NLIRH Publications by Issue Area

This bilingual primer provides a summary of medically accurate information to Latinas and all women about abortion. It also provides tips about where to find some of the many sources of high-quality abortion information and resources, and it points out misinformation and misleading information that attempts to frighten and shame women who consider abortion or try to learn more about it.

A brief question-and-answer document outlining NLIRH's current postion on the health care reform bill.

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) supports healthcare reform that will move our current system toward one that will improve the health, and well-being of all Latinas, their families and communities. NLIRH embraces a human rights approach to health care, ensuring that all health services are accessible, available, affordable, and of good quality for everyone.1 These services should be provided on an equitable basis, free from discrimination or coercion. Healthcare reform can take many paths, and it is important that the needs of all Latinas, including immigrant women, women of color and low-income women are front and center.

This action kit includes everything you need to take action to ensure that health care reform is comprehensive and covers the needs of women and immigrants.

NLIRH supports the right of every Latina to be in charge of her own life, to determine if and when to have children, and, to seek the full range of reproductive health options available.  Our organization is outraged that Congress and President Bush would support a ban on a medically safe abortion procedure. Restricting and criminalizing any abortion procedure undermines the fundamental human right to self-determination, and endangers the lives of women for whom abortions may be medically necessary.

The Hyde Amendment is a provision in the federal budget restricting coverage for abortions from federal Medicaid funding. The Hyde Amend ment was first passed by Congress in 1977, four years after the Supreme Court legalized abortion in Roe v. Wade. Congress has renewed the Hyde Amendment every year for the last three decades! 30 Years is Enough! Join the campaign to repeal Hyde!

The Hyde Amendment is a provision in the federal budget restricting Medicaid funding for abortions. Although abortion is legal the amendment has made safe and healthy options available to only a limited number of Latinas. Social class or economic status should not be the deciding factor in a women’s right to reproductive justice. Lifting the restrictions of the Hyde Amendment is key in making healthy and legal abortions accessible to every woman.

This document outlines our national reproductive justice agenda for Latinas.

This document includes some talking points regarding contraception as prevention and abortion access under the new health care law recently passed.

This document outlines NLIRH's legislative priorities for 2010 within the areas of abortion access, reproductive health disparities and immigration reform.

This document explains how health care reform will be implemented over the next four years.

This report highlights NLIRH’s work with promotoras/es de salud (community health workers) and highlights the connection between promotoras/es and reproductive justice as an opportunity for movement building and social change.

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) supports healthcare reform that will move our current system toward one that will improve the health, and well-being of all Latinas, their families and communities. NLIRH embraces a human rights approach to health care, ensuring that all health services are accessible, available, affordable, and of good quality for everyone.1 These services should be provided on an equitable basis, free from discrimination or coercion. Healthcare reform can take many paths, and it is important that the needs of all Latinas, including immigrant women, women of color and low-income women are front and center.

This action kit includes everything you need to take action to ensure that health care reform is comprehensive and covers the needs of women and immigrants.

NLIRH supports the right of every Latina to be in charge of her own life, to determine if and when to have children, and, to seek the full range of reproductive health options available.  Our organization is outraged that Congress and President Bush would support a ban on a medically safe abortion procedure. Restricting and criminalizing any abortion procedure undermines the fundamental human right to self-determination, and endangers the lives of women for whom abortions may be medically necessary.

This edition of Instantes highlights the need for including migrant farmworkers' perspectives in health care reform. It also features our new Civic Particpation campaign, the Latino Vote during the 2008 elections and spotlights Miami activist, Erika Cordova.

This edition of Instantes focuses on cervical cancer, HPV and Latinas, and the launch of NLIRH's Cuídate. Ármate. Edúcate. Latinas for Cervical Cancer Prevention Campaign. Dr. Elena Gutierrez, Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago discusses the Sterilization Policy Project, a follow-up study to research conducted during the 1970s that examined hospital sterilization policies and procedures, and more specifically their compliance with federal guidelines. Also spotlights New York City activist, Diana Salas.

Frequently asked questions and answers about the Human Papilloma Virus, Cervical Cancer and HPV.

Community Health Centers greatly benefit all members of a community neighboorhood. Many centers provide health, recreation, workshop, classrooms and other valuable space for people of all ages. An important aspect of NLIRH is to promote the growth of these centers and the amount of aid they get both from the federal and state governemnt, but also the community. Community health centers (CHCs) were designed to provide affordable and comprehensive primary and preventative health care services to low-income individuals living in medically underserved areas. Community health centers receive specific federal funding to provide free or low-cost services, including reproductive health services. Over the last several years, federal funding for public health care programs, including Title X, has diminished.

An estimated 56% of low-income Latina immigrants of reproductive age are uninsured in the United States. Even those insured still have limited access to culturally competent and linguistically appropriate care, as well as important reproductive health information. Due to this many Latinas forgo vital preventative care including prenatal care. Expanding access to prenatal care services to all Latinas is a key aspect of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health.

The Hyde Amendment is a provision in the federal budget restricting Medicaid funding for abortions. Although abortion is legal the amendment has made safe and healthy options available to only a limited number of Latinas. Social class or economic status should not be the deciding factor in a women’s right to reproductive justice. Lifting the restrictions of the Hyde Amendment is key in making healthy and legal abortions accessible to every woman.

This document outlines our national reproductive justice agenda for Latinas.

The incidence of cervical cancer for Latina women in the United States is highest amongst all racial/ethnic groups, almost twice as high as non-Latina white women. Latina women have the 2nd highest mortality rate from cervical cancer (after black women), although mortality for Latina women are higher in communities along the Texas-Mexico border. Latinas face high mortality rates from cervical cancer as a result of their low rates of cervical cancer screening. Latinas’ limited access to adequate cervical cancer screenings is a result of barriers to access such as fear associated with their lack of immigration status, embarrassment, lack of knowledge, lack of insurance and lack of English proficiency.

Latina women have the highest rates of cervical cancer amongst all racial/ethnic groups in the United States. In 2006, the FDA approved the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer caused by four strains of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Our community had many questions about the vaccine and cervical cancer. In response, the Cuídate. Ármate. Edúcate. Latinas for Cervical Cancer Prevention Campaign was launched in 2007 to open the dialogue about cervical cancer in our communities.

Monitoring state legislation requires not only an understanding of the state’s policy and legislation, but also an understanding of the state’s legislature, key demographics, and political landscape. All of these factors influence why legislation is introduced and why it is able (or not able) to pass into law. How to find and analyze all of this information is discussed in this guide.

This edition of Instantes highlights the need for including migrant farmworkers' perspectives in health care reform. It also features our new Civic Particpation campaign, the Latino Vote during the 2008 elections and spotlights Miami activist, Erika Cordova.

This edition of Instantes features an article on why immigration is a matter of reproductive justice. It also highlights the first National Advocacy Weekend, where Latina Advocacy Network members had the opportunity to share their experiences and learn from each other, as well as generate new and exciting action plans.

This edition of Instantes highlights the importance of civic participation. It also remembers Gloria E. Anzaldúa. The activist, Andrea Isabel Quijada, of Young Women United in Albuquerque, NM shares her thoughts on the March for Women's Lives.

This fact sheet addresses birth control access under the new health care law.

This document outlines our national reproductive justice agenda for Latinas.

This edition of Instantes provides an update on the judicial nominations process and highlights what Katrina has shown us about human rights in the United States. The issue also highlights the Latinas for Justice Breakfast held in Chicago as part of NLIRH's campaign to raise awareness and facilitate dialogue with regards to the Supreme Court nomination process.

A brief question-and-answer document outlining NLIRH's current postion on the health care reform bill.

This action kit includes everything you need to take action to ensure that health care reform is comprehensive and covers the needs of women and immigrants.

This edition of Instantes highlights the need for including migrant farmworkers' perspectives in health care reform. It also features our new Civic Particpation campaign, the Latino Vote during the 2008 elections and spotlights Miami activist, Erika Cordova.

This is a special section of the 2007 United States Social Forum Reproductive Justice Briefing Book contributed by NLIRH, focusing on immigrant rights.

NLIRH's statement on immigration reform and reproductive health.

An estimated 56% of low-income Latina immigrants of reproductive age are uninsured in the United States. Even those insured still have limited access to culturally competent and linguistically appropriate care, as well as important reproductive health information. Due to this many Latinas forgo vital preventative care including prenatal care. Expanding access to prenatal care services to all Latinas is a key aspect of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health.

The high rate of poverty among Latinas, coupled with limited public funding sources for abortion make it difficult for many Latinas to access abortion. This makes many Latinas turn to unsafe and unhealthy methods of self-induction. Barriers such as limited funding, Medicaid restrictions, cultural or language differences and lack of access to education about services leave many Latinas without any safe and legal options.