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Press Statements

  • Florida’s Jane Doe Deserves Better

    “Young people should have control over their own bodies, even and especially when they’re pregnant,” said Diana Thu-Thao Rhodes, Advocates for Youth’s Vice President of Policy, Partnerships, a…

  • Young People Celebrate Abortion Victory in Massachusetts

    “Young people need accessible and affordable abortion services,” said Diana Thu-Thao Rhodes, VP of Policy at Advocates for Youth. “Making medication abortion on campus a reality is one of many…

  • Statement on HRA Pharma’s Application for OTC Status for Birth Control

    Advocates for Youth welcomes the news that HRA Pharma has filed the first-ever application for an over-the-counter birth control pill. As part of the Free the Pill Coalition, Advocates convened…

  • Advocates’ Statement on President Biden’s Executive Order on Reproductive Rights

    While state and federal governments continue to “consider” legislative and administrative actions to protect abortion access, young people have already been preparing and fighting back in every wa…

  • Melissa

    I had an abortion to save him from the pain he would experience

  • Statement on the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act

    Advocates for Youth is thrilled that the House of Representatives passed the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act (H.R.4176) last week. We urge the Senate to join their colleagues in taking this…

  • B

    My fiancé was very abusive when I found out I was pregnant.

  • K

    I remember not having any money or anyone, not even my mom, who I felt I could go to for a ride or support.

  • Ellen

    We had to make a life altering decision, scrounge up an insane amount of money and grieve our baby in one day.