In early 2020, when abortion gag rules began to arise in national courts, the Phan sisters, inspired by their own struggles in reproductive health, created Fort Bend Students United for Reproductive Freedom (SURF), a youth-led organization that facilitates civic engagement and sex ed in schools.
Author: Sonya Kulkarni
Sonya Kulkarni is the news editor of the Three Penny Press, the student newspaper of Bellaire High School. She is also an officer of the Houston chapter of Girl Up.