Outrageous, incredible, unbelievable.
We’ve heard these words quite a lot from reproductive rights groups and pro-choice advocates, still in shock over the U.S. House of Representatives’ decision to pass an amendment banning most abortions from all public and privately funded health plans in the insurance exchange. The idea that women would have to plan for an unplanned pregnancy is ludicrous and simply a red herring as anti-choice advocates attempt to make Roe null and void.
The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health shares this outrage, and is working to generate Latino calls to ensure women's right to access abortion care--and to decide for themselves how to spend their private health care dollars--is a part of the final Senate bill.
However, abortion discussions in the media have obscured an equally important debate in health care reform: immigrant access to medical coverage. For years, immigrants in this country have faced a two-tier health system. Legal immigrants and residents are banned for the first 5 years they are in the country from accessing public health benefits including Medicaid. READ FULL STORY
Comments