
Press Statements
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Statement on 5th Circuit Decision on Mifepristone
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has overturned Judge Kascmaryk’s biased and unsound decision to suspend mifepristone’s approval while an appeal is heard, but has insisted that…
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Advocates for Youth Denounces Idaho’s So-Called “Abortion Trafficking” Law
Advocates for Youth is appalled by Idaho’s new law, H.B. 242, making it illegal for anyone to help a young person under 18 obtain abortion pills or to “recruit, harbor,…
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Statement on Judge’s Decision to Suspend Approval of Mifepristone
Advocates for Youth is outraged by Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s decision to stay the FDA’s approval of the abortion drug Mifepristone. Mifepristone has been available by prescription for 20 years and…
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Advocates for Youth Condemns Court Decision to Restrict Preventative Healthcare
Advocates for Youth strongly condemns U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s decision in Braidwood Management v. Becerra. This decision struck down a provision of the Affordable Care Act that require…
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Advocates Supports The Right to Protest in Tennessee
The right to protest is sacred in this country. It is an important tool for young people seeking to create change in a country where political processes often don’t include…
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Statement on the Introduction of WHPA
Advocates for Youth welcomes the introduction of the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) in the 118th Congress. WHPA is an important step that would prohibit states from imposing onerous restrictio…
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Advocates for Youth Celebrates the Re-introduction of the EACH Act
Advocates for Youth applauds today’s re-introduction of the EACH (Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Care) Act, legislation which lifts bans on abortion coverage, led by Senators Duckworth…
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FDA Sets New Hearing Date for Over-The-Counter Birth Control
Advocates for Youth welcomes the news that the FDA has rescheduled an advisory committee meeting to review HRA Pharma’s application to switch Opill, a progestin-only, daily birth control pill from…
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Statement on the so-called “Parents’ Bill of Rights Act”
Advocates for Youth strongly condemns the so-called “Parents’ Bill of Rights Act” that is being debated and voted by the House floor this week. The lawmakers introducing this so-called “parent…