November, 2009

Abortion and health-care reform: Explaining Stupak, what's next and more

Washington Post , 11/12/2009 –

NLIRH was quoted as a data resource by someone who commented on the Washington Post article, Abortion and health-care reform: Explaining Stupak, what's next and more. The Post staff writer, Lori Montgomery doubts that women can't find the money to pay for an abortion. The commenter corrected Ms. Montgomery using data from NLIRH and the Abortion Access Project. Read more »

The Other Fight in Health Reform: Immigrants' Access to Medical Coverage

RH Reality Check, 11/13/2009 –

Outrageous, incredible, unbelievable.

We’ve heard these words quite a lot from reproductive rights groups and pro-choice advocates, still in shock over the U.S. House of Representatives’ decision to pass an amendment banning most abortions from all public and privately funded health plans in the insurance exchange. The idea that women would have to plan for an unplanned pregnancy is ludicrous and simply a red herring as anti-choice advocates attempt to make Roe null and void.

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health shares this outrage, and is working to generate Latino calls to ensure women's right to access abortion care--and to decide for themselves how to spend their private health care dollars--is a part of the final Senate bill. Read more »

HPV Vaccination Immigration Requirement Rescinded

Ms. Magazine, 11/16/2009 –

Effective December 14th, young women who are seeking legal permanent resident status in the United States will no longer be required to be vaccinated against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). According to the Federal Register, "while HPV may be an age appropriate vaccine for an immigrant applicant, HPV neither causes outbreaks nor is it associated with outbreaks...Further, HPV has not been eliminated, nor is in the process of elimination, in the United States. Read more »

Immigrant seekers won't have to get HPV vaccine

MSNBC, 11/16/2009 –

DALLAS (AP) — Immigrant girls and women will no longer have to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus to get their permanent U.S. residency permits.

Starting Dec. 14, the HPV, or human papillomavirus vaccine will no longer be on the list of immunizations female immigrants ages 11 to 26 must receive before becoming legal permanent residents.

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