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The Center Opposes Colorado’s Personhood Initiative

Today, the Center released a statement opposing Colorado Amendment 62, which would amend the Colorado Constitution to define the word "person" to include "every human being from the beginning of the biological development of that human being." This proposed constitutional amendment will be on…

Center for Reproductive Rights at the 2010 Global Maternal Health Conference

The Center will be participating in the Global Maternal Health Conference convened by the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth and the …

UN Committee Urges Russia to Fulfill Women’s Rights

During its July session, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) issued its Concluding Observations on the Russian…

Associated Press: La. abortion clinics end ultrasound challenge

"A group of abortion clinics dropped its challenge of a Louisiana abortion law that requires ultrasound exams for all women getting abortions, after working out an agreement with the state health department…

Parts of Louisiana Abortion Ultrasound Law Blocked

(PRESS RELEASE) Late yesterday a federal court ratified an agreement blocking enforcement of two provisions within Louisiana's new abortion ultrasound law. The court's order follows an agreement that was reached earlier this week between the Center for Reproductive Rights and Louisiana state officials…

In Depth

A First Look Back at the 2010 State Legislative Session

Every year, anti-choice state legislators propose measures intended to restrict women's access to abortion, including mandatory delays, biased counseling provisions and other burdensome and unnecessary requirements. On average, more than six hundred bills are proposed annually and dozens are passed, making it increasingly difficult for women in many states to access abortion

On 'Friday Night Lights', Abortion Stigma Goes Primetime

It's evident just how much of a taboo abortion has become when a television show gets lauded as bold for having a character go through with the procedure. Friday Night Lights, NBC's gripping portrayal of life in small-town Texas, is being deservedly praised for the emotional realism with which it recently depicted a teenager's decision to have an abortion