Youth Testify

Young people have always been at the forefront of change. Historically, young people have been the ones to envision and create a freer and more compassionate future for their friends and families. That’s why Advocates for Youth and We Testify respectively, are proud to co-lead Youth Testify, a collaborative program investing in the leadership of young people who’ve had abortions.

Youth Testify Storytellers in the Press

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The Stigma of “Late-Term Abortions” Is the Point
The Stigma of “Late-Term Abortions” Is the Point

When Jessy was 20 years old, she needed an abortion. At the time, she was a student at UC Riverside, where she led a campus reproductive justice advocacy group—she was quite aware of what was happening to her body and familiar with what needed to be done. What she didn’t anticipate were all the barriers she herself would face, all the stumbling blocks that sprang up between her and the care she desperately required, even in a state that’s considered to be a bastion for abortion access.