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Press Release

Hearing on DC Abortion Ban Excludes Rep. Norton; Highlights Harms of Proposal

H.R. 3803 attacks DC home rule and puts women's health in danger
05/18/2012

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) expressed concern today that Representative Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC) was blocked from testifying at a Judiciary Subcommittee hearing to consider an unconstitutional ban on abortion in Washington, DC. The bill, H.R. 3803, prohibits women in the District of Columbia from accessing abortion care at and after 20 weeks of fertilization and imposes severe criminal and civil penalties for medical providers. Read more »

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House bill takes VAWA name, leaves Latinas behind

H.R. 4970 strips protection for battered immigrants, LGBTQ Latinas/os
05/16/2012

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) condemns House passage of legislation that eradicates protections that have been available to immigrant victims of violence for almost twenty years and fails to include critical provisions to protect LGBTQ individuals experiencing intimate partner violence and other forms of abuse. H.R. 4970, which passed the House on a party line vote, was presented as a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), but in fact would roll back the protections established by that legislation.
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Latina Leaders Condemn Restrictions on Women’s Health in Homeland Security Bill

Aderholt Amendment Creates Dangerous and Unnecessary Restrictions on Access to Abortion
05/16/2012

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) condemns House passage of an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill that would prohibit federal funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to provide abortion care for women in ICE detention centers.
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employment Opportunity

National Field Coordinator

Location: 
New York City

NLIRH seeks a committed individual who is passionate about women’s issues for the new, full-time position, National Field Coordinator. The National Field Coordinator will develop community leadership and expand the grassroots movement for Reproductive Justice in the Latina community, build relationships with key stakeholders and partners, and assist in campaign development and implementation.  Candidates must have knowledge and commitment to reproductive health and rights and/or social justice issues. This position will report to the Director of Community Mobilization. Read more »

Application Closing Date: 
06/01/2012
internship Opportunity

Summer Program Intern for the Community Mobilization Department

Location: 
New York City

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health is dedicated to ensuring the fundamental right to reproductive health for Latinas, their families and their communities through policy and advocacy, community mobilization and public education. Read more »

Application Closing Date: 
05/25/2012
Press Release

Latina Health Advocates Applaud Introduction of Health Equity Bill

Legislation would build on health reform law to reduce disparities
04/27/2012

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) celebrates today the introduction of landmark legislation that would build on the gains of the Affordable Care Act to decrease health disparities and improve health outcomes for Latinas. Read more »

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Arizona immigration law targets Immigrant Women and their families

Law, under Supreme Court review, promotes stigma and bias, NCIWR says
04/25/2012

This week the Supreme Court holds hearings to determine the constitutionality of the nation’s most controversial state immigration law, Arizona’s SB 1070. The National Coalition for Immigrant Women’s Rights (NCIWR) opposes the law because it promotes stigma, bias and blatant racial profiling by demanding police seek out “foreign characteristics” to identify immigrants without documents, among other serious flaws. Read more »

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National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health supports original DREAM Act – pathway for young people, protections for women

Education as path to citizenship must be emphasized in legislation
04/24/2012

Today the  National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) announces our continued support for the bipartisan 2012 DREAM Act, which ensured that young immigrants can have a path to citizenship through military service or education. Read more »

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National Latina Institute Joins Call for Common Sense Limits on Toxic Chemicals

Latinas overrepresented in jobs with high exposures to toxic products
04/20/2012

Today, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) celebrates Earth Day 2012 by joining a national call for common-sense limits on toxic chemicals—limits that would reduce the disproportionate impact of toxic chemicals on the reproductive health and well-being of Latinas, our families, and our communities.

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Latina Institute Applauds Move to Restore Care for Undocumented Pregnant Women, Warns Against Troubling Rhetoric

04/20/2012

On Wednesday, Nebraska lawmakers voted to override the governor’s veto when they restored funding for maternity care for undocumented women—based on the premise that while a pregnant woman herself is ineligible for benefits, the fetus she carries can be enrolled in public health insurance.
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