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In the News

Baby Baiting

The Nation, 07/29/2010 –

NLIRH Executive Director Silvia Henriquez was quoted in The Nation regarding the term "anchor babies" - the ugly epithet used to label children born of undocumented immigrants. Read more »

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The Myth of the Teen Pregnancy Epidemic

The Huffington Post, 07/21/2010 –

Kierra Johnson, Executive Director of Choice USA, debunks misconceptions about teen pregnancy and references research from our recent White Paper regarding the failings of campaigns that rely on stigma and shame. Read more »

Breaking News

Stupak-like ban on abortion coverage for women with pre-existing conditions

July 19, 2010

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health is outraged that the Obama administration decided to apply a Stupak-like ban on abortion coverage for women with serious health problems who have no other choice but to use high-risk insurance pools.

Last Thursday the Obama Administration went beyond already harmful provisions restricting abortion in the law and in his Executive Order by declaring a ban on abortion coverage in High Risk Pools except in cases of rape, incest or danger to the woman’s life. Read more »

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National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health praises President Obama's National HIV/AIDS Plan

July 19, 2010

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health applauds the Obama Administration for its recent release of the United States’ first ever nation-wide comprehensive HIV/AIDS reduction strategy as part of the recent health care reform law.  With 56,000 new infections in the nation every year and 1.1 million Americans living with HIV/AIDS, the strategy will focus on prevention through increased education, testing, and removing the stigma associated with the disease.  Read more »

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Press Release

National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Supports White House Regulations for Health Care Reform

Urges HHS to include contraception coverage as part of new law
07/16/2010

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) supports White House regulations released Wednesday that will eliminate co-pays and deductibles for some preventative services in all new insurance plans as of September 23, 2010. Medicaid and Medicare changes will take effect on January 1, 2011. This major achievement in health care reform will lower the overall cost of health care for women. Read more »

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In the News

NLIRH: Building a Movement for Latina Reproductive Justice (VIDEO)

YouTube, 07/14/2010 –

On May 20, 2010, the Ms. Foundation for Women honored NLIRH Executive Director Silvia Henriquez as one of three "2010 Women of Vision" awardees at its annual Gloria Awards. The "Women of Vision" award celebrates grassroots women activists and philanthropists whose achievements bring us closer to our vision of a just and inclusive democracy.  Feminist icon, Gloria Steinem presented the award to Silvia.  Take a look at a video, produced by the Ms. Foundation, which highlights some of the critical reproductive justice work NLIRH has accomplished under Silvia's leadership.

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Publication

Birth Control and the New Health Care Law

This fact sheet addresses birth control access under the new health care law.

(July 2010)
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Press Release

National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Endorses Kagan Nomination

07/07/2010

In anticipation of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee vote, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) calls on the full Senate to confirm Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

NLIRH is proud to endorse Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court based on her testimony last week before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Read more »

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Publication

NLIRH Abortion Primer

This bilingual primer provides a summary of medically accurate information to Latinas and all women about abortion. It also provides tips about where to find some of the many sources of high-quality abortion information and resources, and it points out misinformation and misleading information that attempts to frighten and shame women who consider abortion or try to learn more about it.

(June 2010)
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In the News

Calling for a shift in discourse on young motherhood

Civil Liberties and Public Policy Newsletter, 06/02/2010 –

Veronica Bayetti Flores, our Senior Policy Analyst, published this great article about young motherhood in the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Newsletter.

As a part of the reproductive justice community, we share a set of values that we believe will allow all persons to live their lives freely and in good health; we value sexual freedom, integrity of the body and personal autonomy, and we reject any system of reproductive coercion. In fact, a key aspect of reproductive justice is advocating for all persons to be able to make the reproductive decisions that they feel are best for them, and to eliminate all the systems that create barriers to these decisions being made freely. Because we share these justice values, we believe it is important to change the discourse surrounding young motherhood and the policies meant to address the issues young mothers face.

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