Press Statements

  • Anonymous

    I had an abortion in 1975 when I was a freshman at a small college in Washington.

  • Anonymous

    I was 20 when I had my abortion. It was a three day surgical abortion. I was 17 weeks and didn’t have enough money to pay for it until that…

  • Leah

    When I was 25, 5 years ago, I was with a man that I thought was the one. We had been together for 7 years at that point, living together,…

  • Anonymous

    I was 18 years old. I struggled with depression afterwards, and was tormented by the posts of pro-life and general public opinions.

  • Melissa

    When I was 17 I found out I was pregnant after missing 2 periods.

  • Anonymous

    When I got pregnant the second time I had a one year old son. I was still suffering from postpartum depression and my boyfriend (my son’s father) was less than…

  • Anonymous

    In Feb 2014, my husband was diagnosed with cancer. We got pregnant the night before he started chemo and hadn’t had sex until after he completed chemo. However, during the…

  • Press Release: Advocates’ Statement on recent anti-abortion bills

    As anti-choice legislators continue to attack reproductive health and rights, Advocates for Youth reaffirms our commitment to supporting the ability of every person to seek the reproductive healthcare…

  • Anonymous

    I had an abortion about 3 weeks ago. I am still recovering from the aftereffects but not once throughout the process did I waver in my decision to do what…