New Mexico to build abortion clinic as it prepares for surge in out-of-state demand

Governor signs executive order as state prepares for influx of abortion seekers from neighboring states

New Mexico's governor earmarked $10m in public funds on Wednesday for a reproductive healthcare clinic to meet an expected rise in demand for abortions from women traveling from neighboring states that have banned the procedure.

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order for the clinic to be built in southern New Mexico's Dona Ana county, bordering Texas, where abortion has been outlawed since the US supreme court in June ended the nationwide constitutional right to the procedure.