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A national poll found the majority of Latinos think preventing teen pregnancy and providing sex education to teens is a top priority.

Strong Latino support for sex education and birth control, says new poll

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Nine out of ten Hispanics think sex education should be taught in the nation's high schools and middle schools, and almost 90 percent say teen pregnancy … Read More

Texas Representatives Mary González (House District 75) and Justin Rodriguez (House District 125) are serving their first terms in the Texas Legislature.

Op-Ed: Why the Latino community should care about reproductive health

By Texas State Representatives Mary González and Justin Rodriguez

As colleagues and legislators, we have been discussing the current status and future of reproductive health care in Texas. Recent political discourse has … Read More

Aida Castillo places a sticker on her blouse indicating that she had voted during the early voting period, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, in Las Vegas. In the heavily-Hispanic neighborhoods of Las Vegas, unemployment is high and home values are down. But President Barack Obama's immigration stand has locked in support from a fast-growing demographic group that has been trending sharply Democratic in the wake of increasingly hard-line Republican positions on immigration. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Opinion: Don’t be a fool, vote

By Stephen A. Nuño

Some argue that neither Barack Obama nor Mitt Romney deserve your vote on Tuesday. But you are a fool if you consciously decide not to vote for president on … Read More

A majority of Latinos support broad access to contraception, a poll finds.

Contraception and sex ed enjoy wide Latino support, poll finds

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A majority of Latinos support broad access to contraception, a poll finds. A new study shows Latinos strongly support contraception and sex education. When … Read More

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Sex strike launched by liberal women to highlight contraception issue

By Adrian Carrasquillo

The Liberal Ladies who Lunch organization has a message for opponents of contraception coverage: The attacks on women’s reproductive rights mean they will … Read More

Under President Obama’s health insurance mandate, women will receive free contraceptives through their health insurance plans. (Photo/Getty)

Latinas will have easier access to birth control

By Sandra Lilley

  The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Rights praised President Barack Obama’s announcement today, assuring women will still get free birth … Read More

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum speaks to supporters during a campaign stop at the Bella Donna Chapel on February 8, 2012 in McKinney, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Santorum second wave or Romney sinking ship?

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Rick Santorum turned conventional wisdom on its head winning the Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota caucuses on Tuesday and piercing Mitt Romney’s aura of … Read More