09.02.10 - 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…
09.02.10 - The Center for Reproductive Rights opposes Colorado Proposed 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." The measure seeks to make fertilized eggs,…
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…
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…
Access to abortion in the U.S. is undermined not only by restrictive legislation, but also by bans on the use of public funds, facilities and employees for abortions, and by restrictions on insurance coverage for abortions…
Human Rights defenders are the activists, including journalists, lawyers, judges, and healthcare providers, whose work allows others to exercise their human rights…
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…
