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  • Anonymous

    When we dated, we had talked about what would happen if I were to get pregnant, abortion was always the option. I have always been very pro-choice and thought that…

  • Dev

    I exist because my mother was able to access abortion. If she had not had an abortion, she would not have had me later in her life. Because she made…

  • Alyssa

    I got my abortion during the Covid-19 Pandemic. I was finishing my final semester remotely and knew that my best option was an abortion. The person who got me pregnant…

  • Julie

    I would like to share my story with you, not because this bill will directly impact me, but because what happened to me can happen to anyone. Fetal anomalies do…

  • Marlena

    A few years ago I found out I was pregnant and I was not in the best situation at the time but I never thought of abortion because at that…

  • Statement on US. V. Texas – A Welcome Step from the Biden Administration

    Advocates for Youth commends the Biden administration for taking essential legal action to protect the right to abortion access for all Texans, including low-income, LGBTQ+, and BIPOC young people who…

  • Statement on Restrictive Abortion Laws in Texas

    This bill creates an atmosphere of violence and fear around abortion decisions. Instead of making a decision for themselves and their families, people who need abortions are forced to contend…

  • Joint statement on the Importance of School-based Equity Initiatives

    From Advocates for Youth, Answer, and SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change.

  • 20 States Sue to End Protections for LGBTQ Youth: Our Statement

    The first priority of education should be to put young people’s needs first – and that includes transgender young people. Why have these states chosen to abandon that mission? What…