Front Page Features Archive

The Center Honored with Vision Award

This month, the Center was honored with a Vision Award from the Abortion Care Network (ACN) during its annual conference. Janet Crepps, U.S. Legal Department Deputy Director, received a special mention from ACN and accepted the award on behalf of the Center…

Honoring International Women's Day

On March 8, the Center for Reproductive Rights joins women around the world in celebrating International Women's Day. As we honor the tremendous strides women have made in all spheres of life, we exhort governments to immediately and decisively confront the obstacles that remain on the path to gender equality…

The Center at CSW: Beijing and Beyond

Realization of women's sexual and reproductive rights is essential to achieve gender equality and the full respect of women's human rights. This is the message that the Center for Reproductive Rights will promote at the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), taking place in New York from March 1 - 12. CSW is one of the main bodies at the United Nations for promoting women's rights and gender equality…

A Year In Review: 2009 Legislative Wrap Up

In the United States, state legislatures wield enormous power to control women's access to abortion and other reproductive healthcare services. In 2009, as in past years, legislatures throughout the country considered hundreds of bills that would have significantly endangered women's reproductive health and autonomy. The Center for Reproductive Rights worked alongside advocates in many states to ensure that women's access to critical healthcare was not burdened by restrictive legislation.

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EVENT: Protecting Reproductive Rights: What Can the U.S. Learn from the Rest of the World?

Please join us for an evening of cocktails, art, and a special conversation with Nancy Northup, President of the Center for Reproductive Rights.