November, 2011

Latino Health Advocates Urge Obama to Maintain Birth Control as Preventive Health Care

Hispanically Speaking News, 11/18/2011 –

Today, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) joined by the Hispanic Federation and 20 other local and national organizations that advocate for Latinos issued a letter to President Obama, urging him to stick to the recent Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) decision that requires health plans to cover preventive health care, including cancer screenings, immunizations, and birth control, with no co-pays.
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Immigrant Women’s Rights Group sides with “One Family, One Alabama"

Hispanically Speaking, 11/25/2011 –

The National Coalition for Immigrant Women’s Rights supports the “One Family, One Alabama” campaign to end anti-immigration policies.

Alabama’s anti-immigration policies have destroyed thousands of lives as families are torn apart. After the passage of the state’s harsh immigration law, HB56, thousands of of immigrants have left the state, decimating the state’s economy and perpetuating an ongoing climate of terror and fear for women and their families.

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