Press Statements

  • Sydney

    I was 18 in 1968. I had sex for the first time – unprotected because the student health center at my University would not provide birth control without parental permission.…

  • Olivia

    When my body expelled my IUD about three months after its painful insertion, I didn’t even feel it. Somewhere at some hour, minute, and second, I joined the few women…

  • Ashley

    No one knows that I’ve had three abortions. Almost no one. I have told one woman and one man in my life.

  • Corinne S

    I am a Lesbian. I was 22. I fell in Love with a man. I was not conscious of my need for Birth Control as usually, I didn’t need it.…

  • Advocates for Youth Strongly Opposes Confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh

    As the Senate Judiciary Committee begins the hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, Advocates for Youth continues to stand in opposition to this nominee. This nominat…

  • Abortion Storytellers and Providers Storm SCOTUS at Rally; Meet with Senators

    Abortion Activists Hold Speak Out and Lobby Day in Support of Roe v. Wade WASHINGTON – Advocates for Youth, Planned Parenthood, the National Network of Abortion Funds, and the National…

  • Suzie

    My husband and I already had two young daughters

  • Andrea

    I am a survivor of domestic violence and having an abortion saved my life.

  • #DearSenators: Groups Launch New Campaign To Center Personal Stories in Fight Against Kavanaugh

    Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Advocates for Youth, Center for American Progress, National Women’s Law Center, and Stand Up America launch interactive website, voicemail and video projects, and mor…