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URGE Condemns Court Ruling on DACA

Oct 06, 2022 / Press Release
(Washington, D.C.) On Wednesday, October 5, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in the case Texas v. United States, which … Read More

Executive Director Kimberly Inez McGuire Meets With VP Harris, Civil Rights, Reproductive Health & Justice Leaders at White House

Sep 12, 2022 / Press Release
(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Monday, September 12, 2022, URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity Executive Director Kimberly Inez McGuire (she/her/ella) joined a group of … Read More

URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity Applauds Defeat of Anti-Abortion Constitutional Amendment

Aug 03, 2022 / Press Release
(Wichita, KS) – On Tuesday, Kansas voters decisively rejected an amendment to the state constitution that would have stripped away abortion protections and allowed state … Read More

U.S. House Passes Women’s Health Protection Act and the Ensuring Access To Abortion Act Of 2022 in Response to SCOTUS Overturning Roe

Jul 15, 2022 / Press Release
Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) and the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act by votes of 219-210 … Read More

Young People Demand More From Biden on Abortion Access

Jul 08, 2022 / Press Release
Today, President Biden signed an executive order to protect and expand reproductive health care services, including efforts to safeguard access to medication abortion, and emergency … Read More

New Poll: Young People Very Concerned about Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down Abortion Protections

Jun 30, 2022 / Press Release
(Washington, DC) – Today, URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity released new polling data showing that young people overwhelmingly support the right to abortion, … Read More

Supreme Court Dismantles Roe v. Wade Abortion Protections; Young People Among Most Impacted, Will Rise Up

Jun 24, 2022 / Press Release
On Friday, June 24, 2022 Justice Samuel Alito issued a 5-4 ruling declaring Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban constitutional, overturning Roe v. Wade in the process. … Read More

URGE - Member of the California Future of Abortion (CA FAB) Council - Supports Newly Introduced California Constitutional Amendment to Spell Out Abortion & Contraception as Fundamental Rights

Jun 14, 2022 / Press Release
As the nation braces for the Supreme Court’s ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (with the anticipation that the 15-week Mississippi abortion ban … Read More

Updated Statement on Alabama's Anti-Trans Healthcare Laws

May 18, 2022 / Press Release
Today, URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity celebrates the outcome of the Alabama case, Rev. Eknes-Tucker v. Marshall, as a step to protect transgender … Read More

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