Press Statements

  • A Call to Action: LGBTQ Youth Need Inclusive Sex Education

    Formal sex education is one of the few sources of reliable information on sexuality and sexual health for youth. Hundreds of studies have shown that well-designed and well-implemented sex education…

  • World AIDS Day in Kenya: Saving Lives, Inspiring Activists

    by Urooj Arshad, Asociate Director, International Youth Health and Rights This past June, I had the incredible privilege of visiting Kisumu, Kenya to work with MAAYGO (Men Against AIDS Youth…

  • On World AIDS Day, We Recommit to Prioritizing Young People

    By Sonya Laddon Rahders, J.D., Law Students for Reproductive Justice Law & Policy Fellow at Advocates for Youth. In July 2015, the White House released a new National HIV/AIDS Strategy.…

  • Standing strong, telling our stories

    Debra Hauser, President, Advocates for Youth Words cannot express the sadness and horror we at Advocates for Youth feel about the events that unfolded this weekend at Planned Parenthood in…

  • We Stand With Abortion Care Providers

    Advocates for Youth stands with Planned Parenthood and all health care providers and staff at abortion clinics, who do their profoundly important work in the face of threats and violence.…

  • Allie

    I would like to start off by sharing how I got pregnant as it makes me better about what I’ve done.

  • Kelly

    I was 27, engaged, about to graduate law school, and suddenly pregnant.

  • Anonymous

    I am 24 and hold a bachelors and masters. I am in my first year of teaching

  • Anonymous

    I was 27 when I had my abortion. I was a single parent, working two jobs and attending university full-time.