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URGE RESPONDS TO 5TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS’ DECISION TO KEEP S.B. 8 IN EFFECT UNTIL ITS CONSTITUTIONALITY IS DETERMINED

Oct 15, 2021 / Press Release
“A week ago, we cautiously celebrated a preliminary injunction issued by the District Court to temporarily block the harmful Texas anti-abortion legislation, S.B. 8. We held our breaths for follow-up action as we knew the … Read More

URGE Demands the Texas Senate Stops the Legislative Attack on Trans Youth After Texas House Passage of H.B. 25

Oct 15, 2021 / Press Release
Late last night, the Texas House of Representatives passed H.B. 25, a bill that would prohibit transgender students in public schools from competing on athletic … Read More

URGE Continues Exciting Growth, Adds Ten New Staff

Oct 13, 2021 / Press Release
URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity, the only national Reproductive Justice organization that centers the voices and leadership of young people, is excited to welcome ten new staff to manage … Read More

URGE Statement on Ruling to Temporarily Block Texas' Abortion Ban, S.B. 8

Oct 07, 2021 / Press Release
Statement from Kimberly Inez McGuire, Executive Director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity, on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas granting … Read More

URGE Celebrates the Passage of the Women's Health Protection Act in U.S. House

Sep 24, 2021 / Press Release
(Washington, DC) URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity issued the following quotes today after the passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act (H.R.3755) in … Read More

URGE Statement on the Biden-Harris Administration's Response to S.B. 8

Sep 02, 2021 / Press Release
Statement from Kimberly Inez McGuire, Executive Director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity, on the Biden-Harris administration’s recent responses to Texas Senate Bill … Read More

URGE Statement on Juneteenth

Jun 18, 2021 / Press Release
A century and a half since June 19, 1865, — the date federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to ensure all enslaved African Americans were … Read More

Members of Congress Introduce Bill to Protect Abortion Access

Jun 08, 2021 / Press Release
The bill arrives just weeks after the Supreme Court announces it will hear an abortion ban case challenging Roe v. Wade (Washington, DC) Today, the … Read More

A Year after the Murder of George Floyd, URGE Reflects

May 26, 2021 / Press Release
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was killed by a member of the Minneapolis Police Department. This murder, and the subsequent fearlessness of protestors in Minneapolis who refused to stand down … Read More

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