Who we are
New Mexico Entiende is
a community collaboration
that envisions a New Mexico
where all people have
access to the care and
community they need
regardless of who they are
or who they love.
Latest Updates
Hyde and Abortion Access Within Indigenous Communities by Kandace Littlefoot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aELRUzWEUmY Kandace Littlefoot (Diné) discusses the Hyde Amendment and its impact on access to abortion care within Indigenous communities. “Indigenous people have survived genocide, removal of our children and forced sterilization, among other atrocities…I support abortion access because of my Indigenous matriarchal values and traditions — not in spite of them.” September 30th, 2021 marks…
Pride is a story about our interconnected struggle for liberation
By Raychel Sanner, Senior Digital Media Strategist, ACLU of New Mexico Before coming out as transgender, I always saw Pride as an over-the-top and insanely fun celebration of humanity’s best quality: love. Though in the years since being ‘out,’ my appreciation for everything Pride month represents has widened and deepened substantially. Pride is protest, yes….
A pharmacist's personal views shouldn't stand in between you and your healthcare provider
Here we go again. After a certified nurse midwife prescribed misoprostol for her patient in preparation for an IUD insertion, she received a phone call from the pharmacist on duty asking for assurance that the medication wouldn’t be used for abortion because of his personal beliefs against it. Everyone is entitled to their own personal…
Rachael's life hung in the balance because of someone else's religious beliefs
No one should ever have to wait to receive the healthcare they need to save their life because of the religious beliefs of someone else. Rachael found themself on a hospital bed with a severe pregnancy complication and needed emergency health care. Instead of helping them, the doctor instead told Rachael that he knew what…