Press Statements
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The Supreme Court Must Protect Birth Control Access
The cases are a challenge to the Trump-Pence administration’s rules that would allow virtually any employer or university to be exempted from the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that health plan…
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ACLU and Know Your IX File FOIA Request for Information on Title IX Rule
The ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the U.S. Department of Education (ED) today on behalf of Know Your IX, a project of…
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The Supreme Court Should Not Allow The Trump Administration To Undermine HIV Prevention Efforts Overseas
Requiring that affiliates of US organizations abroad oppose “prostitution and sex trafficking” upon receiving US foreign assistance funding for HIV/AIDS, is a violation of the First Amendment. N…
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Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Organizations Issue Call to Action for Sex Education
May is Sex Ed for All Month, an initiative spearheaded by a coalition of sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice organizations committed to ensuring all young people have access…
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Sex Ed for All Month Call to Action
Young people have clearly and consistently called for complete and accurate sexual health information and access to sexual and reproductive health care services. As organizations dedicated to improvin…
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Ending funding for WHO is wrong, especially now
In the midst of a pandemic, it is unconscionable that the United States would choose to stop its contributions to the one global entity that serves as the coordinating authority…
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Guide for Healthcare Professionals Launches on National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day to Support Young People Living with HIV
Advocates for Youth has partnered with young people living with HIV, pediatric and adult care providers, and AIDS service organizations to design Medical Mentorship, a guide focused on supporting youn…
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Blood banks are running out of blood. So why can’t I donate?
As the COVID-19 crisis worsens and many are confined to their homes, blood bank supplies are running dangerously low. Organizations like the Red Cross have been forced to cancel thousands…
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Governors and Courts Are Classifying Abortion Care As Non-Essential. My Experience Says Otherwise.
I have told my abortion story many times, as a way to build community with other people who have had abortions and create empathy for the millions who need abortion…