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Affordable Contraception on Trial

05.22.13 -  The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act included a mandate for employers to provide copay-free contraception to its workers, effectively putting birth control within the reach of millions more women—and potentially saving billions in health care costs that arise from…

Peace Corps Abortion Coverage Long Overdue

04.29.13 -  People who volunteer for the Peace Corps commit two years of their lives to helping expand education, combat hunger, build infrastructure, and, in general, improve the lives of people in developing areas of the world. They do so in the belief that the U.S…

Obama Budget Continues Discriminatory Restrictions on Abortion for Poor Women, But Takes Important Steps to Promote Equal Treatment for Peace Corps Volunteers and Women in D.C.

04.10.13 - (PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights has voiced disappointment today with President Barack Obama's proposed FY2014 budget, which retains a ban on coverage for abortion in the Medicaid program except under extremely limited circumstances, a policy also known as the Hyde…

UN Body Slams Abortion Laws

03.22.13 -  This month, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (the Committee) condemned Hungary for two types of abortion restrictions that are on the rise both in Europe and in the US—mandatory waiting periods and biased counseling laws…

Guardian: Philippines needs resolute political support on reproductive health

03.19.13 - Women in the Philippines have lacked autonomy over their bodies for decades…

Under Federal Attack

03.19.13 -  The most unpopular Congress in history didn't take that title by accident or through a stroke of bad luck. The 112th Congress, which came to an end just a few months ago, earned a record-setting rate of disapproval from U.S. voters because of its legislative record.   …

The Day that Will Live in Infamy

03.05.13 -  August 1, 2012: A date that will live in infamy. Or so some religious conservatives contend. Matt Smith, president of the Catholic Advocate, solemnly declared that "August first will be remembered as the day our most cherished liberty was thrown in a government dumpster and hauled away." L…

RH Reality Check: Something to Celebrate: Philadelphia Board of Health Calls for Public Funding, Insurance Coverage for Reproductive Health Care

02.21.13 -  Less than two months into 2013, state legislators around the U.S. are aggressively pursuing an anti-choice agenda that would severely undermine—and in some cases outright ban—reproductive health care services for women. …

Extremists Target Rape Exception

01.31.13 -  Just when you thought the opponents of reproductive freedom couldn't get any more radical, they outdo themselves…

2012: U.S. in Review

01.09.13 -  Put 2012 against any year since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, in 1973, and you would be hard pressed to find a period that offered as many highs and lows as the past 12 months.

Let's start with the highlights. …

Our Work in Focus

On Second Anniversary of Affordable Care Act, Center for Reproductive Rights Celebrates A Huge Step Forward for Women’s Health and Individual Rights
Two years ago today, President Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act…
Fact Sheet: Reproductive Rights in Nepal
In 2002, abortion was decriminalized on broad grounds in Nepal…
Center and UNFPA Launch New Briefing Paper on Family Planning and Human Rights
Around the world, the unmet need for safe and effective contraceptive services is staggering: Roughly 215 million women in developing countries rely on traditional contraceptive methods with high failure rates…
Gender Justice in the Americas: A Transnational Dialogue
The Center for Reproductive Rights, University of Miami School of Law, the Human Rights Center of the University of Diego Portales (Chile), and the Human Rights Institute of Columbia Law School hosted the conference,…

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