Lupe M. Rodriguez, a pivotal figure in both immigrant and healthcare rights, was influenced by her personal experience as the sister of a disabled child. Her early advocacy began at age six, translating medical documents. Now the executive director of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, Rodriguez addresses the critical issues surrounding abortion access, particularly after the 2022 Dobbs decision that has significantly affected Latinas. A staggering 43% of Latinas of reproductive age live in states with abortion restrictions, highlighting the urgent need for policy change and advocacy within these communities.
Throughout my life growing up, I got a really early exposure to advocacy on the health care side. I was six or seven years old, translating medical documents for my families.
My lifelong quest in my work has been to fight back on that and to ensure that we have a change in my lifetime around who has access to health care in this country.
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