The Republican Party of New Mexico issued a statement after Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on X that she would attend the groundbreaking of a $10 million abortion clinic in Doña Ana County. The taxpayer-funded clinic will provide late-term abortions.
According to a Republican Party of New Mexico press release, in addition to abortion services, the clinic—named the Center for Reproductive Health—will also offer gender transition procedures. The party said the clinic, combined with a 2023 law that prevents parental notification for a minor’s abortion or transgender procedures, is a concern for the community.
"New Mexicans are suffering from failed Democratic policies that have made groceries unaffordable, increased violent crime, and left our children with the worst education in the nation," Ash Soular, the Republican Party of New Mexico’s spokeswoman, stated in the press release. "Instead of addressing these pressing issues, Democrats opened a new 10-million-dollar taxpayer-funded abortion and gender transition clinic to attract out-of-state patients."
Soular called the priorities of Democrats such as Representative Gabe Vasquez "misplaced." While they champion women by celebrating the opening of a late-term abortion clinic, Soular said they have voted against closing the border, which allows child and women sex trafficking to spread in the state.
According to a press release issued by Grisham, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Center for Reproductive Health took place on September 5. "Access to reproductive healthcare should be a fundamental human right," said Grisham in the press release. "Once completed, this clinic will stand as a testament to our state’s commitment to reproductive freedom for residents of New Mexico, and also those who travel here from out-of-state in need of this care."