Learn more about the human rights hearing in the Rio Grande Valley that gave voice to the thousands of Latinas whose health and rights are in jeopardy.
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The Nuestro Texas campaign shined a spotlight on lack of access to reproductive health care in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. One of the poorest regions in the U.S. and home to a large population of immigrants and Latinos, the Valley has some of the most profound barriers to health care in the entire country. It also has a highly organized network of women fighting for their human right to reproductive health care. Nuestro Texas supported the women of the Valley as they demanded policies from the federal government and Texas legislature that promote their reproductive health and build stronger families and communities.
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Pilar could not afford surgery in the U.S. to remove a tumor in her bladder. As her condition worsened and she started to hemorrhage, her family brought her to Mexico for the operation that saved her life. But she was forced to risk her life once again to cross the border and be reunited with her children.
Paula has taught sexuality education for 13 years in the Valley. When her job at Planned Parenthood was cut, she continued holding workshops as a volunteer promotora, often providing the only source of information for women in rural areas.
With the closure of family planning clinics and loss of services in the Valley, women are educating one another about their reproductive health and mobilizing their communities to advocate for policies that uphold their human right to health.
Since the deportation of Adriana’s husband and daughter, she is the sole caretaker of her young grandchildren. Pain from recurring reproductive health conditions make her worry for her own health and their future.
Learn more about the human rights hearing in the Rio Grande Valley that gave voice to the thousands of Latinas whose health and rights are in jeopardy.
Esmeralda relied on Planned Parenthood for low-cost contraceptives, and when funding was cut she got pregnant.
Lorena has to choose between caring for her son and seeking reproductive health care.
Mayda found lumps in her breast five years ago, but can’t afford a mammogram because of funding cuts.
The Nuestro Texas campaign shined a spotlight on lack of access to reproductive health care in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. One of the poorest regions in the U.S. and home to a large population of immigrants and Latinos, the Valley has some of the most profound barriers to health care in the entire country. It also has a highly organized network of women fighting for their human right to reproductive health care. Nuestro Texas supported the women of the Valley as they demanded policies from the federal government and Texas legislature that promote their reproductive health and build stronger families and communities.
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Learn more about our roundtable discussion in the Rio Grande Valley with the UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women in Law and Practice, focusing on gender-based discrimination in South Texas in the areas of health care, the workplace, and immigration. By invitation only, RSVP required.
Learn more about our roundtable discussion in Austin with the UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women in Law and Practice, focusing on gender-based discrimination in Texas in the areas of health care and immigration. By invitation only, RSVP required.
This training will help prepare local activists for the UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women in Law and Practice's upcoming visit to the Valley. It is by invite only -- see the flyer for details and reach out to learn more.
