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6/21/2019: Efforts Build Towards Reproductive Justice for Marginalized Communities
New blog post from our Health Justice intern, Haja Kamara Efforts Build Towards Reproductive Justice for Marginalized Communities
"Reproductive justice accounts for the complex and intersecting factors in a given person's life as they decide if, when and how to create and sustain a family with dignity and free from discrimination, coercion or violence. The continued existence of the Hyde Amendment impedes marginalized people from being able to access reproductive health care and services that they need to be healthy and free."
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The deadline passed this morning at 10 AM but they will continue collecting as many signatures as possible, send yours today here. To learn more about this effort to keep St. Louis Planned Parenthood open, contact info@publichealthawakened.com.
Take Action: Submit your public comment against the proposal to shrink the federal poverty line. Deadline – TODAY, Friday June 21st at 11:59 PM.
Background: The currently-used Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) breaks down how the cost of living changes from year to year - such as increasing prices of goods/services that are creating more of a cost burden for consumers. Instead of using the standard CPI-U, the proposal by the OMB would use a slower-growing measure called the chained CPI, to inflation-adjust the official poverty line every year. This would result in lower and lower poverty thresholds over time and - as a consequence - fewer and fewer people defined as poor enough to qualify for school lunches and breakfasts, food assistance, Medicaid, subsidized housing, prescription drug benefit subsidies and other federal benefits.
Read our blog for more information to support your unique comment.
Department of Health Services (DHS) is expected to make a final rule on public charge inadmissibility. Learn more from Protect Immigrant Families campaignFAQs.
Department of Justice (DOJ) is expected to make a final rule on public charge deportability. Learn more from Protect Immigrant Families campaignFAQs.
Free Webinar Recording: National Housing Law Project and the National Low Income Housing Coalition announced the national Day of Action to Keep Families Together on June 26th in response against HUD's proposed rule that will lead to the eviction of 25,000 mixed-status families. Watch their webinar recording to learn more about the proposal and how to become involved in their national day of action on June 26th.
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