Dangerous Abortion Pills Represented 63% of All Abortions Performed In New Mexico In 2023

By Bud Shaver,

​Albuquerque, New Mexico- A recent report published by The Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) revealed that the abortion drug, mifepristone, is significantly more dangerous than the FDA drug label currently indicates. 

According to a summary of the bombshell report,

• This largest-known study of the abortion pill is based on analysis of data from an all-payer insurance claims database that includes 865,727 prescribed mifepristone abortions from 2017 to 2023.
• 10.93 percent of women experience sepsis, infection, hemorrhaging, or another serious adverse event within 45 days following a mifepristone abortion.
• The real-world rate of serious adverse events following mifepristone abortions is at least 22 times as high as the summary figure of “less than 0.5 percent” in clinical trials reported on the drug label.
• The FDA should immediately reinstate its earlier, stronger patient safety protocols to ensure physician responsibility for women who take mifepristone under their care, as well as mandate full reporting of its side effects.
• The FDA should further investigate the harm mifepristone causes to women and, based on objective safety criteria, reconsider its approval altogether.

Since 2000, the FDA  safety standards regulating the abortion pill have decreased significantly. 

( The Ethics and Public Policy Center)

Abortion Pills Represent Over Half Of All Abortions In New Mexico

According to the pro-abortion research institute Guttmacher, 63% of all abortions performed in New Mexico in 2023 were chemical/medication abortion pills. This coincides with the national average, Medication Abortion Accounted for 63% of All US Abortions in 2023—An Increase from 53% in 2020.

(Guttmacher)

In fact, a report published by Abortion Free New Mexico in 2024 revealed,

While ALL of the abortion facilities provide the abortion pill, half (6) of the abortion facilities across New Mexico exclusively provide only chemical abortions also known as medical abortions. 

Shockingly, Abortion Free New Mexico's report also exposed that,

ALL of the free-standing abortion facilities distributing the abortion pill across New Mexico are prescribing the medical abortions well beyond the FDA’s approved cut off of 10 weeks. 

• 7  New Mexico abortion facilities are distributing the abortion pill up to 11 weeks. 
• 3 dispense the pill up to 11 weeks 6 days. 
• Full Circle Health Center located in Las Cruces, New Mexico offers the abortion pill up to 12 weeks.

REPORT: NEW MEXICO ABORTION LANDSCAPE 2024: DANGEROUS TREND- OUT OF STATE TRAFFIC AND CHEMICAL ABORTIONS EXPANDING THROUGHOUT THE STATE

Tara Shaver issued the following statement,

It's no surprise that a drug with a black box warning is more dangerous than originally thought. The sad thing is that most, if not all, abortion seeking women will not be informed of the facts listed in this report. New Mexico abortion centers are making these drugs even more accessible and dangerous by going beyond the FDA's limits. Every abortion is an injustice, a crime against humanity, the abortion pill drugs should be taken off the market immediately."

The Good News

Despite Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's radical attempt to expand abortion coverage in New Mexico, abortions actually decreased by  2,350 in 2024. 

(Guttmacher)

According to the Pinon Post, this decrease in abortion numbers can be attributed in part to Abortion Free New Mexico's tireless efforts including our faithful sidewalk advocacy and recent pro-life billboard campaign! 

This downward trend signals that fewer women are making the tragic choice of abortion, even in a state where abortion remains legal up to the date of birth. That change may be due in part to increased education, public awareness campaigns, and spiritual outreach. Organizations like Abortion Free New Mexico have actively sought to reach women through billboard campaigns along major highways from Texas, offering messages of love and encouragement to mothers in crisis. One reads simply, “Mommy. Be brave and turn around. I love you.”

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