Archive for January, 2009
NCIWR SCHIP Sign-on Letter to Congress
National Coalition for Immigrant Women’s Rights
January 21, 2009
Dear Senator:
The National Coalition for Immigrant Women’s Rights (NCIWR)—comprised of over 40 grassroots and national advocacy organizations working together to defend and promote equality for all immigrant women and their families living and working in the United States—urges you to vote for the Children’s Health [...]
National, state and international organizations sign-on to oppose the immigrant HPV vaccine requirement.
January 26, 2009
Richard Besser, MD
Acting Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30333
RE: HPV Vaccination Mandate for Immigrant Women and Girls
Dear Dr. Besser:
The undersigned immigrants’ rights, women’s rights, public health, medical, and reproductive justice organizations write to express our opposition to the newly-imposed requirement that female immigrants ages 11 [...]
Sign the Petition Asking the CDC to Remove its HPV Vaccination Mandate on Immigrants!
Dear Friends:
Please sign the petition to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) asking it to reverse the newly imposed Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination mandate for immigrant women and girls. To view and sign the petition, go to http://www.petitiononline.com/napawf/petition.html.
As you may know, the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in 2007 recommended [...]
