December 8, 2022
STATEMENT FROM URGE ON THE PASSING OF THE RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE ACT
Tonight, Congress has passed the Respect for Marriage Act, protecting same-sex and interracial marriages. This historic bill will… Read more »
November 9, 2022
STATEMENT FROM URGE ON THE 2022 MIDTERM ELECTIONS
As ballots get counted across the country, and with abortion rights hanging in the balance in several key states, a clear message… Read more »
October 6, 2022
URGE Condemns Court Ruling on DACA
(Washington, D.C.) On Wednesday, October 5, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in the case Texas v. Unite… Read more »
September 12, 2022
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KIMBERLY INEZ MCGUIRE MEETS WITH VP HARRIS, CIVIL RIGHTS, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH & JUSTICE LEADERS AT WHITE HOUSE
(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Monday, September 12, 2022, URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity Executive Director Kimberly Ine… Read more »
August 3, 2022
URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity Applauds Defeat of Anti-Abortion Constitutional Amendment
(Wichita, KS) – On Tuesday, Kansas voters decisively rejected an amendment to the state constitution that would have stripped away… Read more »
July 15, 2022
U.S. HOUSE PASSES WOMEN’S HEALTH PROTECTION ACT AND THE ENSURING ACCESS TO ABORTION ACT OF 2022 IN RESPONSE TO SCOTUS OVERTURNING ROE
Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) and the Ensuring Access to Abort… Read more »
July 8, 2022
YOUNG PEOPLE DEMAND MORE FROM BIDEN ON ABORTION ACCESS
Today, President Biden signed an executive order to protect and expand reproductive health care services, including efforts to saf… Read more »
June 30, 2022
New Poll: Young People Very Concerned about Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down Abortion Protections
(Washington, DC) – Today, URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity released new polling data showing that young people ove… Read more »
June 24, 2022
Supreme Court Dismantles Roe v. Wade Abortion Protections; Young People Among Most Impacted, Will Rise Up
On Friday, June 24, 2022 Justice Samuel Alito issued a 5-4 ruling declaring Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban constitutional, ove… Read more »
