LatinaLista — The passage of the Affordable Care Act or ‘ObamaCare’ makes it easier for women to stay healthy. Under the bill, women are eligible to receive the following services without a co-pay or any cost sharing: Well-woman visits: This includes an annual well-woman preventive care visit for adult women to obtain the recommended preventive [...]
One GOP politician bucks his party to do what is right for women’s health
LatinaLista — It’s not often that Republican politicians will willfully stray from the party platform and do what they know in their hearts is the right thing to do, though the rest of their party doesn’t see it that way. One such politician is freshman Rep. Bob Dold of Illinois. While his peers want to [...]
Latina teens still a big part of the national conversation on The National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
LatinaLista — Today marks the 11th annual observance of The National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Though the most recent data shows that the U.S. teen pregnancy rate is now at a nearly 40-year low, it’s still higher than other developed countries and too many young Latinas are still becoming mothers before their time. The [...]
