A day before the bill was due for signature, Gov. Michel Lejean Grisham signed the capital spending bill into law. This includes his $10 million pledge to build a full range reproductive health clinic in Las Cruces.
HB505 Includes $1.2 billion worth of projects to be built statewide.
Among them is Lujan Grisham’s $10 million pledge to build a full-spectrum reproductive health care clinic in Las Cruces. Lujan Grisham announced his pledge last summer, months after the US Supreme Court overturned it. Law vs Wade When it ruled against abortion clinics in Mississippi that offer abortions for up to 16 weeks.
Several organizations have partnered to initiate discussions about future clinics. Las Cruces-based non-profit policy advocacy group Bold Futures is one of the foremost organizations working on the project.
But it will be at least a few years before the new clinic becomes a reality, said Charlene Bencomo, executive director of Bold Futures. NM Political Report recently.
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Bencomo said the placement of plants in the reception office is also under consideration. A 13-person advisory board is discussing the project.
Bencomo said the goal is to make the clinic feel inclusive for all individuals. She said some of the additional goals partners have been discussing are the possibility of the clinic becoming a training center and providing care regardless of insurance status.
Lack of or underinsurance is a problem disproportionately faced by groups that affect their health and also face systemic racism and discrimination.
For example, the LGBTQ community has worse health than heterosexual cisgender individuals.The gap stems from low health insurance coverage, high stress rates from discrimination and systematic harassment, and lack of cultural capacity in the health care system, said the bipartisan policy body The american progress center.
according to Public Health Law Networkblack women are three to four times more likely than white women to die during pregnancy, five times more likely to die from pregnancy-related cardiomyopathy and blood pressure disorders, and more likely to die from breast cancer than white women. 40% higher. National Library of Medicine, Hispanic women are less likely to undergo routine mammograms and Pap tests. Native American life expectancy is 5.5 years shorter for her than for all other American races. health services in india.
Bencomo said he was still debating whether the new clinic would only offer medical abortions or would include surgical abortions.
During debates on the bill in the House, some Republicans tried to remove Lujan Grisham’s $10 million from the bill, but failed. Many House Republicans said they couldn’t vote on the capital spending bill because of their campaign promises. Lente said the funds accounted for his 0.8% of the total amount allocated to projects statewide.
