Congress Must Protect the Lifeline Women and Families Depend On
Some things are simply unthinkable. Congress failing to protect the basic benefits that are keeping women and families afloat is one of them.
Shameful: Partisan Politics Block Another Highly Qualified Judicial Nominee
All year, we’ve seen partisan politics impede the progress America needs — from jobs to anti-discrimination measures to work and family advances to the safety net.
Honoring the Nation’s Family Caregivers with the Policies They Need
When President Obama proclaimed November National Family Caregivers Month this year, he described family caregiving as “heroic work… often done while caregivers balance other commitments to their families, jobs, and communities.”
Birth Control Under Attack
Anti-choice extremists are trying to undermine women’s right to birth control under the Affordable Care Act.
New Study: Lack of Paid Sick Days Contributed to Millions of H1N1 Cases
A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health shows that various racial and ethnic groups were at greater risk of exposure to H1N1 during the pandemic because they didn’t have access to paid sick days.
Super Committee and Health Care: How Potential Cuts to Medicaid Could Harm Low-Income Women and Girls
“Shared sacrifices.” “Tough decisions.” “Everything is on the table.” This is the rhetoric being used to describe the Super Committee’s daunting task of reducing the national deficit by $1.2 trillion over the next ten years.
Dear Supercommittee: There’s Nothing “Super” about Cutting Medicaid
As a nation, our conversations often revolve around “family values.” Yet when it comes to showing that we truly value families, politicians sometimes fall short.
A Blog Rally to Protect Medicaid
There’s been a lot in the news lately about the so-called “supercommittee” in Congress, which has been tasked with trimming more than a trillion dollars from the federal deficit. It’s the supercommittee’s job to figure out which programs will get the budget axe.
Keep Medicaid Safe to Keep Women Healthy!
With a little over a week for the Congressional super committee to complete its work, we must raise our voices to ensure Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are protected in the final deficit reduction package.
Tell Congress That Preserving Medicaid is Critically Important to Women and Families
The deadline for the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (The Super-Committee) to reach an agreement is fast approaching.
Why Now is the Time to Support, Not Undermine, Medicaid
The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH), as the only national organization advocating for reproductive justice and health for millions of Latinas, their families and their communities, strongly urges the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or “Supercommittee” to reexamine their logic when considering cuts or reforms to Medicaid in order to achieve deficit reduction.
How Washington’s Budget Priorities Injure Immigrant Women
Many women in the United States take a huge step forward under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
