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Health Care

Arizona’s introduction of SB 1611 and its effect on women

February 25, 2011

posted in: CALCASA

It’s difficult not to have at least an idea of the harsh anti-immigrant  sentiment throughout the Nation these last couple of years.  With the passage of SB 1070 in Arizona back in April 2010, which fundamentally allows AZ police to detain anyone they “suspect” is undocumented and arrest those who cannot “prove” they are documented residents

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Examining the health care reform and it’s effects on women and Latin@s

April 9, 2010

posted in: Education

The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) and National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) hosted a teleconference and web conference on April 7, 2010 and April 8, 2010 focusing on the effects of the new health care reform on women. Both organizations did a really great job outlining both the positive and not-so-positive provisions in

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What the health care reform means for women

April 2, 2010

posted in: Education

As the newly signed Health Care Reform begins to settle into people’s minds, many are asking, “How will this affect me?”  For many survivors of sexual assault, many women have experienced barriers to accessing health care because, for many health care agencies, suffering from PTSD after an assault has been considered a “pre-existing condition” (see

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Rape: A Pre-Existing Condition

November 5, 2009

posted in: Education

The Huffington Post has recently begun their Investigative Fund’s Citizen Journalism Project which allows readers to share their experiences with insurance systems to help shape the current debate over what needs to be done to fix the current National Health Care system. Since the Huffington Post began this project, many women have contacted the Huffington

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Women of Color and Health Care Reform

October 14, 2009

posted in: Education

The Women of Color United Coalition, a collaboration of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, and the Black Women’s Health Imperative, are providing Women of Color an opportunity to voice your experiences, concerns and opinions about the Nation’s current Health Care system.  You will have the opportunity to join in a conversation with, and ask questions of: Tina

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