Category: new mexico

William Wilberforce Fellow Hosts 2,500 Encouragements Campaign to Support Mothers
Caroline Wharton | April 11, 2023
GUEST POST: In our Post-Roe America, abortion disinformation is becoming more prevalent in public discourse. Pro-abortion messaging focuses on the “right” of a woman to end the life of an innocent child before birth. To clear the innocent child of their humanity, images are circulating in the media that are in direct conflict with the reality of pregnancy — a

Battle Lines Redrawn: New Mexico is Unquestionably the New Frontier of Abortion
Caroline Wharton | February 23, 2023
GUEST POST: The governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham, has been very active in her campaign to convert New Mexico into an “abortion sanctuary” in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse Roe v. Wade. Indeed, she has acted like the fairy godmother of abortion, waving her executive order wand to take away the freedom of conscience

The University of New Mexico Cancels Pro-Life Event
Caroline Wharton | November 30, 2022
GUEST POST: In recent months, the University of New Mexico (UNM) has become turbulent in its political climate. Following the reversal of Roe v. Wade, pro-abortion activists have taken to protesting Turning Point USA and Students for Life of America (SFLA) speaking events. In mid-October, a co-sponsored event between the two groups featuring Ian Haworth called “How Men Can Fight

Students for Life Action To Call on New Mexico House Members to Prevent Abortions Up to Birth
Kristi Hamrick | February 18, 2021
“This effort to make sure that abortion up to birth are allowed in New Mexico won’t make the state a ‘Land of Enchantment,’” said SFLAction’s Kristan Hawkins. “Pregnancy is not a disease cured by abortion, which is practiced and allowed in New Mexico so far past babies’ viability, that New Mexico could call itself the ‘Land of Infanticide.’” SANTA FE,

Uncertain Election Outcome: Pro-Life Generation Continues to Fight For Women and their Children, Born and Preborn
Kristi Hamrick | November 4, 2020
The Final Outcome May be Uncertain, but the Pro-Life Generation Knows Who We are Fighting For – Women and their Children, Born and Preborn “The Pro-Life movement has been fighting for a life-affirming culture against great odds for almost five decades,” said SFLA/SFLAction’s Kristan Hawkins. “While we wait to see how this election plays out, we will not stop advocating for an end to the human

Pro-Life Chalk Messages Destroyed by University of New Mexico STAFF!
Jessica Nardi | October 15, 2020
SFLA’s sidewalk chalk messaging was destroyed by staff members at the University of New Mexico (UNM) on October 8. A Facebook video shows the staff members pouring buckets of water on the chalk before sweeping it away. https://www.facebook.com/79125112926/videos/783343189119393/ The students chalked life-affirming messages such as “UNM deserves better than Abortion” and “You don’t need Abortion. UNM SFL can Help”

What Do Most Americans Think About Late-Term Abortion Laws?
SFLA Staff | July 28, 2020
In 2019, a woman named Beth Vial shared her story with Teen Vogue about how she traveled to New Mexico to abort her viable pregnancy. Because Vial has Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a condition that can mask pregnancy symptoms, she did not realize she was pregnant until she was 26-weeks along. Vial sought a late-term abortion not because her life

New Mexico Is About To Protect Pregnant And Parenting Employees From Discrimination
Brenna Lewis | January 30, 2020
House Bill 025 in New Mexico is an important piece of legislation to protect pregnant and parenting employees in New Mexico. It is similar to legislation supported by Students for Life Action in Kentucky last year. Christina Coffman, the Rocky Mountains Regional Coordinator for Students for Life (which includes New Mexico and Colorado) stated, “On behalf of pro-life students in