Press Statements
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Statement on Trump’s Global Gag Rule Expansion
This month, the Trump Administration expanded its agenda of control, applying the Global Gag Rule (also known as the Mexico City Policy), for the first time to all foreign aid,…
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Supreme Court Must Protect Inclusion at School and in Sports
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox, two cases challenging laws in Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender youth…
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Mourning Renee Good and Condemning Unconscionable ICE Violence
Advocates for Youth condemns the latest horrific and deadly act of violence by ICE agents in Minnesota. Renee Nicole Good should be alive today. For too long, families across the…
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Department of Education, Students Under Attack
This week, President Trump announced plans to further dismantle the Department of Education by moving billions of dollars in grant programs and key functions to other agencies with no expertise…
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Yesterday’s Election Saw Record Breaking Youth Turnout
Yesterday’s elections saw record-breaking turnout from youth voters, demonstrating that youth organizing wins elections. In response, Debra Hauser, President of the national youth activism and repro…
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Trump “Compact” Imperils Students, Academic Freedom
The Trump administration has announced a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” that would require schools to attack marginalized students in exchange for federal funding. The…
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Supreme Court Permits Censorship of LGBTQ+ Books
This week, the Supreme Court ruled in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case that would restrict young people’s access to LGBTQ+ books at schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, and pave the way for…
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Supreme Court protects access to HIV Prevention Medication
Today, the Supreme Court ruled in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc., a case in which business owners argued that they shouldn’t have to provide health insurance that covers preventive care…
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Supreme Court Targets Patients’ Rights, Reproductive Health Care
Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (PPSAT) that Medicaid patients in South Carolina cannot sue to enforce their right to see their…