Since 2006, Nicaragua has been one of only 3 countries in the world to completely ban abortion under any circumstance. Most recently in July 2008, the penal code was reinforced by the government to criminalize abortions sought, obtained or performed for any reason, the medical providers who perform abortions, and even women who suffer from [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Nicaraguan abortion ban continues to harm women
Posted in Abortion, Latin America on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Senate Judiciary Committee Votes to Confirm First Latina to the U.S. Supreme Court
Posted in Politics on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by a vote of 13 – 6.
Silvia Henriquez, executive director for the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, the nation’s leading voice on Latina reproductive health and justice, provided the following comments in support of [...]
Judge Sotomayor endorsed by Senate Judiciary Committee
Posted in Politics on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to endorse Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination today, in a vote of 13-6. Only one Republican member voted in support of her nomination, Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina.
The full Senate will have to vote on her nomination, but her confirmation looks likely.
Troubling record of sexual abuse in immigrant detention centers
Posted in Immigration, violence on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the last several years, rates of detention have soared. U.S. Immigration officials detain over 200,000 individuals and spend more than $600 million dollars on detention each year.
A report released in 2004 by Just Detention International, a national human rights organization, entitled “No Refuge Here: A First Look at Sexual Abuse in Immigration Detention,” calls [...]
In the twenty-first century, the face of the immigrant is that of a mother
Posted in Immigration on July 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Women represent the new face of immigrants coming to the United States, according to a report released earlier this year by New America Media, a nonprofit organization that disseminates information from ethnic media outlets. The survey involved a total of 1,002 telephone interviews across the United States conducted during August and September 2009.
Women Immigrants: Stewards [...]
Young Latinos shift views on abortion
Posted in Abortion on July 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A recent poll by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life along with the Pew Hispanic Center, shows that among first-generation U.S. Hispanics, 65% believe abortion should be illegal, while only 43% of second-generation U.S. Hispanics share the same belief. In addition to statistics and opinions about the shift, this article discusses the personal [...]
What’s wrong with the five year bar?
Posted in Health Care, Immigration on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In 1996, the “Welfare Reform Act” changed the way that governmental financial assistance is distributed, and in doing so, it had a profound impact on immigrants. There were many changes in this act but I’d like to address one in particular: the five year bar. This policy means that immigrants who were granted permanent residence could not, [...]
Immigration reform efforts must address immigrant women’s issues
Posted in Immigration on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A New America Media survey released July14 provides further evidence that female immigrants come to the United States not necessarily to make more money, but to build better futures for their children and create permanent homes for their families. A majority of the 1,000+ women interviewed stated that they came to the US to join [...]
NLIRH calls for swift confirmation of Judge Sotomayor
Posted in Politics on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nation’s leading voice for Latina reproductive health and justice concludes Judge supports right to privacy and fidelity to the law
In anticipation of the Judiciary Committee vote, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) called on the Senate to confirm federal appellate Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. Throughout the hearings, Judge Sotomayor [...]
Reflections on the final day of Sotomayor hearings
Posted in Politics on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday marked the final day of the confirmation hearings and the last day where the public will hear directly from Judge Sotomayor. The Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman hopes to have a full committee vote on Judge Sotomayor’s nomination next Tuesday, July 21st, 2009.
On the fourth and final day of the confirmation hearings, Judge Sotomayor continued [...]
