Abortion

In The Spotlight

Romanian Officials to Consider New Abortion Law Requiring Five-Day 'Reflection Period' and Biased Counseling

05.21.12 - (PRESS RELEASE) Nearly 40 international and European human rights organizations have joined together to urge Romanian officials to reject a proposed law that would create significant barriers for women seeking an abortion—including forcing women to endure biased counseling at “pregnancy crisis…

Human Rights Defender Fends Off Attack

05.18.12 -  Every day, human rights defenders draw on deep wells of passion and commitment as they stand up for people who have no voice, no power. …

Center for Reproductive Rights Calls on House Judiciary Committee to Reject Cruel and Unconstitutional D.C. Abortion Ban

05.17.12 - (PRESS RELEASE) Members of the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee will consider a bill today to ban abortions…

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Our Work in Focus

Next Stop in the Battle to End the Bait-and-Switch of Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Every year, tens of thousands of women are lured to crisis pregnancy centers in the U.S. …

Whose Right to Life? Women's Rights and Prenatal Protections under Human Rights and Comparative Law

The right to life is a fundamental human right, central to the enjoyment of all other human rights…

2011: A Look Back

Every year, anti-choice state legislators propose hundreds of measures intended to erode women’s rights to abortion and reproductive health care. …

Human Rights Day 2011

“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”…

Reproductive Rights Violations—Torture By Any Other Name

A woman living with HIV in Chile is forcibly sterilized while unconscious and undergoing a cesarean delivery…

Recognizing Abortion Providers as Human Rights Defenders

Human Rights defenders are the activists, including journalists, lawyers, judges, and healthcare providers, whose work allows others to exercise their human rights.
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