Latina Institute In the News

Anti-abortion rights group: “Single most dangerous place for a Latina … is in her mother’s womb”

NBC Latino, 04/12/2012 –

There are a lot places and people in the United States that could be considered dangerous. But for one anti-abortion-rights group, it’s with her mother.

“Today, clearly the single most dangerous place for a Latina in these United States is in her mother’s womb,” said Raimundo Rojas, Hispanic outreach coordinator for the National Right to Life Committee, an anti-abortion rights group, during the group’s endorsement in Washington this morning of Republican presumptive nominee Mitt Romney. Read more »

Momma's Boys

Huffington Post, 03/27/2012 –

I recently had the honor of introducing the First Lady of the United States, who was in Boston for an event at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Read more »

The Affordable Care Act: Hope for Health Care Equality For All

RH Reality Check, 03/23/2012 –

As I reflect on the second anniversary of the groundbreaking health reform law—the Affordable Care Act—and the impact of this law and its provisions on Latinos and indeed all Americans, I am hopeful. I am hopeful that my son will grow up in a world where our communities are healthier, our families get the care they need, and no one has to choose between paying for needed medication or a doctor’s visit, or paying to keep food on the table. Read more »

Race and Sex-Based Abortion Ban Hijacks Civil Rights

New American Media, 02/24/2012 –

As members of immigrant families, as women of color, and as mothers ourselves, we were appalled when the United States House of Representatives introduced HR 3541 late last year. This legislation, which could come to a floor vote soon, cloaks itself in the language and names of civil rights heroes, but is in fact a duplicitous attack on the health, dignity, and human rights of all women of color, including immigrant women.
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Survey Shows Latinos Aligning Themselves With More Liberal Views On Abortion

Huffington Post- Latino Voices, 01/24/2012 –

A majority of Latino voters -- 74 percent -- agree that a woman has a right to make her own personal decisions about abortion without the interference of government, according to a recent survey by the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health and the Reproductive Health Technologies Project. The data shows that a majority of Latinos in the U.S. hold a sympathetic view in regards to abortion.
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