The Mariposa Fund was founded in 2016 by a group of abortion care providers in Albuquerque, NM. We recognized the extraordinary barriers that exist for undocumented people trying to obtain reproductive health services, including abortion. Specifically, undocumented people face obstacles such as fear of criminalization, lack of access to health insurance, economic insecurity, linguistic barriers, and oppression rooted in white supremacy and xenophobia.
We recognize these barriers as systemic and work to provide financial support for undocumented people. Our hope is to offset the financial burden for our community’s most marginalized members to ensure they have access to abortion care.
El fondo Mariposa fue fundado en el año 2016 por un grupo de proveedorxs de salud en cuidado de aborto, en Albuquerque, NM. Reconocimos la cantidad de barreras que existen para las personas indocumentadas que solicitan salud reproductiva, incluyendo interrupción de embarazo. Las personas indocumentadas se encuentran con obstáculos como el temor a ser criminalizados por su estatus, la falta de acceso a seguro médico, inseguridad económica, barreras de comunicación, y la opresión causada por la supremacía blanca y la xenofobia.
Reconocemos que estos obstáculos son sistémicos y trabajamos con la meta de proveer ayuda económica para personas indocumentadas. Esperamos brindar apoyo a los miembros más vulnerables de nuestra comunidad, para facilitar el acceso a un aborto seguro y digno.
The Mariposa Fund helps pay for undocumented people seeking abortion services. ------------------------------------------------ El Fondo Mariposa ayuda a personas indocumentadas a obtener servicios de aborto.
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