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My family cannot wait #15 years

NLIRH Activist and Poderosa Parent responds to health care exclusions in Immigration Reform Bill. http://tinyurl.com/15yearsforhealthcare

NLIRH National Advocacy Weekend 2013

National Advocacy Weekend (NAW) is a space for is activists and partner organizations from different states throughout the nation to come together and experience the federal legislative and policy process.

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Press Release

Latinas support Hirono amendments to immigration reform bill

Health advocates applaud Hawaii Senator’s leadership to keep aspiring citizens healthy and productive
05/20/2013

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) applauds the leadership of Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) to improve the Senate’s current immigration reform bill (S. 744) to ensure immigrants can fully participate in society once obtaining lawful status. As currently written, the Senate’s “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act,” (S. Read more »

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Advocates urge Senate committee to advance immigrant women’s health

More than 160 organizations call on Senate Judiciary Committee to advance health coverage options for aspiring citizens, lift 5-year bar in immigration reform
05/10/2013

This week, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) and the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) join 162 national, state, local, and international leaders in women’s health and rights in urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to address the exclusions from health care access in the “Border Security, Economic Opp Read more »

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Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and Representative Jared Polis (D-CO) Introduce Legislation to Improve High School Graduation Rates of Pregnant and Parenting Students

05/07/2013

“We applaud Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) for advancing policies towards equitable access to education and resources that will help pregnant and parenting students complete their high school education. The Pregnant and Parenting Student Access to Education Act of 2013 (PPSAE) clarifies that when young people become parents, we must ensure that their access to education remains steady,” says Adriann Barboa, Strong Families New Mexico Field Director, and former young parent. Read more »

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Obama Administration Appeals Court Order to Remove Barriers to EC

DOJ seeks to uphold barriers to emergency contraception
05/01/2013

Jessica González-Rojas, executive director of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH), issued the following statement on the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) appeal filed today. The DOJ asked the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a federal court order directing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lift restrictions that make it harder for women of all ages to get timely access to emergency contraception.
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FDA decision will create barriers to accessing emergency contraception for Latinas

Morning-after pill should be easily available for all women
04/30/2013

Jessica González-Rojas, executive director of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, issued the following statement about the Food and Drug Administration decision to make emergency contraception available over the counter to those 15 and older. Earlier this month a federal court ruled that HHS had to provide access to all women without age restrictions: Read more »

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In the News

Invisible Immigrants: What Will Immigration Reform Mean for Migrant Women?

Dissent Magazine, 04/24/2013 –

Patricia thought she had crossed the border to a land where she could finally earn a good living. She ended up in one of the worst places to be a woman. As a migrant farmworker, she was brutalized and raped by her supervisor, then left pregnant and alone. Her fear of her abuser was nearly matched by her fear of retaliation if she revealed her secret. Read more »

In the News

No Obamacare or Safety Net While on Senate’s Path to Citizenship

Colorlines, 04/18/2013 –

 

There’s lots of fanfare about the path to citizenship in the Senate’s immigration reform bill, but the bill leaves serious questions about how newly legalized people will survive once on that path. This is perhaps nowhere more concerning than in the context of the full exclusion of newly legalized immigrations from Obamacare health insurance exchanges and other federal benefits. Read more »