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The Southwest Women’s Law Center Statement Regarding the 49th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

January 22, 2022 It was an early morning in December when the U.S. Supreme Court (“Supreme Court”) first heard the case involving a Texas law limiting when a person could get an abortion

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Paid Family & Medical Leave Act
New Polling Data Shows that New Mexico Voters Overwhelmingly Support the Creation of a Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 17, 2021CONTACT: Terrelene Massey, Email, 505-244-0502 ALBUQUERQUE, NM – The Southwest Women’s Law Center (SWLC) and the Paid Family & Medical Leave (

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In the News: Crisis Pregnancy Centers Endanger Women’s Health—With Taxpayer Dollars and Without Oversight

10/29/2021 by Carrie N. Baker and Carly Thomsen via Ms. MagazinePhoto: More than 2,500 anti-abortion centers are currently operating throughout the United States. (NARAL Pro-Choice America 

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Report Shows Anti-Abortion Organizations Mislead Clients, Provide Dangerous “Medication,” and Offer Few Legitimate Services

CONTACT: Terrelene Massey, 505-244-0502 ALBUQUERQUE, NM—The Southwest Women’s Law Center joins the Alliance: State Advocates for Women’s Rights & Gender Equality today in releasing

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Report: Indigenous women in the U.S. earn 60 cents on the dollar

In 19 of the 32 states with sufficient data, Native women are paid at least $20K less per year than white men By: Special to the Capital-Star, Photo Source: Institute for Women’s Policy Re

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Reproductive Health Reproductive Rights Roe v. Wade
What would happen in NM if Roe was weakened or overturned?

In just over two months, the Center for Reproductive Rights will stand before the U.S. Supreme Court to defend abortion rights. Again. The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organizatio

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Southwest Women’s Law Center

Official Statement on Texas Senate Bill 8 The Southwest Women’s Law Center (SWLC) is outraged and saddened that women’s health, fundamental freedoms, and constitutional rights continue t

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We are hiring: Staff Attorney

The Southwest Women’s Law Center is looking for a Staff Attorney to extend and strengthen our work and to develop the Center’s capacity to engage in impactful litigation in collabora

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We are hiring!

The Southwest Women’s Law Center is looking for a Development Specialist to help us build our fundraising capacity from the ground up. Established in 2005, the Southwest Women’s Law Cent

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Virtual Screening: ZERO WEEKS

Free Virtual Screening and Panel Discussion Virtual Screening & Panel DiscussionJuly 13th, 2021 at 6:00pm Join us for a special screening of ZERO WEEKS, a feature-length documentary that

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