Press Statements
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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…
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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…
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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…
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How long before we #SayHerName?
It seems that with every passing week, another video of state violence explodes into the blogosphere. Another attack on a young person of color goes “viral”, while we sit on…