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New Mexico governor pledges $10M for new abortion clinic

FILE - An anti-abortion advocate along with abortion rights advocates hold up signs during the Emergency Pro-Life Rally for New Mexico in Las Cruces, N.M., on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. New Mexico's governor has signed a new executive order that pledges $10 million to build a clinic that would provide abortions and other pregnancy care. Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham said Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, that "the goal here is build it and they will come." She said New Mexico already has seen an influx of patients following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in June to overturn Roe vs. Wade as abortions have ceased in other states. (Meg Potter/The Las Cruces Sun News via AP, File) FILE - New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, center, announced an executive order aimed at ensuring safe harbor to people seeking abortions or providing abortions at health care facilities within the state, at a news conference in Santa Fe, N.M., on Monday, June 27, 2022. Lujan Grisham has signed a new executive order that pledges $10 million to build a clinic that would provide abortions and other pregnancy care. She said Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, that "the goal here is build it and they will come." She said New Mexico already has seen an influx of patients following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in June to overturn Roe vs. Wade as abortions have ceased in other states. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee,File)
New Mexico governor pledges $10M for new abortion clinic