Defending Human Rights: Press Room
Abortion Providers Facing Threats, Restrictions, and Harassment
Requests for interviews:
Dionne Scott, Senior Press Officer
(917) 637-3649
dscott@reprorights.org
If you are a reporter working on deadline during non-business hours, please send an email including your telephone number to our Senior Press Officer at dscott@reprorights.org and we will respond as soon as possible.
Center Spokespeople:
Nancy Northup, President
Cynthia Soohoo, Director, US Legal Program
Janet Crepps, Deputy Director, US Legal Program
Karen Leiter, Human Rights Researcher
Press Releases:
Center in the News:
8.4.09 - Air America (GRITtv): "Abortion Providers Face Uncertain Future"
8.3.09 - RH Reality Check, "It's Time for a Stronger Defense of The Right to Choose"
8.2.09 - Women's Health News Blog, "Weekly News Round Up"
8.1.09 - Human Rights USA Blog, "IN THE NEWS: Gender Equality"
8.1.09 - Women's eNews, "Cheers & Jeers of the Week"
7.29.09 - New York Times, "Abortion and the Killing of Dr. Tiller"
7.23.09 - Birmingham News, "Abortion rights group report says Alabama too restrictive"
7.23.09 - Associated Press, "Abortion report released to Congress"
7.23.09 - United Press International, "Number of U.S. abortion clinics falling"
7.23.09 - Kansas City Star, "Study weighs threats' effects on abortion providers"
7.23.09 - Jezebel, "Club Gets Off Scot-Free After Hiring Underage Stripper • Abortion Providers Are Growing Scarce, Study Says"
7.22.09 - Fort Worth Star Telegram, "Abortion doctors, clinics 'routinely' harassed, rights group says in study of 6 states"
7.22.09 - WCBS NEWSRADIO 880, "Abortion facilities"
7.22.09 - McClatchy Washington Bureau, "Group asks Justice Department to protect abortion clinics"
7.22.09 - RH Reality Check, "New Report: Abortion Providers = American Human Rights Defenders, Now Under Increasing Attack"
6.9.09 - New York Times, "Kansas Abortion Clinic Operated by Doctor Who was Killed Closes Permanently"
6.9.09 - CNN, "Suspect claims 'victory' in closing of slain doctor's clinic"
6.2.09 - NPR, "Abortion Providers on High Alert"
6.2.09 - CBS News, "The Tiller Murder And Its Ramifications"
Resources:
Fact Sheet: Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP): Avoiding the TRAP
Fact Sheet: Overview of Types of Abortion Restrictions in the States
