Engaging Policymakers

We influence the law outside the courtroom by engaging policymakers:

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In The Spotlight

Second Latin American Congress on Reproductive Rights Law in San José, Costa Rica

In November 2011, the Center for Reproductive Rights participated in the 2nd Latin American Congress on Reproductive Rights Law in San José, Costa Rica…

Documents regarding the Obama Administration’s new women’s preventive health regulations

The Center for Reproductive Rights stands in support of the Obama
Administration’s new women’s preventive health regulations, including
contraception without co-pays. Thanks to this rule, millions of women
across the country will soon have cost-free access to a range of safe,…

Hands Tied by Appeals Court, Texas District Court Decides it Cannot Permanently Block State Ultrasound Law

(PRESS RELEASE) Following a decision by a three-judge panel on the U.S…

Our Work in Focus

In the United States, state legislatures wield enormous power to control women’s access to abortion and other reproductive healthcare services. Each 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. Hundreds of anti-choice bills are proposed annually and dozens of restrictive laws are passed, making it increasingly difficult for women in many states to access abortion…

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…

In a recent decision in the case of Lakshmi Dhikta v. Nepal, the Supreme Court of Nepal ruled that the country’s government must guarantee access to safe and affordable abortion services. Specifically, it affirmed the need for a comprehensive abortion law and emphasized the government’s obligation to ensure that no woman is denied a legal abortion just because she cannot pay for it. …