September 29, 2023
STATEMENT FROM URGE ON THE 47TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HYDE AMENDMENT
Saturday, September 30, marks 47 years since Congress first passed the Hyde Amendment, banning insurance coverage for abortion for… Read more »
July 25, 2023
STATEMENT FROM URGE ON THE OHIO ABORTION BALLOT INITIATIVE SIGNATURE CERTIFICATION
Ohio state election officials have certified signatures collected in support of the abortion ballot initiative, making Ohio the on… Read more »
July 13, 2023
STATEMENT FROM URGE ON FDA’S DECISION TO APPROVE OVER-THE-COUNTER BIRTH CONTROL PILL
On July 13, the FDA approved an over-the-counter birth control pill for the first time in the United States for all people without… Read more »
July 5, 2023
Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights File Signatures in Statewide Effort to Place Abortion Rights on November Ballot
URGE, in partnership with reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations, today filed signatures in efforts to place abort… Read more »
June 24, 2023
STATEMENT FROM URGE ON ONE YEAR AFTER THE DOBBS DECISION
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, closing the door on federal abortion protections. The decision to over… Read more »
May 16, 2023
URGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO RECEIVE MS. FOUNDATION’S WOMEN OF VISION AWARD
New York, NY – Today, URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity Executive Director Kimberly Inez McGuire (she/her/ella) wil… Read more »
April 27, 2023
URGE, PLANNED PARENTHOOD ALABAMA, YELLOWHAMMER FUND TAKE TO STATE CAPITOL TO ADVOCATE FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE ISSUES
(Montgomery, AL) – On Thursday, April 27, 2023, URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity brought the fight for reproductiv… Read more »
April 22, 2023
URGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RELEASES STATEMENT ON SCOTUS UPDATE REGARDING MEDICATION ABORTION
(WASHINGTON, DC) – On April 21, 2023, the Executive Director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity, Kimberly Inez Mc… Read more »
April 7, 2023
URGE RESPONDS TO INITIAL RULING ON ALLIANCE FOR HIPPOCRATIC MEDICINE ET AL V. U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ET AL
On April 7, a federal judge in Texas ruled to suspend FDA approval of Mifepristone, a safe and effective pill used in clinician-gu… Read more »
