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Learn more about Hello Options, our all-in-one counseling tool that'll be showcased at this year's American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.

Visit us at Convention Center (Booth 142) if you'll be in attendance.

For more info about the tool, visit https://ci3.uchicago.edu/hello-options-2/

Our Exec. Director Lee Hasselbacher breaks down the steps the federal government is taking to safeguard reproductive rights along with Planned Parenthood Ilinois Action and Midwest Access Coalition.

Listen to the full conversation on WBEZ The Reset.

Does President Biden’s executive order do enough to protect abortion? Abortion is now banned or mostly banned in 16 states, according to The Washington Post.

Ci3 Statement on Youth Reproductive Rights Following Supreme Court Decision

We support access to abortion care and support young people’s ability to make informed decisions about their reproductive health and future, despite today’s Supreme Court decision.

Since the national press leaked Justice Alto’s opinion draft in May, Illinois lawmakers have affirmed that abortion care will remain safe and legal in the state. The repeal of Illinois’ law requiring parental involvement in abortion also went into effect June 1, 2022, an effort led by state-wide advocates and informed by evidence of the harm caused by the law. However, given today’s news, we know that it will now be harder for young people across the country to access safe and time-sensitive care.

We held conversations with our Youth Advisory Council members to understand their perspectives about the future of reproductive health. They had many questions about what might happen next and expressed concern for their own futures (see below).

Now more than ever, it’s important to understand adolescent s*xual and reproductive health needs and advocate with and on behalf of young people, so they can emerge into adulthood with agency over their own bodies and futures.

We encourage you to follow our partners for the latest resources for parents, caregivers, and young people.

ACLU of Illinois: http://ow.ly/pTyT50JGYcG

Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health: http://ow.ly/PQx950JGYcH

Chicago Abortion Fund: Provides financial, logistical, and emotional support to people seeking abortion care in Chicago, in Illinois, and the Midwest: http://ow.ly/UHs650JGYcF

Young people can also seek supportive abortion care at the University of Chicago’s Ryan Center: http://ow.ly/RZGh50JGYcI

With only 9 states and the District of Columbia requiring LGBTQ+ inclusive s*x education, most s*x education programs leave q***r youth out of the conversation. Read more on this: www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/s*x-and-hiv-education

This is unacceptable 🙅🏽

Young people deserve s*x ed that respectfully represents ALL gender expressions and s*xual identities. It’s really that simple! ‍🌈 *xEdForAll

S*x and HIV Education As of April 1, 2022 State Laws and Policies S*x and HIV Education Background Beginning in the 1970s, concerns over adolescent pregnancy—and later, HIV/AIDS—galvanized widespread public support for s*x education in schools. Most states currently have a policy requiring HIV education, usually in c...

Introducing our Youth Advisory Council: a group of Chicago high school students collaborating with us to make health information and solutions more accessible.

Read our our Quarterly newsletter to find out how we use games, research, and storytelling projects that center their health and lived experiences: https://bit.ly/April2022Quarterly

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