Special Series

Foster Youth Speak on Roe v. Wade

This series features former foster youth who are Youth Voice writers responding to the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which removed the constitutional right to abortion, leaving the legal decision to each state.

Stockholm Syndrome

7/27/2022

I Should Have Been Aborted

Tierra Lamore

I never signed up to be someone’s survival guide, and I never would, says Youth Voice writer Tierra Lamore.

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7/25/2022

No More Loveless Households

Sky Lea Ross

After enduring abuse and neglect until the age of 16, Sky Lea Ross writes that nobody should have to wait so long to find a loving parent.

Roe v. Wade: Unintended Consequences

7/21/2022

Roe v. Wade: Unintended Consequences

Ash Barcus

A Youth Voice writer describes how the overturning of Roe v. Wade impacts access to medicines for disabled people and others with health conditions.

this child was not made out of love

7/20/2022

This Child Was Not Made Out of Love

Thalia Bernal

Youth Voice writer Thalia Bernal considers what pregnancy can mean for foster youth who have experienced abuse.