Latina women's reproductive health

Groundbreaking Bill Integrates Pregnancy and Violence Prevention Strategies for Young People of Color

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by Rebecca Medina, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH)

and Sally Schaeffer, Futures Without Violence

July 28, 2011 - 2:10pm (Print)

Today a groundbreaking bill was introduced in Congress with a first-ever policy approach that combines teen dating violence prevention and teen pregnancy prevention in communities of color.

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New Billboards Attack Latinas’ Health, Rights, and Dignity

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by Alexandria Walden

June 21, 2011 - 8:23am (Print)

Last week the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles launched an antiabortion billboard campaign in Los Angeles, California, that assails Latinas who decide abortion is the best decision for themselves and their families. Some billboards have come down but the struggle for self-determination continues.

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The Racist Billboads Are Coming for You

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by Steph Herold

June 8, 2011 - 12:21pm (Print)

New billboard targets latinas with anti-abortion messages. And if you don’t speak out about this racist propaganda, they will target you next.

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Hyde Amendment Restrictions Impose Harsh Costs on Low-Income Latinas

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by Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas and Liza Fuentes, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health

May 14, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

The White House's proposed budget condones a two-tier health system, in which women with private health insurance or private funds can exercise their right to an abortion, but poor women cannot.
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Roundup: Latina Women Use Drugs and Home Remedies to Induce Abortion; Indian Call Center Fields Questions on Contraception

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by Emily Douglas

January 5, 2009 - 2:20pm (Print)

Drugs and "home remedies" are commonly used by Latina women seeking to induce abortion; Obama staff meet with faith groups; jobs in Nigeria require HIV-negative test result; Indian call center fields questions on contraception.
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