The El Paso Times is reporting that due to lack of funding, Planned Parenthood is closing all of its health-care centers (six in total) in El Paso, TX today. Sadly, this is not the first time that Planned Parenthood has been forced to close their clinics due to financial difficulties. In recent times, clinics in [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Six El Paso Planned Parenthood clinics shut their doors today, permanently.
Posted in Abortion, Economics, Reproductive Justice on June 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What women’s health on the border looks like
Posted in Health Care, Immigration, LANs, civic engagement, video on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A recent New Yorker article by Atul Gawande has been getting a lot of coverage lately–there are even rumors that Obama has made it required reading for his White House Staff. In the piece, Gawande shares an extensive evaluation of the medical system in McAllen, Texas. We at NLIRH know McAllen [...]
In support of Maria Hinojosa’s abortion provider reporting
Posted in Abortion on June 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On June 12, award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa’s piece, “Abortion Providers Under Siege,” examined the roots of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller’s assassination. In a timely and informative report, Hinojosa analyzes whether the violence directed against doctors who perform abortions can be viewed as domestic terrorism. NLIRH sent a letter to PBS producers today thanking them [...]
Event in Miami: The Domino Effect of Health Care Inequality
Posted in Events, Health Care on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Miami International Latinas Organizing for Leadership and Advocacy (MI-LOLA), a member of NLIRH’s Latina Advocacy Network will be presenting at this event on Wednesday June 24, 2009:
The Domino Effect of Health Care Inequality
…because healthcare inequality affects more than just our health.
Hispanic women comprise 37% of the uninsured in the U.S. so our voices must be front [...]
Take action to increase Maternal and Child Health funding
Posted in Health Care, Maternity on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As health reform continues to take center stage in Washington, DC, the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs is calling on citizens to contact their Congress members and voice support for increasing Maternal and Child Health (MCH) funding. They are calling for full-funding of the $850 million for Title V MCH Block Grant.
The MCH Block [...]
Executive Director Silvia Henriquez quoted on Judge Sotomayor
Posted in Abortion, Politics on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From The American Prospect:
She’s a Catholic Latina, She Must Be Anti-Choice. Or Not.
Because Sotomayor was raised Catholic, speculation was rampant last week about how Catholic she really is and whether she follows church teaching on all matters, including abortion.
As Jon O’Brien, president of Catholics for Choice, told me, “The Pope [...]
