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Kelli Garcia, Senior Counsel

Kelli Garcia, Senior Counsel, first joined the Center in 2009 as a law fellow and was promoted to Counsel, focusing on health care reform implementation and preventing discrimination in health care. She subsequently worked as a law fellow at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, where she worked on scholarship related to global health and human rights, health care reform and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Kelli returned to the Center in April 2012, and now oversees the Center's efforts to address religious restrictions on women's access to reproductive health services, including its work on hospital mergers and crisis pregnancy centers. Kelli holds a law degree from Yale Law School, a Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an A.B. from Princeton University.

My Take

Hooray for the ACA!

Posted by Kelli Garcia, Senior Counsel | Posted on: March 23, 2011 at 11:03 am

There are strange things done in the D.C. sun,
By the folks who troll for votes.
The beltway stars have their insider bars
And ways of staying afloat.
Out in the breach, we’ve seen overreach.
But the craziest vote we all still say
Was the day HR2 lead the way for the House to say –
"Repeal the ACA."

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Planned Parenthood, Why do I Love Thee?

Posted by Kelli Garcia, Senior Counsel | Posted on: February 16, 2011 at 05:48 pm

Why do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love all of the healthcare you provide.
The million pap tests that saved lives.
Planned Parenthood, you deserve praise,
For all of the tests and the many ways,
You keep women and men from being denied,
The services upon which they rely,
And plan pregnancies for future days.
I love the many flu vaccinations,

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Before Roe

Posted by Kelli Garcia, Senior Counsel | Posted on: January 22, 2011 at 10:58 am

Let’s start with what I know to be true—Roe v. Wade saved women’s lives. Before Roe, women died. They died because they were desperate.

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Let your Member of Congress Know that NO on Repeal Means YES on Women's Health

Posted by Kelli Garcia, Senior Counsel | Posted on: January 18, 2011 at 03:51 pm

Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on legislation that would repeal the new health care law. Before that happens, call 877-667-6650 and tell your Member of Congress to vote NO on repeal. While you’re at it, you might want to ask them a few questions, like:

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What a Vote to Repeal the Health Care Law Really Means

Posted by Kelli Garcia, Senior Counsel | Posted on: January 14, 2011 at 05:01 pm

On Wednesday, the House will vote on a bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act and would deny women and families important consumer protections, making it harder for millions of people to purchase affordable, comprehensive coverage.

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