URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity

URGE is a reproductive rights and justice non-profit organization in the United States based in Washington, D.C.[1] It is youth-led, with a focus on pro-choice movements. URGE changed its name in July 2014 and was formerly called Choice USA.[2]

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History and Organization

URGE was co-founded in 1992 by Gloria Steinem, an American feminist, activist, and writer.[3] The organization's first projects analyzed the activities of the religious right in elections and promoted electoral participation by women, young people, and people of color.

In recent years, the organization has focused its efforts on mobilizing people under 30, on and off college campuses, in support of abortion rights, comprehensive sex education, and access to sexual health and wellness services.[4][5] Specifically, URGE has partnered with other organizations including with All* Above All to “proclaim abortion access as a public good” and overturn the Hyde Amendment,which excludes abortions from covered Medicaid services[6]

Activism

In 2005, URGE (then known as Choice USA) focused on defeating California Proposition 73, which would have amended the California Constitution to ban performance of abortions on minors until 48 hours after the minor's parent or guardian were notified by a physician.[7]

In 2006, URGE (then known as Choice USA) and the Latina Institute for Reproductive Health hosted the Young Women's Collaborative training, the first training for what would later become the Southwest Partnership, in Tucson, AZ.[8]

URGE was a co-sponsor of the 2017 Women's March.[9]

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See also

References
  1. "'We Are Grabbing Our Own Microphones': How Advocates of Reproductive Justice Stepped Into the Spotlight". Time. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  2. "Beyond 'Choice': Youth-Focused Reproductive Rights and Justice Organization Renames Itself URGE - Rewire". Rewire. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  3. "Gloria Steinem | Profiles | Finding Your Roots | PBS". Finding Your Roots. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  4. Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (November 29, 2009). "A Pregnant Pause". New York Times.
  5. Nelson, Samantha (April 10, 2016). "Rally at Ohio University touts abortion rights". The Athens News. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  6. Carpenter, Zoë (2016-05-02). "What Abortion Has to Do With the Minimum Wage". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  7. "Campaign for Teen Safety - Opponents to Prop 73". 2005-12-26. Archived from the original on 2005-12-26. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  8. "Young Women's Collaborative". www.campusactivism.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  9. "URGE's Kierra Johnson on the Women's March and the power of youth". Ford Foundation. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
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