'It's about humanizing [abortion]. Unfortunately, it is political, because that's how this country has made it.'
Guatemalan immigrant and Las Vegas resident Raquel Cruz-Juárez has dedicated her life to uplifting the Latinx community. As Planned Parenthood’s director of Latinx Campaigns and Raíz, the non-profit's Latinx-run program aimed at breaking down barriers in accessing health care in Latinx communities, Cruz-Juárez
uses her passion for advocacy and organizing to provide outreach for sexual health and wellness in Latinx communities across the country. Here, in her own words, her story and what a postI was in Washington D.C. for a team retreat and when the [Supreme Court opinion] leak happened. I felt frozen. I felt dead inside if I'm being honest, because I felt like once again, this country has told me that I don't matter.
I [received] a lot of text messages and calls from family members that live in Guatemala, because they knew what this meant. They've been living that reality for years. As an immigrant coming from Guatemala, a country where abortion is, I've seen women — specifically low-income women, indigenous women, and young children — be criminalized in my country. My mom is really one of the reasons why I began my journey organizing.
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