Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity (URGE)
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Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity (URGE)

Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity (URGE)

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Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity (URGE) is a national youth-led reproductive rights and justice non-profit organization in the United States based in Washington, D.C. that began as Choice USA in 1992. Choice USA changed its name to URGE in July 2014.

History and Organization

URGE was founded in 1992 by activists Gloria Steinem, Julie Burton, and Kristina Kiehl. 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.

URGE provides multiple ways for young people and students to get involved in their organization, including internships. The Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute (RJLI) is provided by URGE for students and young adults to become fully educated on the matters of activism. Through the training classes provided, students are able to ask questions and connect to the causes that they are passionate about. There are also URGE chapters on college campuses that allow students to be activists on their own campus. URGE currently has five chapters on college campuses throughout the state of Alabama. These campuses include: The University of Alabama, The University of Montevallo, Alabama State University, Troy University, and The University of Alabama at Birmingham. 

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. 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 All* Above All's mission is to remove the bans that keep people from receiving coverage for their abortion care. They have multiple partner organizations that help them educate policymakers on the negative effects that the Hyde Amendment has not only on women in general, but specifically on women of color.

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