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This year our reproductive health has faced unprecedented legislative attacks:
1. Congress has threatened to defund Panned Parenthood, stripping over 2 million young people of vital reproductive health services including STD testing, cancer screenings, and access to birth control.
2. New anti-choice legislation has been introduced that would allow private hospitals to refuse to perform abortion services in all cases, even if the woman’s life were in danger.
3. Since January, there have been over 400 pieces of anti-choice legislation introduced in the states including a recent bill that passed in South Dakota forcing women seeking abortions to visit a crisis pregnancy center, staffed by non medical professionals who use scare tactics and false medical advice to convince women not to have abortions.
These pieces of legislation conflict with everything we at Advocates for Youth stand for. They threaten our RIGHT to medically accurate information and services. They demonstrate a lack of RESPECT by assuming we cannot make our own decisions about our reproductive health. And, they undermine society’s RESPONSIBILITY to provide young people with the tools they need to safeguard their sexual health. We cannot stand for this!
On Thursday April 7th please join Advocates for Youth along with many other reproductive health organizations, activists, and young people as we tell Congress: AMERICA IS BETTER THAN THIS!
Rally Details:
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: On the National Mall, directly in front of the Capitol, in front of the Reflecting Pool between Third and Fourth Streets
Lobby Visits:
Lobby visits will be occurring throughout the day. Coordinate your congressional appointment with your local Planned Parenthood affiliate.
We hope you will join us!
