~ "Latinas and the High Cost of Birth Control," Silvia Henriquez, Huffington Post blogs: "As it stands, health care reform does nothing to minimize or eliminate ... costly copayments for birth control for working women," Henriquez, the executive director of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, writes. Over a span of 30 years, birth control can cost more than $15,000 in copays and related fees, according to Henriquez. "[S]cant attention is paid to the financial, regulatory and social barriers that stop many Latinas from accessing the birth control they seek," even when they have insurance, she writes. While some health programs are available to pregnant Latinas, access to birth control for Latinas who are not pregnant is not secure. In a recent focus group, Latinas of Mexican origin in Texas said they "feel devalued by the fact that they qualify for health services when they are pregnant, but are largely ignored otherwise," according to Henriquez. "When health care reform passed, we were told that all men and women deserved access to affordable insurance coverage and preventive care," she writes, adding, "For millions of women, birth control, by definition, is prevention" (Henriquez, Huffington Post blogs, 8/10).
~ Trust Women PAC's "Red State Round Up": Trust Women PAC's new blog, "Red State Round Up," will "highlight political races, proposed legislation and advocates' work at the state-level in order to underscore the plight of some of our most politically fragile areas," according to the blog ("Red State Round-Up," Trust Women PAC, 8/3). In one of the first posts, Marshall Martinez -- board president of the New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice -- discusses antiabortion-rights activity in New Mexico. The antiabortion group Operation Rescue plans to open a satellite office there to target abortion provider Curtis Boyd, who will provide abortion care in the third trimester on a case-by-case basis (Martinez, "Red State Round Up," Trust Women PAC, 8/10). In another post, Kathleen Wallace, an Oklahoma City attorney, describes Oklahoma abortion-rights supporters' response to several state laws restricting the procedure. "Women in Oklahoma were shocked when they found out about these laws," she writes, adding that advocates formed the Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice to fight abortion restrictions (Wallace, "Red State Round Up," Trust Women PAC, 8/6).
~ "My So-Called Sex Education," Rita Martinez, RH Reality Check: The Latina Week of Action for Reproductive Justice "is the time to demonstrate to our government that Latinas care about the contraception debate," the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health's Martinez writes. "Vocalizing the effects [of] lack of access to, or awareness of, various contraceptive methods is pivotal to the inclusion of family planning as a preventative service (read: FREE) under the Women's Health Amendment" in the federal health reform law. Although "many great services that are sure to benefit women are already included," Martinez writes that "legislators are staying largely silent on the topic of contraception." She continues, "Information and access to birth control is a matter of upholding reproductive freedom for all Latinas," and birth control "needs to be recognized as an indispensable women's health care service and accessible to girls over-the-counter" (Martinez, RH Reality Check, 8/12).
~ "For the New School Year: Medical and Nursing Students for Choice," Our Bodies, Our Blog: "[E]nsuring that proper training in [abortion services] is available to future health care providers is one key aspect of making and keeping abortion available," according to the blog, which "list[s] resources for [medical and nursing] students interested in organizing to promote and protect abortion training in their programs." One group, Medical Students for Choice, "provides student organizing resources, including tips on curriculum reform and tools for student leaders," among other "tools and support." The group Nursing Students for Choice "is a relatively new organization that focuses on reproductive health and training for nursing students," the blog says, adding that the group's website "provides resources for getting involved and for starting campus chapters" (Our Bodies, Our Blog, 8/11).
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