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  • U.S. House of Representatives Passes Pro-Reproductive and Sexual Health Spending Bill

    Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services and State and Foreign Operations spending package on a vote of 226-203. This package…

  • Statement on the 9th Circuit decision about the Title X Gag Rule

    The 9th Circuit Court has joined the war on young people, people of color, low income families, and all those who need quality reproductive health care with Thursday’s decision to…

  • Airbnb and Advocates for Youth partner for a Special WorldPride Live Filming of Kikis with Louie

    The episode of the new YouTube Series for LGBTQ+ Youth is titled “DRAG ACROSS GENERATIONS” and will feature drag kid Desmond Is Amazing, contemporary drag queen Shangela, and drag elder…

  • Anonymous

    My first abortion was when I was 22. I was pregnant with the baby of the man that I’m married to today and that I have three beautiful children with.

  • Anonymous

    I was 19 and in my first year of college. Making friends was hard so I got a serving job to stay busy, pay the bills, and hopefully make some…

  • Jean

    My reluctance to share my abortion story is not due to shame or trauma, but anger at the fact that people feel the need to judge each woman’s story.

  • Amanda

    I always had this gut feeling that I couldn’t have children. I always wanted them…badly. Somehow though I knew that I was never to have that for my own.

  • Anonymous

    nobody ever thinks it’ll happen to them.. before knowing i would experience it first hand myself i had always been pro choice and always a self advocater that women have…

  • Anonymous

    I had my termination almost 10 years ago, and I’ve never spoken about it.