Press Statements
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Statement on SCOTUS decision in June Medical
Advocates for Youth welcomes the Supreme Court decision to overturn Louisiana’s restrictive abortion law, one identical to the law overturned by the court in 2016.
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Statement on Supreme Court Decision in AID vs AOSI
We are disappointed by the Supreme Court’s failure to protect the health of young people with today’s decision in United States Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society…
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Statement: Supreme Court Decision on DACA
The Trump Administration has been ordered to reconsider DACA and young people demand that the program remain in effect.
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Advocates’ Statement on SCOTUS Decision for LGBTQ Employment Rights
At a time when the current administration seems determined to roll back protections, the Supreme Court has affirmed what young people know to be true, that discrimination based on sexual…
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During Pride, a Call for Solidarity and Liberation
This piece was co-written by Ana Hernandez, Moira Tan, Namaka Auwae-Dekker, and Kinjo Kiema for the Black and Pink newsletter. The Young Womxn of Color for Reproductive Justice Leadership Council…
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Advocates Calls on Cities to De-Escalate Violent Response to Protests
Advocates calls on mayors in every city to de-escalate and refrain from using police violence to put down those calling for an end to police violence.
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State-Sponsored Violence Must End
Advocates for Youth joins protestors and young people in calling for an end to police and state-sponsored violence. The systems that put Black lives at risk must be dismantled. Young…
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USAID Acting Administrator Gets It Wrong on COVID-19 Response: Sexual and reproductive health is essential.
Access to essential sexual and reproductive health services, including contraception, pre- and post-natal care, emergency obstetric care, abortion, and diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted…
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The Health Equity and Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Women and Families Act.
On May 20, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Health Equity and Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Women and Families Act. This is the first time that this…