Latina Institute In the News

Executive Director Silvia Henriquez in the NY Times on Health Care Reform

New York Times, 12/10/2009 –

A Letter to the Editor by Silvia Henriquez, Executive Director of NLIRH, was published in the New York Times this week.

National Latina Institute Rallies for Real Health Care Reform on Capitol Hill

MetroLatinoUSA, 12/05/2009 –

Washington, DC--- The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH), Latina activists and reproductive health and rights groups rallied on Capitol Hill to demand Congress and the President eliminate the double standard in health care reform for women and immigrants. NLIRH and Latina activists traveled from New York City to Capitol Hill to protect the health and rights of Latinas and their families.

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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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HPV Vaccination Immigration Requirement Rescinded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 »

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 »