Young People's Rights

In The Spotlight

United Nations Adopts Groundbreaking Resolution on Young People’s Reproductive Health

05.01.12 -  Late Friday, the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD) issued a bold resolution supporting young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights…

Time to Get Emergency Contraception Right

Time to Get Emergency Contraception Right

The rules on who can get emergency contraception without a prescription are confusing. They don’t need to be, and they shouldn’t be, not for a drug deemed safe by government experts.

A recent study, though, revealed that many pharmacies are denying the medication to women who meet the legal requirements and don’t need a prescription…

Center Issues Oral Statement before U.N. on Adolescents’ Reproductive Rights

04.23.12 -  This week, the United Nations Commission on Population and Development holds its 45th session…

more

Our Work in Focus

The CEDAW Committee Urges States to Protect and Promote Sexual and Reproductive Rights

In July 2011, the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) urged the governments of Nepal, Costa Rica, and Zambia to improve their record on reproductive rights…

Human Rights Day 2011

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

Adolescents' Access to Reproductive Health Services and Information

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

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. …