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  • Christina

    I was 29 years old and married for 2.5 years when I decided that I wanted to have a tubal ligation.

  • Debra

    I had an abortion as a young married women. My husband and I were not ready to have a child.

  • Samantha

    I was nineteen years old when I found out I was pregnant.

  • In the fight for YMSM lives, will we help – or hurt?

    A CDC report released today shatters the myth that young men of color are irresponsible with sexual health. The report, which examined the HIV risk behaviors of young men who…

  • President’s Budget Supports Key Sexual Health Issues

    On February 9, President Obama released his proposed budget for the 2017 Fiscal Year. Advocates for Youth appreciates the optimism and progress that the budget represents, maintaining funding for vita…

  • Heather

    I was 21 and I was traveling. While abroad I was raped by my tour guide.

  • Anonymous

    The choice of abortion for women should not be decided by government officials, of those officials, majority being men who will never have to make the decision for themselves.

  • Karla

    Tenía 17 años cuando me practiqué el aborto. Cabe resaltar que provengo de una familia cristiana en la cual el estigma del aborto es muy negativo.

  • Anonymous

    At 23, with two little children, I was finally on the path to getting on my feet.