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The U.S. Legal Department strives to protect and advance reproductive liberty and access to reproductive health care in the United States by employing diverse strategies grounded in CRR's legal expertise.

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In The Spotlight

The Center Opposes Colorado’s Personhood Initiative

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…

Download: CRR Opposes Colorado’s Personhood Initiative

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,…

A First Look Back at the 2010 State Legislative Session

A First Look Back at the 2010 State Legislative Session

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…

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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…

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…

Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP)

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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…

Adolescents' Access to Reproductive Health Services and Information

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

Engaging United Nations’ Systems to Implement U.S. Human Rights Obligations

An important component of the Center's work is ensuring that the United States lives up to its human rights commitments related to reproductive rights and health. The U. S…

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…

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…

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 Bans

In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court held that bans on abortion are unconstitutional…