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Michelle Lujan Grisham
Governor Lujan Grisham has a long history of fighting to protect reproductive rights and access to essential healthcare services in New Mexico. She has supported legislation aimed at expanding access to reproductive healthcare services, vetoed numerous bills that would have restricted access to abortion, and championed policies to ensure that healthcare providers can offer the full range of reproductive healthcare services without fear of legal consequences or other obstacles.
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Michelle Lujan Grisham

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Governor Lujan Grisham Issues Executive Order
In 2022, this EO 2022-123 designated millions to the development of a reproductive health care clinic, directed the Department of Health to develop a plan to expand abortion access in rural and underserved communities, and directed the Department of Human Services to implement policies that improve efficiency and sustainability of reproductive health care access.
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I have the deepest gratitude for Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s unwavering support in protecting and expanding reproductive rights and access in the state, ensuring that all individuals have the autonomy and resources to make informed decisions about their own health; Thank you Governor for your commitment to health and health equity in New Mexico.

Eve Espey, MD, MPH, Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of New Mexico Health Sciences

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    Investment to Planned Parenthood and Family Planning Clinics: House Bills 1 and 2
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    •  October 2, 2025

    Investment to Planned Parenthood and Family Planning Clinics: House Bills 1 and 2

    In October 2025, Governor Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 1 and House Bill 2 into law, which provide $3 million for Planned Parenthood and its health care clinics across the state. The move comes after the passage of H.R. 1, a federal law that prohibits Planned Parenthood providers from receiving Medicaid funding.
    Challenging Mifepristone Restrictions
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    •  August 20, 2025

    Challenging Mifepristone Restrictions

    In August 2025, New Mexico joined a multi-state coalition in filing a petition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to remove medically unnecessary, burdensome restrictions on mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion medication. The petition states that “given mifepristone’s well-established safety record in the United States over the last 25 years, its critical importance for abortion care and miscarriage management in Petitioner States, and the undue burdens the Mifepristone REMS Program places on patient access and the health care delivery system, the Mifepristone REMS Program should be removed in its entirety, or alternatively, FDA should exercise its discretion not to enforce the Mifepristone REMS Program (or elements thereof) in Petitioner States.”
    Lawsuit Protecting Planned Parenthood Funding
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    •  July 29, 2025

    Lawsuit Protecting Planned Parenthood Funding

    New Mexico joined 22 other states and the District of Columbia in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging the budget reconciliation provision that bars Planned Parenthood, its member health centers, and other reproductive health care providers that received over $800,000 in Medicaid funding from receiving Medicaid reimbursements and payments. In the lawsuit, the coalition argues that the provision in question is unconstitutionally vague (in violation of the spending clause) and violates the First Amendment by targeting Planned Parenthood. This lawsuit aims to protect Medicaid patients’ access to reproductive health care.
    Protecting Health Data Against Federal Weaponization
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    •  July 1, 2025

    Protecting Health Data Against Federal Weaponization

    In July 2025, New Mexico joined a multistate coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) decision to provide unchecked access to individual personal health data to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
    House Bill 450 / Chapter 159
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    •  April 11, 2025

    House Bill 450 / Chapter 159

    In April 2025, Governor Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 450, otherwise known as Chapter 159, into law, which invests $10 million in capital for the University of New Mexico to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish a reproductive health care clinic in northern New Mexico.
    Senate Bill 57 / Chapter 60
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    •  April 1, 2025

    Senate Bill 57 / Chapter 60

    In April 2025, Governor Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 57, otherwise known as Chapter 60, into law. The law amends the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) to exempt from disclosure any record containing personal identifying information or sensitive information related to the practice of a medical provider who performs medical services related to abortion.
    NM Supreme Court Ruling, Statement
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  • New Mexico
    •  January 9, 2025

    NM Supreme Court Ruling, Statement

    In January 2025, Governor Lujan Grisham issued a statement affirming that “no city can restrict the fundamental rights of New Mexicans [including abortion rights] or override state law.” Applauding the New Mexico Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling to strike down abortion restriction in certain cities and counties, Governor Lujan Grisham stated that “this ruling ensures that New Mexico will remain a safe haven for health care access and individual freedom. Let me be crystal clear: as long as I’m governor, New Mexico will fight any attempt to limit reproductive health care access, whether those challenges come from local ordinances, other states, or the federal government. Health care decisions are personal, and they’ll stay that way in New Mexico.”
    New Reproductive Health Clinic in Doña Ana County
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  • New Mexico
    •  September 5, 2024

    New Reproductive Health Clinic in Doña Ana County

    In September 2024, Governor Lujan Grisham joined state and local leaders to establish a new reproductive health clinic in Doña Ana County. This clinic, the Center for Reproductive Health, is funded, in part, by $10 million in capital investment secured by Governor Lujan Grisham in 2022. The Center for Reproductive Health will increase access to critical reproductive health care services, including abortion care.
    Health Care Delivery
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    Health Care Delivery

    The Lujan Grisham-Morales Administration streamlined the billing procedure for pregnancy terminations, worked with the Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) to enforce state requirements to increase access to contraception, expanded access to contraception at school-based health clinics, implemented a standing order for Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill. New Mexico Human Services Department has promoted Medicaid availability of Opill and emergency contraception through a press release which received widespread media coverage across New Mexico, multiple social media posts, and outreach coordination with the New Mexico Department of Health (NMHealth).
    Increased Provider Rates
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    Increased Provider Rates

    The New Mexico Human Services Department increased provider rates as follows:

    1) Effective Jan. 1, 2020, increased rates for Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) by 100% to 152%;

    2) Effective July 1, 2023, raised payment rates for maternal and child health from approximately 90% to a minimum of 120% of the Medicare fee schedule.

    3) Effective January 1, 2025, payment rates for maternal and child health and primary care will increase from 120% to a minimum of 150% of the Medicare fee schedule.
    Amicus Brief in Food and Drug Administration, et al., v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
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  • New Mexico
    •  July 19, 2024

    Amicus Brief in Food and Drug Administration, et al., v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine

    Governor Lujan Grisham and 21 other governors filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of abortion rights in Food and Drug Administration, et al., v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. In this brief, the Reproductive Freedom Alliance governors argued that if the Court reverses FDA approval of Mifepristone and limits access to the vital medicine, it could undermine Governors’ ability to provide adequate healthcare services and would have far-reaching implications beyond reproductive healthcare.
    Senate Bill 13
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    Senate Bill 13

    Enacted in 2023, this law provides legal protection from civil or criminal liability for clinicians providing reproductive and gender-affirming health care. The bill also prohibits the release of information related to a provider’s provision of protected health care activity to an interstate board, except when the individual or entity being investigated gives written consent to release information or when alleged activity would have resulted in liability in New Mexico.
    House Bill 7 2023
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    House Bill 7 2023

    Enacted in 2023, this law safeguards access to reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare services in New Mexico. It prohibits discrimination, punishment, or prosecution of a person based on the individual’s use of reproductive health care or gender-affirming care services. It prevents interfering with or denying a person’s ability to access reproductive health care or gender-affirming care. Lastly, it establishes enforcement and penalties in district court for the violation of this law.
    Senate Bill 10
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    Senate Bill 10

    This law repeals a 1969 statute that outlawed most abortion procedures that would have criminalized abortion providers upon the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
    Executive Order 2022-123: Expanding Access to Reproductive Health Care Services
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    Executive Order 2022-123: Expanding Access to Reproductive Health Care Services

    This order directs the Department of Finance and Administration to allocate $10 million of the Executive’s capital budget for the 2023 legislation session for the purpose of developing a new clinic that provides a full spectrum of patient-centered, community-informed reproductive health care, including abortion in Dona Ana County in southern New Mexico.
    Executive Order 2022-107: Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Services in New Mexico
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    Executive Order 2022-107: Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Services in New Mexico

    This expansive Executive Order protects access to reproductive health care services in New Mexico, protects medical providers from attempts at legal retribution, and establishes that New Mexico will not entertain extradition attempts from other states relating to receiving or performing reproductive services.

    IN THE NEWS

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    • New Mexico is the first state to promise free child care for all families
  • AP
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  • AP
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    •  September 12, 2025 • Morgan Lee

    New Mexico is the first state to promise free child care for all families

    Morgan Lee

    New Mexico’s governor is promising universal free child care to families of all income levels.

    Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced her plans this week, saying she wants to leverage a financial windfall from oil and gas production to help more parents by removing the state’s income eligibility limit starting Nov. 1.
    How the States We Govern Have Stepped Up in the Three Years Since Dobbs
  • TIME
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  • TIME
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    •  June 24, 2025 • JB Pritzker and Michelle Lujan Grisham

    How the States We Govern Have Stepped Up in the Three Years Since Dobbs

    JB Pritzker and Michelle Lujan Grisham

    As “surge states,” we know our role in this moment. The future of reproductive freedom in America will continue to be determined by state leaders who are prepared to do everything in their power to defend it. That means prioritizing reproductive health care in our policy agendas, defending it in our budgets, and building resilient legal and clinical infrastructure that can withstand the threats ahead.
    New Mexico Supreme Court ruling strikes down local abortion restrictions
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  • The Associated Press
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    •  January 9, 2025 • Morgan Lee

    New Mexico Supreme Court ruling strikes down local abortion restrictions

    Morgan Lee

    The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday struck down abortion restrictions by conservative cities and counties, helping to ensure the state remains a go-to destination for people from other states with bans.
    New Mexico governor on the abortion pill and reproductive rights
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  • GMA3
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    •  March 27, 2024 • Good Morning America

    New Mexico governor on the abortion pill and reproductive rights

    Good Morning America

    Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-NM, talks about the impact of access restrictions to the abortion pill, mifepristone, and how states can prepare if the Supreme Court limits access to it.
    New Mexico Governor signs bills protecting access to reproductive and gender-affirming care into law
  • CNN
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  • CNN
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    •  March 18, 2023 • Paradise Afshar & Kaanita Iyer

    New Mexico Governor signs bills protecting access to reproductive and gender-affirming care into law

    Paradise Afshar & Kaanita Iyer

    New Mexico Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday signed into law a bill that prohibits local municipalities and other public bodies from interfering with a person’s ability to access reproductive or gender-affirming health care services.
    New Mexico gov. signs bill overriding local abortion bans
  • Associated Press
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  • Associated Press
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    •  March 16, 2023 • Morgan Lee

    New Mexico gov. signs bill overriding local abortion bans

    Morgan Lee

    New Mexico’s governor signed an abortion-rights bill Thursday that overrides local ordinances aimed at limiting access to abortion procedures and medications.
    Lujan Grisham, other governors file brief supporting availability of abortion medication
  • New Mexico Political Report
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  • New Mexico Political Report
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    •  January 31, 2023 • Susan Dunlap

    Lujan Grisham, other governors file brief supporting availability of abortion medication

    Susan Dunlap

    The 22 governors that formed the Reproductive Freedom Alliance, which includes Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in support of preserving abortion medication availability across the U.S.

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