Abortion

Legal Restrictions

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No Relief in Ireland

05.21.13 -  When Amanda Kellet and James Burke went to a Dublin hospital for their 21-week ultrasound, they were looking forward to finding out whether they were having a boy or a girl. …

MKB Management Corp d/b/a Red River Women’s Clinic, Kathryn Eggleston, M.D., v. Birch Burdick and Terry Dwelle, M.D.

05.15.13 -  This case challenges provisions of North Dakota House Bill 1297, passed during the 2011 legislative session, which would effectively ban all medication abortions in the state by requiring compliance with conditions for the provision of "abortion-inducing drugs" that are

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Human Rights Committee Calls Out Peru for Highly Restrictive Abortion Law

05.06.13 -  The UN Human Rights Committee recently criticized Peru for a wide range of reproductive rights violations, including highly restrictive abortion legislation and a high rate of maternal mortality. …

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Our Work in Focus

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…
Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP)
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Parental Involvement Laws
In their efforts to make abortion inaccessible to as many women as possible, anti-choice forces have focused on burdening minors' access to abortion…
Abortion Bans
In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court held that bans on abortion are unconstitutional…
Mandatory Delays and Biased Counseling for Women Seeking Abortions
Biased counseling laws, on the books in many states, require woman seeking an abortion to receive information dictated by the state prior to undergoing the procedure…
Abortion Access: Restrictions on Public Funding and Insurance Coverage
Laws that restrict the use of public funds for abortion can create barriers to women’s abortion access that are as difficult for women to overcome as laws that directly restrict the availability of abortion.  Funding restrictions endanger women’s health and, as some state courts have held,…
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…
US Abortion Restrictions Overview
In 1973, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade, that a woman's right to obtain an abortion was protected under the federal constitution…