Press Statements

  • Anonymous

    At 17 years old I encountered an unexpected pregnancy. Struggling with severe depression I had made the decision to terminate my pregnancy.

  • DC Fringe…here we come!

    Did you miss out on the premiere of Out of Silence: Abortion Stories from the 1 in 3 Campaign last January at Studio Theater? Now, you have five chances to…

  • Mourning the losses in Charleston

    Some crimes are too hard to face, too much to bear. The murders of nine churchgoers at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina disheartens, outrages,…

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  • Press Release: Out with the Good, In With the Bad: Advocates’ Statement on the Draft Spending Bill

    **Update** Last week, the Senate Labor Health & Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Committee joined the House LHHS in passing spending bills that essentially terminate the effe…

  • Emily

    My husband and I had been married for just six months when I found out I was pregnant. He was in grad school and working part time; I was working…

  • Press Release: Advocates for Youth Statement on the Senate Introduction of the 20-Week Abortion Ban

    Advocates for Youth strongly condemns the introduction of the the so-called “Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.” Introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham, this bill would ban abortion care after 2…

  • Anonymous

    I am currently 18 years old and a college student with a part time job. I live on campus and have been with my boyfriend for almost a full year…

  • Press Release: Advocates for Youth Statement on the Introduction of the Affordability is Access Act

    Yesterday, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Affordability is Access Act (S. 1532) a piece of legislation that would require insurance coverage without cost sharing for oral birth control [on…