REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ESSENTIAL, ESPECIALLY DURING A PANDEMIC

“The barriers [brought on by COVID-19] might be new to some people, but for young people, these barriers have been amplified,” Victoria Torres, an activist with the Chicago Abortion Fund, told MTV News. The 23-year-old, who received abortion care after the only brand of birth control pills she could afford as a college student failed her, began organizing with Advocates for Youth and joined the Fund as a helpline volunteer.