The following comes from an August posting by Tara Shaver on the ProLife Witness.

Since 2008, New Mexico’s abortion rate has been on a steady decline. This is great news in a state where abortions are performed through all nine months of pregnancy without restriction. However, that news is tempered by the fact that abortions funded by tax dollars are on the rise.

According to New Mexico vital statistics, 3,134 abortions were performed in 2012, a significant decrease of 2,002 abortions from 2008 figures when 5,136 abortions were performed. This represents a 39 percent decrease in abortions over a five-year period.

….While overall abortion numbers have decreased, tax funded abortions through New Mexico Medicaid saw a 20 percent increase over the previous year’s numbers. New Mexico is one of 15 states to fully fund abortions, not using any federal funds but state funds. This forces everyday citizens to foot the bill for dangerous and deadly abortions.

In 2013, 811 abortions were billed to the state, costing taxpayers $160,007.51.

The largest portion of these abortions was performed at the state’s late term abortion clinic, Southwestern Women’s Options where the very latest of abortions are done. SWO employs Susan Robinson and Shelley Sella who reside in California; their net income in 2013 from New Mexico Medicaid was $74,770.78 for performing 335 abortions.

The University of New Mexico performed 126 Medicaid funded abortions in 2013, which cost taxpayers $24,729.65.

Protest ABQ has prepared the following chart that details the amounts paid to abortion providers in New Mexico for abortions in 2013.

Tax-funded Medicaid Paid for Abortions in 2013
(New Mexico)
Total payments in 2013 = $160,007.51
Total abortions performed (any age) = 811
Number of abortions by doctor and payments received from Medicaid

 

Name                                                           # of abortions       Medicaid Payment

Curtis Boyd 8 1501.2
Shannon Carr 5 736.2
Eve Espey 33 4698.01
Joanna Hooper 8 973.28
Larry Leeman 2 426.78
Joseph Ogburn 26 2462.6
Brenda Pereda 14 1999.96
Jennifer Phillips 4 522.71
Jordana Price 2 95.73
Rameet Singh 12 1704.65
Adela Tam 5 887
Betsy Taylor 1 364.29
UNM Health Sciences Center 7 8833.3
Nicole Yonke 4 213.49
Stephanie Long 1 213.49
UNM Hospital 1 364.29
Emily Schneider 1 233.87
Lucia Cies 8 1133.61
Vivianne Clark 91 11526.65
Dana Espindola 1 435.69
Steven Gough 1 1.89
Shauna Jamison 88 13094.87
Heather Kovich 1 364.29
Carmen Landau 143 30855.45
Stephanie Phillippides 1 5.67
Kim Prairie 1 1.89
Susan Robinson 154 32947.59
Jeannie Valdez 2 3.54
Shelley Sella 181 41823.19
Erika Solis-Gilmore 1 7.08
NM out of state Professor 1 218.57
Vicky Peng 1 5.31
Gila Regional Medical Center 1 1351.17
Carlsbad Medical Center 1 0

Compiled by Project Defending Life based on public records obtained from the New Mexico Department of Health.