National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice

🗓️Mark your calendars!🗓️ Join us in 🗽NYC🗽on September 12th for a special celebration grounded in the power of storytelling with award winning author Xochitl Gonzalez 🎉🔥 W e are so excited to be coming to Brooklyn NY for our next gathering! We’ll have food, music, an exciting giveaway, a book signing and SO MUCH MORE!🎉🎶📚 Xochitl Gonzalez is the New York Times bestselling author of Anita de Monte Laughs Last, a Reese’s Book Club Pick, and the award-winning novel Olga Dies Dreaming, named a Best of 2022 by The New York Times, TIME, Kirkus, Washington Post, and NPR. She is a staff writer for The Atlantic, where she was recognized as a 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Commentary. BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY!🔗 https://lnkd.in/gZQitfFP  #LICumple30🎂

It's the 30th anniversary of the term 'Reproductive Justice'! ✨ Coined by Women of African Descent for Reproductive Justice in June 1994, the term is rooted in the Combahee River Collective and Black feminism of the 1970s. RJ mixes social justice with reproductive health, addressing the broader issues faced by women of color, women from low-income communities, and transgender and gender-expansive people. #ReproductiveJustice #RJMovement #RJEducation

Shout out to our friends at National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice for underscoring the particular importance of #EMTALA to latina/xs and im/migrants, who (due to Medicaid coverage gaps and other systemic barriers to care) disproportionately rely on emergency rooms to access health care.

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 A final decision regarding the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) was just announced by SCOTUS 🔦 Here's our full statement from our Executive Director Lupe M. R.: "While we’re relieved that the Supreme Court dismissed this case, they fell short of upholding protections for pregnant patients and ensuring that anti-abortion extremists can’t deny them emergency abortion care. Since the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision to overturn Roe v. Wade two years ago, access to abortion care has been decimated and we’ve seen time and again that pregnancy care has also become more difficult to access and many pregnant people are being denied the care they need.     Im/migrants, Latinas/xs, and other communities of color visit emergency rooms at higher rates because of systemic barriers to health care. For now, they are still entitled to the care they need to protect their health and lives but we know anti-abortion politicians and judges won’t stop trying to deny them this care. No one should be denied care in a medical emergency, no matter who they are or where they live.     Unfortunately, we know that these attacks on our freedom will continue as part of anti-abortion extremists’ ultimate goal to ban abortion nationwide. Legal challenges like this case do incredible damage in our communities; causing confusion, fear, and uncertainty about abortion care, which makes it much easier for misinformation to spread and deters people from getting the care they need, especially Latinas/xs, who are already the most affected by abortion bans.     The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice will continue to build power in Latino/x communities across the country and work to secure the federal right to abortion care so that everyone has access to the health care they need. We will not stop until we create a country with true reproductive freedom for all."

🔍 As we get closer to the upcoming EMTALA decision, check out our latest Op-Ed from our Executive Director, Lupe M. R., featured in FIERCE by mitú 💜: https://lnkd.in/gKNEs7yf

In conjunction with today’s two year anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood’s Action Fund released a new analysis on the impact of abortion bans and has joined the Abortion Access Now Campaign, collaborating with other health, rights, and justice organizations. This landmark ruling led many states to change their laws; 43% of women of reproductive age, plus trans and nonbinary people, now live in states that ban or limit abortion — that means 28 million women of reproductive age live in states with an abortion ban. Three action items: 1) Check out the facts in the link below and think about the role you can play– as an employee or employer– in this landscape where 70% of women ages 18-44 would be discouraged from taking a job in a state that restricts access to abortion, as would 59% of men in the same age cohort. 2) Join the virtual #DontBanEquality Spring Briefing this Thursday at 1:00pm EST. Register below. 3) Take the Reproductive & Maternal Health Compass (RMH Compass) survey to see how your company stacks up! Impact analysis report: https://lnkd.in/gCdeZHA8 DBE spring briefing: https://lnkd.in/e_UbwbJd Reproductive and Maternal Health Compass: https://rmhcompass.org/ Abortion Access Now Campaign: https://lnkd.in/e8z9XZ88 Abortion Access Now Campaign members: ACLU Center for Reproductive Rights In Our Own Voice: National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice National Women's Law Center Reproductive Freedom for All URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF) #DBE #SRHR #socialimpact #CSR #Roe

🗞️ Hot off the presses! Check out our joint op-ed feature today in @newsweek 🗞️ “New research from Intersections of Our Lives—a collective of three leading women of color-led reproductive justice organizations—suggests that while majorities of women of color say they are very motivated to vote in this year’s elections, motivation can increase when policymakers prioritize the issues that most impact our daily lives. And right now, we don’t see that happening.   … despite what’s been reported, AAPI, Black, and Latina/x women are  unified in strong support of access to abortion care. Over 7 in 10 women of color believe abortion should be legal. Abortion is one of the many intersectional issues that impacts reproductive justice and our communities' ability to access essential health care. Recent and ongoing attacks on abortion rights disproportionately impact women of color and immigrants and negatively impact our health outcomes...   The power of our communities cannot remain ignored by policymakers and politicians. In a year where data has shown low voter enthusiasm across the entire electorate, women of color voters show high potential to break this trend and vote in higher numbers if leaders speak to and address the issues we care about.”   To read the entire op-ed co-authored by Lupe M. R., Sung Yeon Choimorrow, and Regina Davis Moss, PhD, MPH, MCHES visit the link below: https://lnkd.in/eRw7uXkD #IntersectionsofOurLives is a collaboration of In Our Own Voices, Inc., National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF), and National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, three women of color-led national reproductive justice organizations with both a federal and statewide presence. For more information about Intersections of Our Lives visit: https://lnkd.in/e6fh3E6n.

🚨 We're Hiring! 🚨 Passionate about raising the voices of Latine/xs for reproductive justice? Join our team! 🌟 Policy Analyst, Immigration Health & Coverage (D.C. area) Lead policies and strategies to promote immigrant access to healthcare and coverage in our Government Relations department. 🌟 Expense Analyst (P/T) Join our finance team part-time to enhance financial processes and create efficiencies. If you're ready to make a difference in the Latine/xs community, apply now! 💪💚 https://lnkd.in/gVH3zpew #JobOpening #Hiring #ReproductiveJustice #LatinaInstitute #PolicyAnalyst #FinanceJobs #JoinOurTeam

🎉 On Tuesday night, our Director of Development, Yolanda M., joined the epic launch party for Luis Miranda's book, "Relentless," at the United Palace Theatre! 📚 The night was filled with a screening of the documentary film, "Siempre, Luis," followed by a moving conversation about Luis’ life, the founding of Hispanic Federation and the importance of family and community between Luis and CBS Correspondent, David Bagnaud. The Latine community's resilience was on full display, reminding us of our power when we come together! 💪✨ And guess who popped in? Lin-Manuel Miranda himself! 🌟 Talk about star power! 🌟✨ Congratulations on this revolutionary book! 🙌🎉 Latina Institute was honored to be there and support! 💚💃 #Relentless #LatinePower #CommunityStrong

ℹ From networking to meeting MEGastars, this week was 🔥! Our team had the incredible opportunity to attend not just one, but TWO amazing events: The Planned Parenthood of Greater New York for their annual Spring into Action Gala and The Hispanic Federation Annual Gala!! And yes, we got to hang out with the one and only Meg the Stallion! 🌟🎶 ❇ At the PPGNY Spring into Action Gala, our NY Organizer Alia Tejeda and NY Manger Elizabeth Estrada attended the evening on behalf of our organization and had pleasure of meeting this year's PPGNY award recipient, THEE hot girl herself, rapper and entrepreneur Megan Thee Stallion!! Megan's music has inspired so many through her artistic expression and sexual liberation and unwavering support for reproductive health, rights, and justice! For the NY team this gathering meant taking time to celebrate and honor the work they do alongside their fellow activists and advocates across NYC and State, as joy must be central to our fight for bodily autonomy and self determination! ❇ At the Hispanic Federation Annual Gala, Latina Institute’s Executive Director Lupe M. R., and Senior Director of Development Yolanda M. attended the evening to uplift this critical moment in our nation's history and come together in action and generosity to safeguard the values we hold most dear: diversity, equity, justice and inclusion. It was great to be in community with so many powerful Latinas and our allies!