Dear Democrats,
Yesterday marked the 3rd anniversary of the Dobbs Decision, the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling which disgracefully eliminated nearly 50 years of protections for abortion rights at the federal level. Thanks to Donald Trump’s extreme conservative Supreme Court Justice appointments during his first term, women across America lost the fundamental right to abortion and bodily autonomy – a fact he often boasted about and proudly took credit for.
Just a few years ago, it may have been unthinkable to some that Roe could be overturned, but currently, 19 states highly restrict or outright ban abortion and roughly 1 out of every 3 American women of reproductive age live under these bans or restrictions.
Here in New Mexico, we value an individual’s right to make their own decisions about their healthcare and their body. Because we’ve elected Democrats year after year in New Mexico, we’ve been able to enshrine abortion rights into law, protect providers and recipients of this care, and fund reproductive health clinics, ensuring our state remains a safe haven for abortion care even as neighboring states have attacked these rights.
We still have significant work to do to protect our rights here in New Mexico and ultimately codify them at the federal level- can you donate any amount to DPNM to help us elect Democrats who will fight for New Mexicans’ right to choose?
In his first term, Trump handpicked three of the Supreme Court justices who made Republicans’ decades long goal to rip away reproductive freedoms a reality in America. Since then, Republicans enacted draconian abortion bans that are in place in 19 states, restricted birth control and contraceptive access, and slashed healthcare funding.
Now, in his second term, Trump and spineless Republicans continue to attack reproductive rights. As part of Trump’s billionaires first “Big Beautiful Bill,” Republicans plan to cut funding for Planned Parenthood and block Affordable Care Act funding from being used for abortion care.
Remember, Trump said he was personally responsible for ending Roe v. Wade. Even in New Mexico, abortion rights will never be entirely safe until we can codify these rights at the federal level. Please help us make sure New Mexico does our part.
