In a significant move for reproductive health services in Southern New Mexico, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, along with state and local officials, commenced construction of a new reproductive health clinic in Doña Ana County. This initiative reaffirms New Mexico's dedication to providing vital health services, including access to abortion, as demands for such care escalate in the wake of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. According to the Office of the Governor, the Center for Reproductive Health will serve as a critical resource not only for New Mexico residents but also for individuals from neighboring states like Texas and Oklahoma.

"Access to reproductive healthcare should be a fundamental human right," said Gov. Lujan Grisham, as per the Office of the Governor. Her administration has funneled $10 million in capital improvement money, secured back in 2022, to ensure that the clinic becomes a bastion for reproductive freedom. Services will be comprehensive, ranging from medication and procedural abortion to contraception options, and from women’s preventive care to support for pregnancy loss and lactation.

The groundbreaking represents another step in Gov. Lujan Grisham's enduring commitment to safeguard reproductive rights. Past actions include the 2021 repeal of a 1969 law criminalizing abortion providers, a 2022 executive order to protect legal abortion services from interstate prosecution, and the signing of the Reproductive Health Care Access Act in 2023 which guards both patients and providers against legal repercussions instigated by other states' abortion bans.