Who we are
New Mexico Entiende is
a community collaboration
that envisions a New Mexico
where all people have
access to the care and
community they need
regardless of who they are
or who they love.
Latest Updates
A pharmacist's personal views shouldn't stand in between you and your healthcare provider
Here we go again. After a certified nurse midwife prescribed misoprostol for her patient in preparation for an IUD insertion, she received a phone call from the pharmacist on duty asking for assurance that the medication wouldn’t be used for abortion because of his personal beliefs against it. Everyone is entitled to their own personal…
Rachael's life hung in the balance because of someone else's religious beliefs
No one should ever have to wait to receive the healthcare they need to save their life because of the religious beliefs of someone else. Rachael found themself on a hospital bed with a severe pregnancy complication and needed emergency health care. Instead of helping them, the doctor instead told Rachael that he knew what…
People shouldn’t be denied healthcare because of who they are…
Denying people healthcare because of who they are causes serious harm. Check out our video with a New Mexico healthcare provider who has seen the consequences of denial firsthand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWFT16-jy0k
Religiously-Based Discrimination is not Religious Liberty
Pictured Above: Two clergy members hold a sign at a rally in the aftermath of the Masterpiece Cakeshop Supreme Court decision. A woman brings her birth control prescription to her local pharmacy, but the pharmacist on duty refuses to fill it because of a religious opposition to contraception. A young boy shows up for a…