 THE FACES OF ABORTION EXTREMISM IN NM It’s hard to believe that these candidates could support something so inhumane and cruel as taking the life of an innocent baby later in pregnancy. A practice that also puts desperate women in extreme danger, including death as in the case of Albuquerque's Keisha Atkins. Let's be clear. These candidates support elective abortion up to birth, and the abortion lobby is right there with them supporting their campaigns through endorsements and political contributions. The midterm election is less than two weeks away, with so much at stake for New Mexico families. We encourage you to know the facts about where all the candidates stand. See our voter guide at the bottom of this message.
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  BREAKING: Albuquerque, NM -- A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the estate of 23-year-old Keisha Atkins who died during a botched late-term abortion last year. As reported by New Mexico Alliance for Life, Atkins died after being transferred to the University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH) while experiencing complications from a septic infection during an elective late-term abortion performed by Southwestern Women's Options (SWO) in Albuquerque. Atkins was six months pregnant.
The lawsuit seeks damages against both UNM and SWO for medical malpractice, wrongful death, and civil conspiracy. SWO is charged with violating the New Mexico Unfair Trade Practices Act for instructing women, "do not go to the emergency room," but rather, contact the clinic's answering service for a medical emergency. Albuquerque attorney, Michael Seibel and Justin K. Hall, a former UNM Academic All-American football player, filed the lawsuit on behalf of Atkins' mother Tina Atkins and her sister Nicole Atkins. The pathologist, Dr. Lauren Dvorscak of the UNM Office of the Medical Investigator is also named in the lawsuit for civil conspiracy in the cover-up of Atkins' cause of death. SERIES OF NEGLIGENCE, MALPRACTICE: - DO NOT GO TO EMERGENCY ROOM - "Keisha Atkins' medical treatment was a series of negligence and malpractice which ultimately led to her untimely death-these actions were compounded by the fact that she was instructed to not seek emergency room care by Southwestern doctors," said Atkins' attorney Michael Seibel. "We also have reason to believe that these parties conspired with UNM's Medical Investigator to conceal the cause of death from the abortion in order to protect each other's interests and long-standing relationships." In what has become one of the biggest stories involving the reckless and irresponsible practices of the abortion industry, New Mexico Alliance for Life (NMAFL) has worked diligently to expose the malpractice that cost a healthy 23 year-old woman her life. "What kind of clinic instructs patients not to contact the hospital for an emergency, but rather to call an answering service in the middle of a life-threatening septic abortion?" asked Elisa Martinez, spokesperson for the Atkins estate. "This is not medicine, this is a reckless public health crisis driven by abortionist Curtis Boyd, a co-founder of the National Abortion Federation who puts his bottom line and ideology before his patients." UNM, SWO CIVIL CONSPIRACY: COVER-UP KEISHA'S CAUSE OF DEATH "We have uncovered numerous scandals surrounding UNM's ongoing collaboration with Southwestern Women's Options, from their now defunct resident training at the clinic, to aborted baby parts harvesting and other issues," said Elisa Martinez. "The cover-up of Keisha's death is a civil conspiracy and yet another scandal that must be uncovered, how many other deaths and injuries by Southwestern Women's Options have been concealed?" As previously reported in emails obtained by Atkins' attorneys, UNMH doctors Trenton Wray MD and Gary Hatch, who treated Atkins, raised serious concerns about the accuracy of the autopsy report by Dr. Lauren Dvorscak. Dvorscak's report attributed Atkins' death to natural causes due to pregnancy, rather than the botched abortion. Atkins' estate also charges that SWO did not fully disclose risks and potential complications of the late-term abortion. According to an American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology study, late-term abortions carry a 91 times greater risk of death than first trimester abortions. STAY TUNED: BREAKING NEWS ON ATKINS CASE AND MORE The shocking details of the negligence and malpractice surrounding Keisha's death have been covered by CBS and NBC local media affiliates. Stay connected with us--as the source for breaking developments in this very important case. Share with your friends and family, and also share this story on social media.  The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (UNM HSC) has permanently suspended neonatologist Dr. Robin Ohls and all other researchers under her supervision from transferring, harvesting or conducting fetal tissue research. An investigation was conducted after Ohls was caught begging for compensation for her lab assistant who harvested and shipped human fetal eyes across state lines. NM Alliance for Life has spearheaded the investigation into the partnership betweeen UNMHSC and the scandal-ridden late-term abortion clinic, Southwestern Women's Options harvesting aborted baby parts for research. We've also pointed out that Ohls and her lab assistants are already paid employees of the university, and additional payments could be a violation of federal statute. A federal law prohibits the exchange of baby body parts for any value above the cost of shipping and handling, the law also carries criminal penalties. "UNM officials must immediately turn their investigation over to federal authorities to ensure that these abuses will no longer harm women and commodify unborn children. If they won't, we will," stated NMAFL's Elisa Martinez in a press release. Dr. Ohls has been UNM HSC's leading human fetal tissue researcher since 1995, where she has been conducting research with the scandal ridden late-term abortion clinic Southwestern Women's Options. Ohls and other UNM employees have harvested aborted infant body parts from 10 weeks up to 35 weeks from the clinic for the UNM DREAM Lab. In Ohls' DREAM Lab, baby parts were harvested without proper consent and various studies used fetal eyes, fetal skin and heart vessels. Some baby body parts harvested were listed as "intact" and shipped to other universities across the country. Brains from a 27-week baby were ordered by lab employees to dissect at a summer camp with high school students at UNM. In other cases, NMAFL exposed UNM lab employees making depraved comments, including "entire pancreas - whoo hoo!!" showing a callous disregard for human life.  NMAFL obtained shocking emails between Ohls, recently retired UNM DREAM Lab director Suzanne McCoghany and Tammy Movsas, an adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Michigan State University and heads Michigan-based Zietchick Research Institute (ZRI).
Movsas offered up to $7500 reimbursement of $150 per tissue samples using a National Institute of Health (NIH) grant to Ohls and her assistant. Movsas assures Ohls in the emails of monetary payment for "all your sample acquisition costs" in exchange for fetal eye samples. She adds: "I hope to reimburse you for more of your time and effort as further grant money is acquired." Ohls and her assistant are employed by the university, but Ohls still emailed Movsas pleading for compensation, "our collaboration is really the only compensation we receive to cover the amount of time needed for tissue collection." "The burden now lies on UNM to prove that Dr. Ohls and her research team did not profit from the transfer of aborted baby body parts, which would be considered criminal conduct," said NMAFL's Elisa Martinez. "Why would an internal policy violation spur the closure of a 20 year program, that Dr. Roth [UNM HSC Chancellor] once defiantly touted in the midst of criminal investigations?" "It should be easy enough for UNM to disprove whether or not the $7500 fee was paid to reimburse UNM for shipping," said New Mexico state Rep. Rod Montoya (R - San Juan). "All they need to do is to provide shipping invoices, especially since they are required to keep records of bio-hazard shipments. If not, it would appear UNM violated federal law by receiving valuable consideration." Martinez concludes, "we applaud the closure of the research program using aborted baby parts under Ohls, however it is shocking that UNM's veteran researcher in this area was wholly unaware of a long-standing federal statute, this along with the criminal referrals from Congress reveals an institution wide problem under the leadership of Paul Roth at UNM Health Sciences Center." In 2016, a congressional panel found potential violations of both state and federal statutes in the fetal tissue program between UNM and the SWO clinic. The Panel referred UNM and SWO to the Department of Justice and Attorney General Hector Balderas for criminal investigation for previous violations.  A series of shocking emails released by New Mexico Alliance for Life and published by the Albuquerque Journal indicate a potential civil conspiracy in the cover-up of the death of 23-year-old Albuquerque woman, Keisha Atkins. Atkins was undergoing a late-term abortion at scandal-ridden Southwestern Women's Options last February when she experienced a medical emergency and was rushed to University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH) where she died.
Emails obtained by pro-life attorney Michael Seibel, who is representing Atkins' estate show UNMH emergency doctors "floored" by the outcome of Atkins' autopsy, which stated her cause of death as "natural" "due to pregnancy" from a "pulmonary thromboembolism." Pulmonary thromboembolism [PE] is a type of blood clot in the lungs that is a leading cause of death in pregnancy. The highly questionable autopsy report released by the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator, located at the University of New Mexico, was conducted by Dr. Lauren Dvorscak MD, who is also an Assistant Professor of Pathology at UNM School of Medicine. One shocking email, from UNMH Emergency Medicine Dr. Trenton Wray reads: "Everything about her course was consistent with septic abortion → refractory septic cardiomyopathy → death." Days before Atkins' family was to meet with hospital doctors to discuss the autopsy results, Wray also wrote: "I have to admit, I was floored by the cause of death being a massive PE." The emails also indicate multiple doctors diagnosed Atkins with a massive infection from the abortion, which the UNMH doctors affirm caused Atkins untimely death, and found no evidence of "pulmonary thromboembolism." The UNMH radiologist, Dr. Gary Hatch, who performed a CT scan of Atkins' lung and heart stated, "Second review reveals no segmental or larger emboli. There just simply isn't PE." Live Action News reported , "It seems the only people who see Atkins' manner of death as "natural" are those who signed the documents certifying it in the office of the New Mexico Medical Investigator (OMI)." Read more below. When questioned by UNM Hospital doctors Wray and Hatch, Dvorscak states that she does not know whether the source of the embolism is from the septic abortion, despite her autopsy attributing the cause of death as an embolism, solely to the pregnancy, "However, there is no way for me to know if she embolized from a deep vein, completely separate from her sepsis. Unfortunately, I don't think we will know." Another email from UNMH radiologist Dr. Gary Hatch states, "The autopsy diagnosis doesn't make sense to me. Who did the autopsy?" Following up in another email, Hatch states, "There was no massive PE present at the time of scan. Period...I am also confident there was no segmental or greater PE..." “The OMI office really had to go out of their way to come up with such a biased and compromised autopsy report, one that wholly overlooks the diagnosis of every single doctor at UNMH who treated Keisha Atkins for a septic abortion infection and symptoms from the infection,” said Seibel. "My client and her family were denied their rights to justice and due process in this matter, while the Office of the Medical Investigator has attempted to shield Curtis Boyd from medical liability, as well as deterring an investigation into the source of infection.” The emails indicate that the physicians who treated Atkins expressed concerns about the findings of the autopsy conducted by Dr. Lauren Dvorscak after they diagnosed and treated her symptoms from a septic infection relating to the abortion, while they did not see evidence of a pulmonary embolism. "This sends a chilling effect across the entire medical community since we can no longer trust the Medical Investigator's office to operate in an unbiased and ethical manner," said Elisa Martinez, spokesperson for the Atkins estate. "To put honest doctors' careers at risk in order to protect Curtis Boyd's business interests is simply unconscionable and gives the appearance of civil conspiracy." NMAFL was the first to uncover the close and longstanding collaboration between the University of New Mexico, (where the Office of the Medical Investigator is located), and Southwestern Women's Options abortion clinic. NM Alliance for Life has questioned the potential conflict of interest between the Office of the Medical Investigator located at the University of New Mexico and Southwestern Women's Options. UNM and SWO have a longstanding collaboration involving harvesting of infant body parts for research, training of UNM residents at SWO and SWO doctors receiving faculty appointments at UNM. Both UNM and SWO have maintained that the clinic does not receive remuneration for the supply of infant body parts provided to the University, however, a congressional panel and an NM District Court found potential violations of state law in their exchange of body parts.  New Mexico's Primary Election season has started with Early Voting from May 1- June 2 and Election Day is June 5, 2018. Help us build a culture of life in New Mexico. New Mexico Alliance for Life has compiled an exclusive Voter Guide that gives you information on where candidates stand in contested races across the state. We've done the work, so you don't have to. See our Voter Guide highlights and link to a printable PDF below. Not sure what district you're in and where to vote? Find your district, voting location and absentee ballot here. Be informed and please share, share, share. Why This Election Is Important:
Please don't miss this opportunity to make an impact on New Mexico's future and protect the lives of innocent babies and families. We've made it easy for you to download and print our exclusive Pro-Life Voter Guide here. Please share with friends, family and your networks. Our Pro-life Voter Guide addresses contested Republican and Democrat primary races and is easy to download and share here. Note: if your House district is not listed, the primary candidate does not have an opponent.   ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- New Mexico Alliance for Life announces Tina Atkins, the mother of 23-year-old Albuquerque resident, Keisha Atkins, who died from complications of a late-term abortion that took place at Southwestern Women's Options, is seeking a wrongful death investigation through her attorney, Michael Seibel. Tina Atkins has retained Albuquerque attorney, Michael Seibel, to pursue any wrongful death action including filing a complaint with the New Mexico Medical Board on behalf of the estate. A New Mexico District Court named Atkins the personal representative of her daughter's estate and ordered her to carry sole responsibility in the management of her daughter's case, including any Medical Board complaints and wrongful death action. NMAFL's Elisa Martinez is serving as Tina Atkins' spokesperson, and all media inquiries will be handled by Martinez on behalf of the estate. Keisha Atkins was a healthy young woman with no prior medical history. At 24 weeks gestation, Atkins checked in to Southwestern Women's Options (SWO) abortion clinic on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 then again, each day through Friday, February 3, 2017 for a multi-day abortion procedure when she was transported to University of New Mexico (UNM) Hospital for emergency care, where she died. Atkins died during the highly-dangerous late-term procedure that is known to carry high risk. A study published by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists indicates that compared to abortion at eight weeks gestation, the relative risk of mortality increases by 38 percent for each additional week of gestation. This translates to a woman seeking an abortion at 21 weeks or more, she is 91 times more likely to die from abortion than she was in the first trimester. Despite these factors, the Office of the Medical Investigator, located at the UNM School of Medicine, found Atkins' "manner of death is natural." "It is well established that UNM Hospital and Medical School have a deeply-aligned collaboration with Southwestern Women's Options abortion center, whether it's conferring faculty appointments for Southwestern abortion doctors or the free supply of aborted baby body parts for UNM's experimentation," said Elisa Martinez, Tina Atkins' spokesperson. "We want to ensure no conflict of interest played a role in the handling of Keisha's situation, however serious questions remain surrounding Keisha's cause of death." Attorney Seibel has subpoenaed internal notes, memorandum, photographic evidence and all documents relating to Atkins' autopsy performed by the Office of the Medical Investigator at the UNM School of Medicine. Additionally, Seibel has requested a complete history of all medical records for Keisha Atkins from both SWO and UNM Hospital.  "All I want is justice for my baby and my grandbaby and every other woman who has put her life and health at risk to endure this brutal procedure," Tina Atkins said. "My grandbaby would have been a year and 3 months now, but instead I have to deal with the constant pain of two deaths, my daughter and grandbaby, as well as the injustice."
Martinez added, "for justice to be served, the Atkins family expects complete transparency as to what transpired, including how the cause of death was determined and to what degree the conflict of interest between UNM and Southwestern Women's Options abortion business come into play. No family should have to go through what the Atkins family has suffered." Additionally, Tina Atkins seeks that outside groups do not exploit the tragic loss of her daughter for personal gain or agenda. Previous statements to the media and Medical Board regarding Keisha Atkins' death were not authorized by the family and did not contain the complete medical file. Seibel will provide the complete medical file, including medical records released to Tina Adkins, eyewitness testimony and expert witness analysis to the Medical Board on behalf of the estate. "I look forward to working with the New Mexico Medical Board in order to file a formal complaint on behalf of Keisha Adkins with eyewitness accounts, expert witness testimony and the complete medical file," Seibel said. "It's important that the board have a complete and accurate record of all the facts surrounding the death of Southwestern Women's Options patient, Keisha Atkins." Tina Atkins asks that the public respect the family's privacy at this time and refers any further questions or comments to Elisa Martinez. Out-of-State Abortion Lobby Targets NM, Partners with "ProgressNow" to Promote Abortion Extremism3/27/2018 Planned Parenthood's Outside Dollars Pour into New Mexico New Mexico Alliance for Life has found that the out-of-state abortion political machine is already at it again this year, attacking New Mexico's cultural values under the name "Planned Parenthood Votes New Mexico" (PP Votes NM) in partnership with ProgressNow NM. As we reported last November, the Planned Parenthood corporate abortion machine dumped tens of thousands into the mayoral election-- funded by outside interests. NMAFL has discovered this extreme abortion lobby also heavily influenced New Mexico's 2016 statewide elections, dumping nearly half a million dollars into our state! Read more below. Planned Parenthood's big corporate political dollars from out-of-state are being used to attack New Mexico's historic and cultural values, and New Mexicans who support common sense protections like the late-term abortion ban and parental notification of abortion. They understand this will be the most important election cycle for New Mexicans in years-- as we know thousands of innocent lives are at stake. Let's face it, we can't compete with the corporate abortion empire, which is why your help is critical. Help us sponsor an ad on social media so we to reach 10,000 New Mexicans or more with the truth about the corporate abortion lobby. Partner with us by giving a secure online donation today of $20, $75 or $200, or a monthly donation so we can counter these baseless attacks from Planned Parenthood's out-of-state donors. Tell Planned Parenthood's political arm to keep their corporate abortion dollars out of New Mexico and stop promoting the culture of death in our state. Corporate Abortion Funding NM Elections from New York City In fact, we have discovered that "PP Votes NM," operates under a Denver, Colorado address and media contact. Also, NMAFL has found New York's Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Colorado's Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Action Fund are the dark money vehicle dumping tens of thousands of dollars into New Mexico elections since 2016, in order to influence our state with their abortion extremism. Read more below about the out-of-state corporate abortion lobby and their partners in NM.  This week, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported, "[Planned Parenthood's] political arm already has launched digital ads targeting Democrats who take a more conservative stance on [abortion], including state Reps. Debbie Rodella and Carl Trujillo - legislators from Northern New Mexico who voted in 2015 to ban late-term abortions and are this year facing primary election challengers." In reality, Rep. Carl Trujillo was accused by the Denver-based Planned Parenthood Votes NM of "shaming women and families in New Mexico," for voting to protect women and children from dangerous late-term abortions. Another attack claimed representatives Maestas Barnes, Hall, Adkins, Rodella, Little, and Youngblood, "consistently misrepresent New Mexican values by supporting these harmful pieces of legislation." Images below show Denver-based Planned Parenthood Votes NM and ProgressNow NM's coordinated attacks on New Mexicans supporting common sense protections like the late-term abortion ban and parental notification of abortion-- protecting our daughters and women from the abortion industry.  Planned Parenthood: Keep Out-of-State Dark Money Out of NM Politics
This will be the most important election cycle for New Mexicans in years-- as thousands of innocent lives are at stake. Help us fight back against these out of state corporate abortion dollars trying to change and influence our state. 1) Share this information with friends, family, churches and groups. 2) Vote pro-Iife in 2018. Stay tuned for information we will be releasing on upcoming candidates' views on the issues. 3) Make a secure online donation to NMAFL today. Stay tuned for information we will be releasing on candidates views. Instead of your regular visit to Starbucks, consider donating $20, $100 or $200 a month to help us change hearts and minds while we work together to save women, children and families from the pain of abortion in New Mexico. Please share this story to help spread the word. 
House Democrats Hypocrisy on Parental Notification
Today at noon, the New Mexico Legislature will adjourn "Sine Die," signaling the end of the 2018 Legislative Session. Sadly, pro-abortion Democrat legislators on the House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee voted for parental notification of school absences, but not abortion. Read more below on upcoming pro-life events. Democrat Reps. Eliseo Alcon, Patricia Roybal Caballero and Deborah Armstrong, exposed their hypocrisy in a vote Saturday, in favor of HB 332, "Parental Notification Via Text," for students missing school. As we reported, these same legislators, voted to kill HB 56, the Parental Notification of Abortion Act in committee, requiring parents be notified before their daughter is taken for an abortion. "This goes to show that New Mexico's children are being exploited by the abortion industry and the abortion lobby," said Elisa Martinez NMAFL Exec. Director. "Representatives Alcon, Caballero and Armstrong are sending a chilling message to New Mexicans, that they don't care about children, they care more about protecting abortionists and the abortion lobby than our children. " As Rep. Bob Wooley, who voted for parental notification of abortion stated: remember these representatives when it comes election time. Please share this important information with others and stay tuned for our legislative 
Planned Parenthood's "Champion" Tries to Shut Down Pro-Life Testimony in Honor of Officer Ryan Holets
Planned Parenthood celebrated House Speaker Brian Egolf as their "fierce advocate and champion" just last week. Planned Parenthood declared they honor him for "his hard work and dedication to Planned Parenthood." Rep. Brian Egolf didn't disappoint the Planned Parenthood lobby when he tried to shut down pro-life testimony in honor of Officer Ryan Holets for "Angels On Earth" Day at the Legislature last week. Apparently, even hearing testimony honoring angels on earth, like Holets, saving babies from becoming a "reproductive health choice"-- was too much for the Speaker and his pro-abortion allies to hear. Watch video below. Additionally, in a sweeping move to stifle citizen participation at the Legislature, after Angel's on Earth Day, Speaker Egolf banned guests like Officer Holets from being invited on the House Floor. Testimony read by Rep. Rick Little on behalf of CareNet Pregnancy Center of Santa Fe Director, Roberta Cheek. Roberta worked with a young woman who was seeking a late-term abortion in Albuquerque. CareNet assisted the young woman and helped her bring baby Micah into the world, who was adopted by a loving family. Please share this important information with others! NMAFL is proud to partner with pro-life organizations and leaders like Officer Holets, CareNet, Project Defending Life, the Aspen Project, Alongside Ministries and others who are helping women in unplanned pregnancies by providing better and informed choices, before AND after pregnancy. The pro-life community understands that women do not want to have to undergo an abortion, but they often believe they have no other choice. By empowering women with the resources and assistance they need during and after pregnancy, abortion no longer becomes an option, and two lives are spared from the pain of abortion. Learn more below how you can help today. 40 Days for Life Spring Campaign 40 Days for Life Spring Campaign began on Ash Wednesday. It's not too late to join, find a campaign in your area today. Last Fall, eight babies were saved in Albuquerque alone and eight women were spared from the pain of abortion. Project Defending Life in ABQ urges you to bring a friend to pray, fast, and witness at abortion centers. Pro-life signs are available at the new Project Defending Life building at 729 San Mateo NE, 87108. Contact Project Defending Life for more information. Prayer and Fasting Initiative Albuquerque is the late-term abortion capitol of the western world, Wednesdays through Lent joint this initiative to pray and fast for the end of abortion. Hypocrisy: House Democrats Vote for Parental Notification of School Absences, Not Abortion2/15/2018  Hypocrisy: House Democrats Vote for Parental Notification of School Absences, Not Abortion House Speaker Egolf Tries to Silence Testimony Honoring Officer Holets House Democrats Hypocrisy on Parental Notification Today at noon, the New Mexico Legislature will adjourn "Sine Die," signaling the end of the 2018 Legislative Session. Sadly, pro-abortion Democrat legislators on the House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee voted for parental notification of school absences, but not abortion. Read more below on upcoming pro-life events. Democrat Reps. Eliseo Alcon, Patricia Roybal Caballero and Deborah Armstrong, exposed their hypocrisy in a vote Saturday, in favor of HB 332, "Parental Notification Via Text," for students missing school. As we reported, these same legislators, voted to kill HB 56, the Parental Notification of Abortion Act in committee, requiring parents be notified before their daughter is taken for an abortion. "This goes to show that New Mexico's children are being exploited by the abortion industry and the abortion lobby," said Elisa Martinez NMAFL Exec. Director. "Representatives Alcon, Caballero and Armstrong are sending a chilling message to New Mexicans, that they don't care about children, they care more about protecting abortionists and the abortion lobby than our children. " As Rep. Bob Wooley, who voted for parental notification of abortion stated: remember these representatives when it comes election time. Please share this important information with others and stay tuned for our legislative update.  Planned Parenthood's "Champion" Tries to Shut Down Pro-Life Testimony in Honor of Officer Ryan Holets
Planned Parenthood celebrated House Speaker Brian Egolf as their "fierce advocate and champion" just last week. Planned Parenthood declared they honor him for "his hard work and dedication to Planned Parenthood." Rep. Brian Egolf didn't disappoint the Planned Parenthood lobby when he tried to shut down pro-life testimony in honor of Officer Ryan Holets for "Angels On Earth" Day at the Legislature last week. Apparently, even hearing testimony honoring angels on earth, like Holets, saving babies from becoming a "reproductive health choice"-- was too much for the Speaker and his pro-abortion allies to hear. Watch video below. Additionally, in a sweeping move to stifle citizen participation at the Legislature, after Angel's on Earth Day, Speaker Egolf banned guests like Officer Holets from being invited on the House Floor. Testimony read by Rep. Rick Little on behalf of CareNet Pregnancy Center of Santa Fe Director, Roberta Cheek. Roberta worked with a young woman who was seeking a late-term abortion in Albuquerque. CareNet assisted the young woman and helped her bring baby Micah into the world, who was adopted by a loving family. Please share this important information with others! NMAFL is proud to partner with pro-life organizations and leaders like Officer Holets, CareNet, Project Defending Life, the Aspen Project, Alongside Ministries and others who are helping women in unplanned pregnancies by providing better and informed choices, before AND after pregnancy. The pro-life community understands that women do not want to have to undergo an abortion, but they often believe they have no other choice. By empowering women with the resources and assistance they need during and after pregnancy, abortion no longer becomes an option, and two lives are spared from the pain of abortion. Learn more below how you can help today. 40 Days for Life Spring Campaign 40 Days for Life Spring Campaign began on Ash Wednesday. It's not too late to join, find a campaign in your area today. Last Fall, eight babies were saved in Albuquerque alone and eight women were spared from the pain of abortion. Project Defending Life in ABQ urges you to bring a friend to pray, fast, and witness at abortion centers. Pro-life signs are available at the new Project Defending Life building at 729 San Mateo NE, 87108. Contact Project Defending Life for more information. Prayer and Fasting Initiative Albuquerque is the late-term abortion capitol of the western world, Wednesdays through Lent joint this initiative to pray and fast for the end of abortion.  Yesterday, the New Mexico State House passed House Memorial 57, "Angels on Earth" Day honoring Albuquerque Police Department Officer Ryan Holets, sponsored by representatives Rebecca Dow (R - Grant, Hidalgo, Sierra) and Tim Lewis (R - Bernalillo). Officer Holets, along with a handful of Albuquerque Police Department Officers and representatives from pro-life organizations across the state, were guests on the House Floor in order to bring awareness to alternatives to abortion, adoption, and addiction for women facing unplanned or difficult pregnancies. "People have asked why I went out of my way to help Tom and Crystal, Hope's parents. They have value," said Officer Ryan Holets in a press conference Tuesday morning. "I was affected by Crystal and her love for Hope before she was born. One of the most powerful statements Crystal made to me was that she believes she has a choice, but she still could not bring herself to end the life of her baby because she loved her and that is the reason she continued with her pregnancy." New Mexico Alliance for Life along with pro-life partners including CareNet Pregnancy Centers, Alongside Ministries, the Zoe Project and others shared pro-life, addiction and adoption testimonials. "Despite rude and distracting behavior from some House Democrats, including pro-abortion Speaker Brian Egolf, trying to shut down testimonials, "Angels on Earth" Day brought a positive presence to what is sometimes a very dark place," said Elisa Martinez, NMAFL executive director. "Many of the Democrats who fight to keep abortion legal for babies like Hope--who very well could have been a late-term abortion statistic, were barely able to acknowledge Officer Holets, a national hero, and champion for pro-life and pro-love choices." "Angels on Earth" Day brought a positive presence to what is sometimes a very dark place, said Elisa Martinez NMAFL Exec. Director. "Many of the Democrats who fight to keep abortion legal for babies like Hope--who very well could have been a late-term abortion statistic, were barely able to acknowledge Officer Holets, a national hero, and champion for pro-life and pro-love choices." In New Mexico, abortion is legal throughout all 9 months of pregnancy and often mothers like Crystal, who was 8 months along with baby Hope, are pressured to abort their child. Southwestern Women's Options in Albuquerque, does abortions well past 27 weeks on a "case by case basis." Left above: Officer Ryan Holets with baby Kaydence Right above: "Angels on Earth" press conference Left below: Martinez with Officer Ryan Holets Right below: Adopted and foster children highlighted While on the House Floor, a testimony was read on behalf of Officer Holets by Rep. Rebecca Dow, "Because of Crystal's brave decision, Hope has a bright future and a wonderful life to live. Instead of being a nameless statistic of an ended pregnancy, her beautiful face brings joy each day to those around her. Hope is living proof that adoption saves lives." Throughout the time Officer Holets was honored on the House floor, House Democrats were disrespectfully conversing loudly or were not even present.   Left: Rep. Rick Little reads Roberta Cheek, Santa Fe CareNet Director testimony Right: Adoptive parents Patrick Garr, Michelle Garr, Dee Jones, Jessica Tibbits, and baby Leila. Other legislators from the Republican House Caucus honored "Angels on Earth" from their own communities. Representative Larry Larranaga (R- Bernalillo) spoke on behalf of his guest Kaydence West Bero, a lively 2 year old who was born with Down Syndrome. "Kaydence had to undergo heart surgery and intestinal surgery shortly after birth," said Larranaga. "Kaydence is one of the lucky ones, because 85% of all Down Syndrome babies are aborted, simply because they are termed disabled. What a tragedy. I stand here to speak for them."
Rep. Bob Wooley (R-Lea) introduced Carolyn and Mike Hardwick who chose life for their daughter after OB/GYNs and healthcare professionals informed them their baby would not survive and recommended pregnancy termination. Today the daughter they chose to keep is 36 years old, holds a master's degree and has children of her own. "It is a shame that our society does not have more individuals like Officer Ryan Holets and others who were introduced by legislators here today," said Rep. Greg Nibert (R- Chaves, Lincoln). Albuquerque Police Department Officer Ryan Holets and his wife, Rebecca, adopted baby Hope from a homeless Albuquerque woman addicted to opioids. The birth mother, Crystal Champ refers to Officer Holets as her "angel on earth." After receiving national attention for his heroic actions, Officer Holets and his family attended the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C., as guests of the First Lady last week. The Holets' mission is to help change the country's view of those trapped in the grips of addiction and homelessness. |
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- Late-Term Abortion & Conscience Protection Bills Tabled
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- Sign the Petition Against Abortion Up to Birth!
- Radical Abortion-Up-To-Birth Bill Moves to House Floor
- Anti-Life Bills Advance, What You Can Do to Help
- HB-51 Facts and Fiction + Special Event
- January 26th Hearing for Radical Abortion Bill, HB-51
- 2019 NM Legislative Session Fact Sheets
- New Poll Finds Most New Mexicans Oppose Late-Term Abortion
- Radical NM Bill Keeps Abortion Up to Birth, Strips Protections
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