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Latinas rally across the country for health care for immigrant women: Latinas and their families know #15years is too long to wait

August 6, 2013
This week, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) launches its fourth annual Latina Week of Action for Reproductive Justice. With the support of more than 85 organizations, including the partnership of California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ) and the Colorado...
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Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Immigration

Latina Moms Leading their Families to the Voting Booth

October 15, 2012
Originally posted on the Miami Herald Teresa Rey is one of the millions of mothers across the nation who carefully watched the first presidential debate of 2012. In a snap shot, it is fair to say that Teresa felt frustrated with the moderator’s lack of questions around family economic security...
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Mary Olivella
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Living on a prayer? Latinas need jobs and the ability to live with dignity

September 15, 2011
Economic security has been a major concern for everyone, but perhaps especially so for Latinas. Studies indicate that Latinas had an 11.4% unemployment rate in August 2011, compared to about 9% overall. And when they work, Latinas earn, on average, less than sixty cents for every dollar earned by a...
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Anjela Jenkins
Health Care

I Wish ACA Had Been Law When I Was a Student

March 24, 2011
Now that I am the mother of two children, sons aged 2 ½ and 11 months, I am grateful for a law like the Affordable Care Act. When I was 21, I “aged out” of my parents’ insurance because I was no longer in school full-time. My first job after graduating from college provided me with insurance but...
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Bernadette Segura
Health Care

Para el primer aniversario de la Reforma de Salud, debemos de recordar nuestros valores cristianos

March 24, 2011
Han pasado 12 meses desde que la Reforma de Salud fue firmada por el Presidente Obama. A millones de personas nos beneficiamos. Los estudiantes pueden recibir cuidados médicos bajo el seguro de sus padres. Personas con enfermedades crónicas que anteriormente se les negaba cobertura ahora pueden...
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Luz Villafana
Health Care

La Reforma de Salud Un Gran Alivio Para Madres Latinas

March 23, 2011
En nuestra organización MamásSuperándose.org/MomsRising.org hemos escuchado a muchas madres latinas que nos dicen cuánto ha ayudado a sus familias el Acta del Cuidado de Salud de Bajo Precio. Madres como Tracy Muñoz, de Norfolk, Virginia, por ejemplo, no quieren regresar a los tiempos cuando no...
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Elisa Batista
Health Care

What the Affordable Care Act Means for Latinos

March 23, 2011
At MomsRising.org, we’re starting to hear how the Affordable Care Act has made a real difference for Latino families. That’s why there is no turning back for Latina moms like Tracy Muñoz of Norfolk, Virginia. “My 21-year-old is taking a year off from school,” she wrote MomsRising. “He is having to...
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Elisa Batista
Health Care

Gracias a la Reforma del Cuidado de la Salud, Mi Hijo Universitario Está Ahora Asegurado

March 23, 2011
Mi hijo de 21 años de edad tuvo que tomar un año fuera de la universidad para poder pagar el préstamo estudiantil de su primer año de estudios. Trabaja a tiempo completo con una pequeña compañía. Él no puede pagar por si mismo su cuidado de salud y mi esposo y yo no podíamos pagárselo tampoco. Pero...
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Tracy Muñoz
Health Care

Para Niñas y Niños con Necesidades Especiales, el Acta del Cuidado de Salud de Bajo Precio es un regalo de Dios

March 23, 2011
Mi nombre es Magdalena y soy la madre de una niña hermosa de 6 años de edad llamada Paloma. Cuando tenía 2 años de edad, Paloma fue diagnosticada con autismo severo. Han sido cuatro años de lucha física, emocional y financiera. Nuestra familia ha sido confrontada con la tarea intensa de encontrar...
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Magdalena Clark
Health Care

For the First Anniversary of Health Reform, We Should Remember Our Christian Values

March 22, 2011
It has been 12 months since health reform was signed into law by President Obama. Millions of us benefitted. Students can receive care under their parents’ insurance. People with chronic illnesses who before were denied coverage, can now obtain treatment under a private health insurance plan. At...
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Luz Villafana

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