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  • Taylor

    I’m sharing my story in light of the new abortion laws in Ohio and Alabama. I’m a cancer survivor. I received a life saving surgery in June 2016 that put…

  • Statement on Introduction of the HEAL Act

    Advocates for Youth applauds the introduction of the Health Equity and Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Women and Families Act. The bill would remove the 5 year waiting…

  • Victoria x Youth Testify

    Youth Testify member shares their abortion story.

  • Gabriella, Photographed by Lelanie Foster

    These photos embody the ways I am gentle with myself and attune to my own healing and growth after my abortion. I have found ways to reclaim my power, my…

  • Dev, Photographed by Kaltoum Alibrahimi

    This high school graduation photograph reminds me how young I was when I arranged for and survived a ‘back-alley,’ illegal abortion three years before the Roe v. Wade ruling. Holding…

  • Jordyn x Youth Testify

    Youth Testify member shares their abortion story.

  • Angellie, Photographed by Michel Collado-Toro

    “Cuando tuve mi primer aborto yo tenía 22 años y mi hija Amahia tenía 1 año. Ella tiene Osteogénesis Imperfecta y en aquel momento sólo pensaba en lo incierto que…

  • Veronika x Youth Testify

    Youth Testify member shares their abortion story.

  • Marie x Youth Testify

    Youth Testify member shares their abortion story.