This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc., a case that could threaten the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s mandate that insurance companies cover preventive healthcare services including PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis, a medication that prevents HIV transmission) at no out-of-pocket cost. 

In response, Debra Hauser, President of the national youth reproductive and sexual health organization Advocates for Youth, issued the following statement:

“The Supreme Court must move to uphold no-cost access to PrEP and other preventative health services that curb the spread of HIV. Attempts to restrict access to PrEP are rooted in stigma and blatant discrimination– not science.

Decades of public health research demonstrates that preventative HIV care is critical to protecting LGBTQ+ people and vulnerable communities. By raising health care costs, the Supreme Court would put countless lives at risk and exacerbate existing and inequitable barriers to HIV treatment, prevention, and care that disproportionately impact young people of color.

For decades, we have worked alongside young people, HIV advocates and policymakers to create innovative programs to end the HIV epidemic. Young people have long been at the forefront of the movement for equity and access in HIV care, and must be able to afford the health services they need to build healthy and informed futures.”

For Immediate Release: April 21, 2025

Contact: Eleanor Naiman, eleanor.naiman@advocatesforyouth.org

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Advocates for Youth is a 501(c)3 organization that champions efforts that help young people make informed decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates for Youth boldly advocates for a more positive and realistic approach to adolescent sexual health, focusing its work on young people ages 14-24 in the U.S. and around the globe.