not live in New Mexico. This massive influx has transformed the state into what Abortion Free New Mexico leaders describe as an “abortion tourism pipeline.”

The Guttmacher Institute reports that although total numbers dipped slightly in 2024, 12,700 non-residents still traveled to New Mexico for abortions—one of the highest rates in the nation.


National Groups Financing Abortion Travel to New Mexico

Several national and multi-state abortion funds have increased or restructured their budgets to prioritize long-distance travel to states like New Mexico, where abortion remains legal until birth.

The Brigid Alliance
  • Pays for airfare, hotel stays, meals, childcare, and ground transportation.
  • Reports an average $2,300 per client travel itinerary.
  • Increased meal stipends (from $40/day to $75/day) to better fund long-distance travel.
  • Serves a growing share of clients routed to New Mexico for late-term abortions.
National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF)
  • Reports a 39% surge in requests following the Dobbs decision.
  • Distributed nearly $37 million nationwide in one year, including $10+ million specifically for practical support such as travel and lodging.
  • Prioritizes funding pipelines to “unrestricted states” like New Mexico.
Tubman Travel Project
  • Receives major grants (including a $250,000 award) to support facilitated “group travel accompaniment” for Texans heading to New Mexico.
  • Provides emotional support, lodging, and coordinated transportation.
Mariposa Fund (New Mexico)
  • Focuses on undocumented individuals seeking abortion.
  • Provides gas cards, travel coordination, and partnership support with larger national abortion funds.
​Texas-Based Groups Driving Travel to New Mexico

Several Texas nonprofits exist exclusively to help Texas women travel out-of-state for abortions, including New Mexico:

Fund Texas Choice
  • Covers airfare, lodging, meals, and ground transportation.
Texas Tubman Travel Initiative
  • Coordinates flights, hotels, recovery accommodations, and guided travel accompaniment.
  • Has helped 400+ Texas women travel to New Mexico.
Texas Equal Access Fund (TEA Fund)
  • Provides financial assistance for travel and related expenses to out-of-state abortion clinics.
Lilith Fund
  • Supports Texas women traveling out-of-state, explicitly including New Mexico.

Additional Texas Organizations Providing Abortion Funding

Many partner with national networks that route women into New Mexico’s abortion industry.

Frontera Fund (Rio Grande Valley, TX)
  • Provides financial assistance for procedures.
  • Covers travel for Texans forced to seek out-of-state abortions.
  • Frequently used by women in South Texas traveling to New Mexico for later-term procedures.
Jane’s Due Process (Texas)
  • Helps Texas minors obtain judicial bypass.
  • Funds and coordinates out-of-state travel for pregnant teens without parental involvement.
  • A primary facilitator of underage abortion travel to New Mexico.
Stigma Relief Fund (Texas)
  • Provides grants to offset abortion procedure costs at clinics like Alamo Women’s.
  • Partners with other funds that cover transportation and lodging.
SYS – Support Your Sistah (Texas)
  • Supports women of color and low-income Texans seeking abortion services.
  • Helps fund out-of-state procedures and collaborates with national travel networks.
The Bridge Collective (Austin, TX)
  • Offers transportation and practical support for Texans seeking abortion.
  • Former rideshare network now assisting with interstate travel, including to New Mexico.
These organizations often operate independently from national funds but frequently coordinate with them to maintain a streamlined interstate abortion-travel system.

New Infrastructure to Support Abortion Tourism
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Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains has launched “Gloria,” an Airbnb-style housing platform matching abortion travelers with free lodging during their stay in New Mexico.

Abortion Free New Mexico leaders say this cements an interstate abortion pipeline funded by national and Texas-based groups.

Tara Shaver, spokesperson for Abortion Free New Mexico, released this statement:
The sheer scale of national and Texas-based funding pouring into New Mexico is alarming. We are witnessing a coordinated, multi-million-dollar effort to fly women—many of them vulnerable and in crisis—across state lines into an industry that profits from ending innocent lives. New Mexico is being targeted and exploited as the abortion capital of the United States. This is not compassion, and it is certainly not healthcare. It is a tragic abuse of women and an assault on our communities. New Mexico must not be used as a dumping ground for abortions that other states have rightly rejected.”
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Growing Ethical and Community Concerns

From a pro-life perspective, this expanding network raises several concerns:
  • The normalization of donor-funded “abortion tourism.”
  • Heavy strain on New Mexico communities as out-of-state abortions dominate statewide totals.
  • Creation of a permanent abortion-travel industry with housing networks, travel brokers, and paid coordinators.
  • Moral concerns as millions are spent not to support mothers or families but to streamline pregnancy termination.


About Abortion Free New Mexico
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Abortion Free New Mexico works to expose and end the abortion industry in New Mexico through investigations, advocacy, and public awareness. The organization has launched a billboard campaign to help counter out-of-state abortions and has a team that compassionately reaches out to abortion-minded women at Albuquerque abortion centers to offer support and help them choose life.
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