“I think that there is a need and we are filling that need … for a stronger voice nationally on sexual and reproductive health and rights issues, and we feel that now is a good time for that voice to be emerging,” said Sandeep Prasad, the executive director of the new organization.

“Abortion is one of the issues for sure, but it’s a broad range of issues within that sexual and reproductive health and rights continuum: access to contraception, comprehensive sexuality education, just even looking at issues of sexuality,” Prasad said.

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