Texas has some of the strongest Pro-Life laws in the nation, but the same cannot be said about our neighbor to the West. In response to Pro-Life laws passed in Texas, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has launched an initiative to recruit Texas abortion doctors to move to her state.
The campaign, known as “Free to Provide”, is an effort to counteract the Pro-Life work that has been implemented in Texas and to expand abortion services.
This grotesque campaign forgets abortion is not healthcare, and it contradicts the principles of the Hippocratic Oath. This Hippocratic oath emphasizes the commitment to do no harm, which extends to both the woman and her preborn child. By ending the Life of an unborn child, abortion violates the ethical responsibility to protect Life.
Full-page ads were purchased in five major Texas newspapers, including the Dallas Morning News and the Houston Chronicle as part of New Mexico’s effort. The ads feature an open letter from Governor Grisham, in which she invites Texas abortion providers who are not able to practice due to Texas law to consider practicing in New Mexico.
In the letter, Grisham describes Texas’ Pro-Life achievements as a “draconian ban” and portrays New Mexico as a haven for doctors seeking to perform abortions. She asserted that lawmakers are “fiercely committed to protecting medical freedoms here and we’re taking steps to ensure that what happens in Texas never happens in New Mexico.” The letter concludes with an invitation to medical professionals stating, “Whether you are a nurse, a resident, a physician assistant, or a doctor, we cordially and enthusiastically invite you to the Land of Enchantment, where you are free to care for your patient.”
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Additionally, the “Free to Provide” campaign includes billboards placed around the Houston Medical Center, further promoting New Mexico’s pro-abortion stance.
Governor Grisham, a Democrat, entered office in 2019 and has been very vocal of her support of abortion. Following the reversal of Roe, Grisham stated, “As long as I am governor, abortion will continue to be legal, safe, and accessible in New Mexico.” She also signed an executive order to protect abortion access and has allocated $10 million to build a new abortion facility near the Texas-New Mexico border.
It’s also crucial to recognize the significant impact of Texas’s Pro-Life laws. Around 100,000 once-legal abortions have been prevented in Texas. In New Mexico, not only is abortion legal, but the number of abortions continues to increase. The “Free to Provide Campaign” from New Mexico is one coordinated effort made by the Pro-abortion side. This campaign reflects the broader agenda to expand abortion and highlights the lengths some states will go to promote and expand the killing of preborn children.
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