Posted on Jul 13, 2022
A New Mexico clinic that offers abortions later in pregnancy braces for more patients
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On a Friday afternoon outside Southwestern Women's Options in Albuquerque, N.M., a protester grips a cardboard box overflowing with small, plastic baby figurines. A man reclines in the driver's seat of a truck, a baseball cap over his eyes.
Inside, there is not a single empty chair in the pale pink waiting room of the clinic.
One woman covers her face, quietly sobbing. Another wearing a shirt that barely buttons over her belly calmly fills out paperwork.
Many patients here have traveled from other states because this clinic offers abortions later in pregnancy.
Since Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) went into effect in Texas last year, restricting abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, the clinic has gone from seeing about 40 patients per week to more than 100. Almost all of those patients are in the second or third trimester.
On a Friday afternoon outside Southwestern Women's Options in Albuquerque, N.M., a protester grips a cardboard box overflowing with small, plastic baby figurines. A man reclines in the driver's seat of a truck, a baseball cap over his eyes.
Inside, there is not a single empty chair in the pale pink waiting room of the clinic.
One woman covers her face, quietly sobbing. Another wearing a shirt that barely buttons over her belly calmly fills out paperwork.
Many patients here have traveled from other states because this clinic offers abortions later in pregnancy.
Since Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) went into effect in Texas last year, restricting abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, the clinic has gone from seeing about 40 patients per week to more than 100. Almost all of those patients are in the second or third trimester.
A New Mexico clinic that offers abortions later in pregnancy braces for more patients
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel It is a woman's choice.
..."Providing abortions is a calling for some
Boyd is not only a doctor, he's also a Baptist minister.
Even though the anti-abortion movement is supported by many in Boyd's faith, providing abortions aligns with his religious belief the he should be of service to those most in need.
"We're committed to each other," says Boyd. "We are compassionate towards each other's situations and needs."
This is a core belief for Boyd: to give to others all he can to help them succeed. Abortion care is what he has to offer.
Boyd is not only a doctor, he's also a Baptist minister.
In fact, when Boyd was approached by a girl in his hometown who needed an abortion in the 1960s, it was his deep belief that he "must be of service," which drove him to give her the care she needed.
At the time, abortion was illegal and he could have ended up in jail.
Even though New Mexico has laws protecting abortion, Boyd isn't certain the procedure will always be legal there.
But he is certain about the implications for women. He says without the right to the procedure, women will never have the liberty promised to them in the Constitution.
"They will never have equality," Boyd says, "if they cannot decide for themselves whether or not they are going to continue their pregnancy"
..."Providing abortions is a calling for some
Boyd is not only a doctor, he's also a Baptist minister.
Even though the anti-abortion movement is supported by many in Boyd's faith, providing abortions aligns with his religious belief the he should be of service to those most in need.
"We're committed to each other," says Boyd. "We are compassionate towards each other's situations and needs."
This is a core belief for Boyd: to give to others all he can to help them succeed. Abortion care is what he has to offer.
Boyd is not only a doctor, he's also a Baptist minister.
In fact, when Boyd was approached by a girl in his hometown who needed an abortion in the 1960s, it was his deep belief that he "must be of service," which drove him to give her the care she needed.
At the time, abortion was illegal and he could have ended up in jail.
Even though New Mexico has laws protecting abortion, Boyd isn't certain the procedure will always be legal there.
But he is certain about the implications for women. He says without the right to the procedure, women will never have the liberty promised to them in the Constitution.
"They will never have equality," Boyd says, "if they cannot decide for themselves whether or not they are going to continue their pregnancy"
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SFC Terry Stinnett
The mental and logic "backflips" by the "pro-birth" factions in society continue to amaze me. The SBC was okay with abortion before it wasn't. Individual rights not otherwise enumerated in the Constitution and Bill of Rights were satisfactory with most true conservatives before they were not.
https://theconversation.com/the-history-of-southern-baptists-shows-they-have-not-always-opposed-abortion-183712
https://theconversation.com/the-history-of-southern-baptists-shows-they-have-not-always-opposed-abortion-183712
The history of Southern Baptists shows they have not always opposed abortion
A scholar writes about how the Southern Baptist Convention’s views on abortion changed during the 1980s, when a more conservative wing seized control of the denomination.
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