SB 10 – We are almost there!
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel. The finish line is in our sight. We are on the last leg of our journey. The repeal of New Mexico’s unconstitutional abortion ban is within ou
Read MoreNM Political Report: Advocates for abortion ban repeal start off a first full week of New Mexico Legislature
Via Susan Dunlap, NM Political Report Unlike 2019 when the New Mexico State Senate blocked repealing the 1969 abortion ban, more than half of the 2021 state Senate have signed on to cosponso
Read MoreHB 38 – Paid Family & Medical Leave Act
New Mexico needs the Paid Family & Medical Leave Act (PFMLA). The U.S. is the only wealthy nation without any national paid family or medical leave policy. (1) At some point, most New Me
Read MoreHB 44 – UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION RESTRICTION CHANGES
The pandemic leaves many New Mexicans with impossible choices between protecting their health and meeting basic needs. This bill amends the Unemployment Compensation Law to respond to the cu
Read MoreSouthwest Women’s Law Center End of Year
With all that 2020 has been, the issues we here at SWLC have been at work to remedy for our families and community have been magnified immensely. Here is our -End of the Year- break down and
Read MoreAbortion Care is Always Essential
As 2020 finally comes to an end (thank goodness!) and we prepare to celebrate the December holidays in safe and thoughtful ways, we at the Southwest Women’s Law Center turn our attention t
Read MoreWELL+GOOD: How Americans Really Feel About Abortion Rights in the Year 2020
via WELL + GOOD, Jessie Van Amburg Understanding abortion sentiment among Indigenous communities is a bit more complex, as there are hundreds of different tribes in the U.S. with different c
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Action on missing, murdered women legislation caps years of advocacy
Protesters advocate for the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women to a rally during President Donald Trump’s visit to Phoenix in February. Advocates who have been raising the issu
Read MoreSavanna and Not Invisible Act
Albuquerque, NM – September 23, 2020 SWLC commends the U.S. House for passing the Not Invisible Act and the Savanna’s Act, and further encourages President Trump to sign the bills into l
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Photo Credit: AP Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgMarch 15, 1933-September 18, 2020 The Southwest Women’s Law Center would like to recognize the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader
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