Another Barrier to Reproductive Care: CIANA and Young Latin@s

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) is deeply concerned about the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA; H.R. 2299, S. 1214) because of its negative implications for young people, especially young women of color. This bill is only the latest attempt to curtail abortion access for women in the United States. CIANA would place an additional hurdle in the path of young women, who already face numerous challenges to healthy, informed, and empowered reproductive health decision-making, including lack of access to comprehensive sex education and affordable contraception. We oppose this legislation due to the harmful effects it may have for young women in this country.