State officials in New Mexico are being asked to look into a disturbing abortion death.

The victim's name is not being released as a courtesy to the grieving family.

Tara Shaver of Abortion-Free New Mexico told OneNewsNow that the 23-year-old woman was undergoing a 3–4 day late-term abortion at Southwestern Women's Options in Albuquerque, and arrived for the final procedure and when her major complications got worse.

“She was clearly ill,” Shaver asserted. “She was not able to breathe very well, and she had a rapid heartbeat and clear signs of an infection. His facility apparently called 9-1-1 for an emergency transport of her to the local University of New Mexico Hospital.”

The transport was cancelled before the ambulance arrived, and subsequent information remains a mystery.

“We don't really know what transpired over the next 12 hours, but what we do know is that this woman – she was 24-weeks pregnant and she ended up being pronounced dead at University of New Mexico Hospital 12 hours later … after that initial 9-1-1 call.”

In conjunction with Operation Rescue – and after consulting other medical professionals – Abortion-Free New Mexico believes the woman's death could have been prevented with timely medical assistance.

An autopsy revealed an acute infection and pulmonary embolism – a blockage of one of the arteries in the lungs. The New Mexico Medical Board has been asked to conduct a formal investigation.