There are many ways to get involved in the fight for reproductive justice:

• TALK to your representatives, and let them know that you are paying attention to how they vote on important reproductive rights issues
• EDUCATE your friends, family and community about their reproductive rights and health
• GET ACTIVE in your community, organize events, and write letters to your local newspapers and magazines
• JOIN a Latina Advocacy Network (click here to see if there is one in your city)
• JOIN our listserve to receive periodic email updates and more ways you can get involved

Our Campaigns

NLIRH currently has three campaigns:

1. Basta! 30 Years is Enough! Repeal the Hyde Amendment
2. Immigration as a Matter of Reproductive Justice
3. "Cuídate. Ármate. Edúcate." Latinas for Cervical Cancer Prevention Campaign

 

!Basta! 30 Years is Enough: Repeal the Hyde Amendment

Join Latina Institute in opposing the Hyde Amendment, a bill that prohibits federal funding for abortions. Congress has renewed this restriction every year since 1976, and this legislation disproportionately affects low-income women and women of color. We must ensure that all women, regardless of socio-economic status, have access to safe and affordable abortions. More

Immigration as a Matter of Reproductive Justice

We believe reproductive health and rights organizations must be dedicated to promoting the basic values of dignity, justice, and self-determination to speak out in support of the basic principles of immigration reform, which include a path to citizenship and protection for all immigrant families. More

"Cuídate. Ármate. Edúcate." Latinas for Cervical Cancer Prevention Campaign

While cervical cancer rates are dropping overall, Latinas continue to contract HPV and develop cervical cancer at a staggering and alarming rate. Latinas have the highest incident rate of cervical cancer amongst all groups of women and the second highest mortality rate after African-American women. NLIRH initiated the "Cuídate. Ármate. Edúcate." Campaign to ensure that Latinas access the latest reproductive health technology, including the HPV vaccine, and timely preventative services. More