NM House Democrats Fund $10 Million Abortion Center in Northern NM and Kill Baby Box Bill. Pro-Life Senators & NMAFL Fight Back

BREAKING: NM House Democrats Fund $10 Million Abortion Center in Northern NM and Kill Baby Box Bill

Pro-Life Senators & NMAFL Fight Back – Press Conference Today

Yesterday, in a dark-of-night move at the last minute, Gov. Lujan Grisham snuck in $10 million for a new “reproductive health clinic” in “Northern New Mexico” into HB 450, a $1.2 billion capital outlay bill intended to fund various infrastructure projects across the state.

New Mexico Alliance for Life (NMAFL) sounded the alarm on this impending plan in an investigative report last November, where University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (UNMHSC) abortion activists studied 3 NM counties for expanding their taxpayer-funded abortion empire–including northern New Mexico. Stay tuned, NMAFL will release information about the location of the new taxpayer funded abortion clinic and what you can do to fight back!

This would be the SECOND $10 million taxpayer-funded abortion center, in the 2022 legislative session, in an unprecedented move, Gov. Lujan-Grisham allocated $10 million taxpayer dollars for a Doña Ana abortion center.

Pro-life Republicans pushed back against the last-minute funding. Reps. Stefani Lord and Rod Montoya asked why the bill was not slated as a “stand-alone bill,” pointing out how there was no public discussion or input. Rep. Lord decried the abortion center funding stating the need for critical infrastructure like wells and sewer updates in her district that should be prioritized over another state-funded abortion clinic.

“This has not been vetted, it’s ‘example A’ of circumventing the process by putting this poison pill in this bill,” said state Rep. John Block in a heated debate on the House Floor. “The vast majority of New Mexicans don’t support taxpayer funding for abortions.”

Republican Reps.Rod Montoya and Randall Pettigrew offered substitute bills removing the abortion center funding but House Democrats voted down both substitute bills. HB 450 passed by a final vote of 41 – 25, with every House Democrat voting for it except Rep. Joseph Sanchez (D-Rio Arriba). The bill now heads to the Senate Finance Committee before the Senate Floor. Contact members here to REMOVE THE $10 MILLION TAXPAYER-FUNDED ABORTION CLINIC. Read more updates below.

Dems kill life-saving Baby Box Bill – AGAIN!

Late last night, New Mexico Senate Democrats once again killed a Baby Box bill which was reintroduced with an emergency revision. This is despite urgent calls from supporters like you, to protect newborns from abandonment in trash bags or worse. Lawmakers tabled the bill ” even as real-life cases—like the recent adoption of a baby safely surrendered in a Belen Baby Box—highlight its life-saving impact. Lt. Chris Martinez, the firefighter who witnessed the surrender firsthand, urged lawmakers to act, but the bill was rejected, denying critical protections. Advocates warn that every day without action risks another tragic case of infant abandonment.

Medical Professionals Speak Out on Coerced Participation in Abortions

Today, in a press conference with pro-life legislators and NMAFL spokesperson, Suzette Presti, three New Mexico medical professionals who faced pressure from employers to participate in abortions called on legislators today to hear SB 347, a bill designed to protect healthcare providers from being forced to violate their conscience or risk losing their jobs. SB 347 Conscience Protections for Medical Professionals HAS YET to receive a committee hearing and would ensure that providers can act according to their moral and ethical beliefs without fear of retribution. Sens. Bill Sharer, David Gallegos, Nicole Tobiassen, Gabriel Ramos, Candy Ezell and Pat Boone stood with these medical professionals in advocating for this critical protection.

If you’re a health care professional who has experienced workplace coercion to participate in an abortion or any procedure in violation of your religious or moral beliefs, resources are available,share your experience confidentially at www.nmallianceforlife.org.

Stay tuned for updates as we continue the fight for transparency, life, and conscience protections through the last few days of the legislative session.

UPDATE: BAD ABORTION BILL ADVANCES, 2 STALLED!

New Mexico Democrats are pushing three bills—SB 57, SB 404, and SB 508—in the 2025 session that threaten transparency and accountability. These bills aim to hide abortion-related activities and expansion, including taxpayer-funded operations, from public scrutiny.

Elisa Martinez of New Mexico Alliance for Life offered the sole testimony against SB 57 and SB 404, which block access to records on abortions and transgender procedures: “Democrats are prioritizing unaccountable abortion expansion with New Mexicans’ taxdollars, this is a shocking and unprecedented power grab.”

**SB 57**: PASSED THE HOUSE FLOOR ON PARTY LINE VOTE, HEADS TO GOVERNOR’S DESK. This bill, as admitted by the sponsor, Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth, is aimed at shielding Dr. Eve Espey–a radical abortion activist earning a taxpayer funded salary of $530,388 annually at UNM. It ultimately will conceal Espey’s and every taxpayer funded abortion activity from public disclosure. This includes Espey’s taxpayer funded abortion expansion across the state, her plans to execute this through UNM Health Sciences Center and abortion allies were first exposed by NMAFL in November (read more here).

These plans were uncovered by NMAFL’s use of the state’s existing open records law. SB 57 blocks away any and all records that involve the practice of abortion and will even conceal any misuse of funds or potential illegal activity—like the shocking 2016 Congressional referrals against UNMHSC for mishandling fetal tissue and violating consent laws, also initially uncovered by NMAFL’s use of the state’s Inspection of Public Records Act, IPRA. SB 57 is passed the NM Senate Floor on a party-line vote, and is in the House Judiciary Committee awaiting its next hearing, contact members here by clicking on their name to vote NO on SB 57.

**SB 404**: STILL AWAITS HEARING IN SENATE JUDICIARY: Eliminates mandatory reporting of induced abortions entirely, no state agency would collect or publish data on induced abortions, ending a decades-long practice of tracking–including the number of taxpayer-funded abortions in NM. Eliminates access to medical records by health care professionals, including electronic records pertaining to abortion and transgender procedures. This requires a multi-million dollar overhaul of the medical records system, as noted by Dem Senator Martin Hickey, a retired physician. With New Mexico now a hub for unregulated abortions up to birth (75% for out-of-state women), this secrecy could also hide injuries, deaths, and millions in Medicaid spending. SB 404 is currently in th Senate Judiciary Commitee awaiting a second hearing, contact members here by clicking on their name.

**SB 508**: STILL AWAITS HEARING IN SENATE TAX.Pumps millions into expanding health facilities and mobile units including a $750k “community health center in Bernalillo county, a $1.5 million “public health office” in Doña Ana county, and a $1 million “Student Health Center” at Eastern New Mexico University. These publicly funded facilities will be used to promote ( if not perform) elective abortion and transgender procedures. Contact the Senate Tax Committee here, tell members to vote NO on SB 508.

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Time is running out. Lawmakers must hear from us before these bills pass and lock the public out forever. Stand with us to defend democracy, women’s health, and taxpayer rights—act now! P.S. The history of abortion scandals at UNMHSC proves what’s at stake. Without public oversight, abuse will thrive. Don’t let them hide the truth—take action today!

Elisa Martinez

Founder and Executive Director

New Mexico Alliance for Life

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