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The Reproductive Rights Project of the New York Civil Liberties Union (RRP) is the only New York State-based legal organization that focuses on reproductive rights. RRP defines reproductive rights broadly to include not only abortion rights and access, but also birth control, reproductive and sexual health, equal treatment of pregnant and parenting women in employment and education, comprehensive and medically accurate sex and HIV/AIDS education, and patient privacy.

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RRP is committed to preserving and expanding the rights of all New Yorkers, but especially the most vulnerable: low-income women, women of color, and adolescents.

We further our goals through litigation and legal analysis, advocacy, outreach and education.

The central component in our work to remove the barriers that prevent young people from accessing critical health care services and information is the Teen Health Initiative THI). THI engages in extensive education and advocacy around minors’ rights to access confidential care related to reproductive and sexual health, with a dual focus on peer education and training of professionals who work with adolescents.