Before the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, abortion was illegal in all but 16 states. Young women who became pregnant often had illegal abortions to end unwanted pregnancies – unsafe procedures which could result in infertility, injury, and even death.

The Roe decision legalized abortion nationwide over 35 years ago. But state to state, far right conservative politicians and activists have continued to chip away at the right to choose, especially where young women are concerned.  

You may never experience an unwanted pregnancy. But no young woman, anywhere, should be forced to seek out an illegal, dangerous procedure or carry a pregnancy she didn’t want to term. We can fight back against conservative attacks on the right to choose.

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International Family Planning and the Unmet Needs of Reproductive Health for Youth