A new report from ProPublica confirms what abortion access activists have long known to be true: abortion bans put pregnant people at risk of preventable complications and death. Over two years since the Dobbs ruling, we are seeing its terrible toll on people who need abortion care. News came out this week that two women have died due to Georgia’s abortion ban.
Advocates for Youth strongly condemns the racist and violent rhetoric regarding the Haitian people and immigrants that has become prevalent on the news and social media.
Young people understand that when it comes to abortion access, “leaving it to the states” too often means extremist politicians choose to deny the people their voice and their rights.
Advocates for Youth strongly condemns the Texas Department of Public Safety rule forbidding transgender people from changing their driver’s license to accurately reflect their sex. Young people, along with a majority of all Americans, support transgender people’s right to live as who they are.
Advocates for Youth is disappointed by the recent Senate passage of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and remains steadfast in our opposition to this legislation, recognizing its potential to block young people from accessing critical and potentially life-saving resources, including sex education and sexual health materials.
Sonya Massey called the police for help, and instead they murdered her. This horrific killing is yet another example why young people have called for the abolition of police - they do not make us safer, and all too often commit violence and harm against Black youth.