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  • Experts Condemn Incomplete and Scientifically Inaccurate Sex Education Standards

    New commentary from leading pediatricians and public health experts in the Journal of Adolescent Health identifies key shortcomings in recent sex-education guidelines from the Medical Institute for Se…

  • Alona

    After a few weeks, I had a mikveh ceremony with my friends to commemorate the budding life that sprouted in my body, and my decision that it wasn’t time yet.

  • Sarah

    If I had a child with my abuser, my child’s life would have been broken from the start. That’s not fair to them or me.

  • Boheme

    The first abortion I had been careless with my boyfriend because I didn’t think I was fertile. Most of my friends had more than one abortion and at 25 I…

  • Avi Lyn

    I hope anyone who has done this, or find themselves thinking about it, it’s okay, you are an amazing woman, don’t think your heart won’t break, but you are doing…

  • Lowri

    It’s hard not to feel angry at peoples opinions or reactions. But you’re not alone if you do too.

  • Jane

    Having an abortion was the most upsetting and darkest decision of my life, however, not regretful for our family

  • Statement on the Passage of WHPA

    WHPA is an important step from Congress that would prohibit states from imposing onerous restrictions, much like the bills we’re seeing passed all across the nation, including the recently-enacted SB8…

  • More Than 6,600 People Who Have Had Abortions Join Historic Supreme Court Amicus Brief

    Today, Advocates for Youth and We Testify filed a landmark Supreme Court amicus brief comprised of the narratives of people who have had abortions, and joined by over 6,600 people…