SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says her administration has arrange a brand new phone hotline for ladies in search of entry to abortion clinics plus transportation and different help.

The hotline is already reside however continues to be being constructed out, based on Lujan Grisham. The quantity is (833) 767-3776.

It will probably be staffed by registered nurses with the state Department of Health and paid for utilizing current sources.

New Mexico has seen a surge in abortions, pushed largely by residents from Texas and different states which have enacted abortion bans.

New Mexico is presently one of many states that has authorized entry to abortions.

According to state knowledge, there have been greater than 11,000 reported abortions statewide final yr in contrast with almost 4,900 abortions reported in 2021.

So far this yr, there have been virtually 5,300 abortions carried out in New Mexico, which presently has 19 abortion suppliers.

Six of these suppliers provide surgical abortions, with the remainder offering medical abortions.

The hotline may even embody recommendation on different maternal well being points and will find yourself convincing extra out-of-state suppliers to relocate to New Mexico, Lujan Grisham stated.

It has been one yr because the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark resolution that legalized abortion nationwide.

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