Contraception

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Center for Reproductive Rights Reopens Lawsuit Against FDA Restrictions on Emergency Contraception

02.08.12 - (PRESS RELEASE) Seeking immediate relief that would allow emergency contraception over-the-counter access for women of all ages, today the Center for Reproductive Rights asked a federal court to reopen the Center’s 2005 lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for imposing…

Toward Freedom: Eastern Europe’s Conservative Crackdown on Reproductive Freedom

02.06.12 - "Across Eastern and Central Europe, as unemployment surges and the European Union dithers, nationalist conservative and far right parties are on the march…

Huge Victory for Women's Reproductive Health: CRR Applauds Obama Administration for Rejecting Religious Exemption on Cost-Free Birth Control Coverage

01.20.12 - (PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights applauded the Obama Administration’s announcement today that most employers will be required under the Affordable Care Act to cover birth control without co-pay in their insurance plans—rejecting calls from some religious organizations…

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Our Work in Focus

Racial Disparities in U.S. Reproductive Healthcare

The U.S. spends at least twice as much per capita on healthcare than almost every other western industrialized country.  Yet, the U.S. has some of the widest disparities in health outcomes…

Contraceptive Access in the United States

The right to obtain and use contraceptives is part of the fundamental right to privacy guaranteed by the United States Constitution…

Adolescents' Access to Reproductive Health Services and Information

Young women face particular obstacles to accessing reproductive health services and information…