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  • Anonymous

    My story is simple. I got pregnant when I was 26 and did not want a baby then, or as it would turn out, ever. It was a careless mistake…

  • Advocates for Youth Joins Congress in Condemning Racist Remarks by the President

    Advocates for Youth joins the House of Representatives in condemning the outrageous and offensive comments by the President.  We stand with Representatives Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez…

  • Nearly Eighty Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Organizations Unveil Proactive Blueprint for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice

    Today, a broad and diverse coalition of nearly 80 organizations released a proactive policy agenda for a fully supportive Congress and Administration to advance sexual and reproductive health in the…

  • Anonymous

    I was 19 years old and it was my first pregnancy. I used birth control always except once. I wasn’t in love and I wasn’t ready to have a child.

  • Anonymous

    I never thought I’d be in the position, I was. I never thought it would happen to me. I didn’t know I was pregnant until I was just over 14…

  • Statement on Commission on Unalienable Rights

    On Monday, July 8, Secretary Pompeo announced the creation of a Commission on Unalienable Rights, chaired by Professor Mary Ann Glendon. He promised that the commission would undertake “a review…

  • Anonymous

    The night of my 21st birthday was the most careless night of my life, but not like most careless 21 year olds. That was the night I got pregnant, with…

  • Anonymous

    23. First college graduate of my family. Loving and caring boyfriend. Ready for the future ahead of me when birth control failed and I found myself pregnant.

  • Kali

    I’m married to my high school sweetheart for just under 15 years and have an almost 7 year old. We didn’t want more children, much to our family’s shock and…