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Washington Post: Advocates want abortion ban lifted for Peace Corps volunteers

"If a Peace Corps volunteer is raped and becomes pregnant as a result, she has to pay for an abortion herself, because the federal government refuses to cover the cost. …

Media Roundup: Celebrating the EC Victory

The Center’s president and CEO, Nancy Northup, appeared on several programs on Friday after the news broke of the landmark victory in our emergency contraception case, including a roundtable discussion on All In With Chris Hayes that addressed how critical this decision is for all women. …

New Republic: Fetal-Heartbeat Abortion Laws Are Dangerous Even If Judges Reject Them

On March 6, the Arkansas legislature enacted the toughest abortion law in the nation, banning the procedure after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The accomplishment stood for all of 20 days before North Dakota, with a law Gov…

Wall Street Journal: States Harden Views Over Laws Governing Abortion

States are becoming increasingly polarized over abortion, as some legislatures pass ever-tighter restrictions on the procedure while others consider stronger legal protections for it, advocates on both sides say. …

On MSNBC: “A Whole New Kind of Extreme”

The Center’s president and CEO, Nancy Northup, appeared on MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry to talk about how the constitutional protections afforded all women through Roe v. Wade are being violated in Arkansas, North Dakota, and elsewhere. …

Guardian: Philippines needs resolute political support on reproductive health

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

On Maddow: Center to Fight in Arkansas

The Center’s president and CEO, Nancy Northup, appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show to talk about Arkansas’ attempt to take a sledge hammer to the constitutional protections for abortion that Roe v. Wade established in 1973. …

Nancy Northup on NBC’s Nightly News

The Center’s president and CEO, Nancy Northup, appeared on NBC’s Nightly News to talk about Arkansas’ blatantly unconstitutional law that bans abortion within the first trimester of pregnancy…

The Day that Will Live in Infamy

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

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. …