By Bud Shaver,
Albuquerque, New Mexico- Abortion Free New Mexico hosted a Defund Planned Parenthood protest on Saturday June 28, 2025, in conjunction with several other groups in New Mexico. Outside of Albuquerque, the Southwest Coalition for Life hosted one in the borderland of Las Cruces, NM and El Paso, TX which was a united effort with several Texas and New Mexico based pro-life organizations.
(Photo credit: Southwest Coalition for Life)
Albuquerque, which has become ground zero for abortion tourism, hosted two demonstrations urging the U.S. Senate to defund Planned Parenthood, the nation's most prolific abortion provider. Over 100 concerned New Mexicans showed up throughout the course of the day including pro-life families with children.
(Photo credit: Cherub Initiative)
The demonstrations throughout New Mexico were held in conjunction with thousands of other protests all across the country urging the U.S. Senate to pass President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” which has a provision in it to defund Planned Parenthood. According to Planned Parenthood, if this bill passes 200 of their locations face closure.
We urge all members of the US Senate to do the right thing here and vote to Defund Planned Parenthood,” stated Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico.
Tara Shaver, spokeswoman for Abortion Free New Mexico issued a message live outside the Planned Parenthood mega center located in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
Here are some additional photos of Abortion Free New Mexico's Defund Planned Parenthood Protest:
Listen To Katie!
As a nurse, Christian and a momma, Katie is urging the U.S. Congress to Defund Planned Parenthood, our nation’s most prolific abortion provider because they are murdering innocent babies in the womb.
A new volunteer with Abortion Free New Mexico, Katie issued the following urgent plea on Defund Day 2025,
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By Bud Shaver, Washington D.C. - On Thursday, June 26th the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled 6-3 in favor of South Carolina defunding Planned Parenthood, the nation's most prolific abortion provider. According to the Guardian, The case, Medina v Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, centers around a 2018 executive order from South Carolina’s governor, Henry McMaster, that blocked clinics that provide abortions from receiving Medicaid reimbursements." At the time Governor McMaster stated, Payment of taxpayer funds to abortion clinics, for any purpose, results in the subsidy of abortion and the denial of the right to life.” The Guardian continues, The case in front of the supreme court did not directly deal with the question of whether South Carolina could legally remove Planned Parenthood from Medicaid. Instead, the justices were asked to weigh in on a highly technical question: do Medicaid beneficiaries have the right to sue if they believe their right to a free choice of provider has been violated? Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch who wrote in the majority opinion stated, The decision whether to let private plaintiffs enforce a new statutory right poses delicate questions of public policy. New rights for some mean new duties for others. And private enforcement actions, meritorious or not, can force governments to direct money away from public services and spend it instead on litigation.” He concluded, The job of resolving how best to weigh those competing costs and benefits belongs to the people’s elected representatives, not unelected judges charged with applying the law as they find it.” Steven Ertelt of Life News gives more clarity on the SCOTUS ruling, The high court’s ruling means that the state can direct Medicaid funding—funds intended to help low-income individuals obtain necessary medical assistance—to comprehensive health care rather than entities that exist primarily to perform abortions." Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico issued the following statement, Abortion Free New Mexico believes that the US Supreme Court has made the right decision on this ground breaking case. State Medicaid programs should never be forced to fund abortions, especially through Planned Parenthood, which is a nonprofit but always profits billions off the shedding of innocent blood through abortion. We’re prayerful that this sets a precedent for future rulings with regard to defunding other abortion businesses using taxpayer dollars, which is in violation of many taxpaying Americans moral consciences. DEFUND DAY JUNE 28TH, 2025Abortion Free New Mexico is hosting a demonstration Saturday June 28th in conjunction with several other protests all across the country urging the US Senate to pass President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" which has a provision in it to defund Planned Parenthood.
According to Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider, if this bill passes 200 of their locations face closure.
By Tara Shaver, Albuquerque, New Mexico- Many people probably don’t know that coercing a woman into getting an abortion is illegal in all 50 states. While most abortions are elective and are used as a form of birth control it is not unheard of for our ministry sidewalk teams to encounter women who are feeling the pressure of coercion to have an abortion. Some are young and their parents are forcing them to end the life of their child with the threat of being kicked out of their home. Some parents even threaten their daughters with the withdrawal of financial support or a college education if they don’t submit to an abortion. Sometimes it's boyfriends or husbands making the threats. Even though men are meant to lead and protect, far too often they shirk their duty and bring women to abortion centers insisting that their child’s life be ended. Most people would agree that these forms of coercion are unacceptable and that women should be able to keep their babies if they wish despite their circumstances. A new trend within the abortion industry, outside of state-funded abortions through Medicaid, is to promote “free” abortions which are offered through abortion fund networks. We have identified over 280 of these funds and their availability has opened up a new form of coercion. Interestingly, many of these funds are for specific people groups, for instance, some funds are only available for black or indigenous women and of course illegal immigrants. Ironically, we are seeing mass protests and riots burning cities to the ground over Republican immigration policies, deporting criminal foreign illegal migrants back to their home countries, meanwhile, the Democrat party and these abortion fund network groups openly support abortion policies that literally is a depopulation agenda targeting these same minority groups and funding the extermination of their children in the womb before they can become American citizens with tax dollars and charitable donations! Which one of these policies is more barbaric?" asked Tara Shaver of Abortion Free New Mexico. These funds promise a fully paid-for abortion, lodging and travel. Some will pay for round-trip airfare and others pay for gas and lodging if the woman is willing to drive. For many, free things sound very nice, in fact, we’ve had women tell us that because their abortion was fully funded they believed it was God’s will to end their child’s life. What a tragedy. Shockingly, some abortion funds are provided by fringe "religious" pro-abortion organizations. In addition to violating the basic biblical teaching, "Do not murder" these pro-abortion organizations also help these women break their own state's pro-life laws that are in place to protect them and their babies. This should be grounds for these organizations to be stripped of their federal 501c3 tax exemptions! Some women are on the fence about their decision when they arrive at the abortion center. These women change their minds once we sow hope and truth into their hearts. However, the fact that an abortion fund provided her travel and paid for her abortion makes her stricken with fear that she has to follow through. We have met some women who are genuinely experiencing coercion to obtain their abortion because of the funding they have already received. They believe that they will have to pay the money back. This is a serious problem and we believe that it is a form of coercion. These pro-abortion networks make women feel that they have no other choice, they don’t leave room for changed hearts and minds. Women don’t need abortions, they need real support throughout their pregnancy and beyond. Having an abortion doesn’t change a woman’s situation, it just makes her the mother of a dead child. There are so many ways that we can empower women to motherhood. As the pro-life community, we can counter abortion funds by serving pregnant women and letting them know that it's never too late to change their minds about abortion. Abortion Free New Mexico has a Life Fund that provides many services and financial assistance to pregnant women in crisis so that they never have to feel coerced into having an abortion. Tara Shaver is a spokeswoman for Abortion Free New Mexico and a full-time pro-life missionary who has worked alongside her husband Bud Shaver since 2010 to make New Mexico "Abortion Free." |
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