Press Releases

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ACLU Urges Alamogordo Hospital to Ensure Access to Comprehensive Healthcare 

The Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center in Alamogordo recently announced its plans to join CHRISTUS Health, a Catholic healthcare system that restricts reproductive healthcare, LGBTQ+ inclusive healthcare, and end-of life care, as early as July 1, 2023. 

ACLU-NM Celebrates Voting Rights, Reproductive Rights, Smart Justice and Police Reform Bills Signed into Law

Multiple bills championed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico, partners, and elected leaders this legislative session that advance a more just and equal New Mexico were signed into law by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.

Bill to Protect Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Healthcare Is on the Move

Today, the House Health & Human Services Committee passed House Bill 7, the Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care Act on a 7 to 3 party line vote.

ACLU Demands Alamogordo Public School Board Allow Trans Youth to Participate in Sports

The ACLU today sent a letter to members of the Alamogordo Public School Board of Education, the Superintendent's Office, and the athletics department, advising them that a proposed policy that would ban trans youth from participating in sports could violate state and federal law.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

ACLU-NM Files Lawsuit on Behalf of a Transgender Woman Who Was Discriminated Against and Fired by Her Employer

Today, the ACLU of New Mexico and cooperating attorney Mark Chaiken of Virtue & Najjar, PC filed a lawsuit in the First Judicial District Court on behalf of Diane Roberts, a transgender woman who was discriminated against, harassed, and ultimately fired by her employer.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights