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Victory for Women in the Military: Senate Committee Passes Amendment to Allow Some Abortion Coverage for Servicewomen

05.24.12 - (PRESS RELEASE) The Senate Armed Forces Committee voted today to ease insurance coverage restrictions for military servicewomen and allow coverage of abortion for servicewomen who are victims of rape or incest, passing with bipartisan support an amendment to the 2013 National Defense…

Pro-Choice Hero Dies at 101

05.24.12 - News from The New York Times this week that a pro-choice hero died this past Tuesday.  Dr. Jean Pakter headed New York City's bureau of maternity services and family planning from 1960 to 1982…

Barrage of Lawsuits Challenging Women’s Health Care is Just a “Political Stunt”

05.22.12 - (PRESS RELEASE) More than 40 Catholic groups filed 12 separate lawsuits across the country yesterday challenging the Affordable Care Act's copay-free birth control benefit for all women—a move the Center for Reproductive Rights has called a clear political stunt based on precarious legal grounds…

Romanian Officials to Consider New Abortion Law Requiring Five-Day 'Reflection Period' and Biased Counseling

05.21.12 - (PRESS RELEASE) Nearly 40 international and European human rights organizations have joined together to urge Romanian officials to reject a proposed law that would create significant barriers for women seeking an abortion—including forcing women to endure biased counseling at “pregnancy crisis…

Human Rights Defender Fends Off Attack

05.18.12 -  Every day, human rights defenders draw on deep wells of passion and commitment as they stand up for people who have no voice, no power. …

Center for Reproductive Rights Calls on House Judiciary Committee to Reject Cruel and Unconstitutional D.C. Abortion Ban

05.17.12 - (PRESS RELEASE) Members of the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee will consider a bill today to ban abortions…

Over 700,000 Petitioners Demand Honduran Congress Reject Law Criminalizing Emergency Contraception

05.16.12 - (PRESS RELEASE) Over 700,000 people have signed a petition demanding the Honduran Congress reject the latest attempt to criminalize the use or sale of emergency contraception…

Judge Permanently Blocks Oklahoma's Ban on Medication Abortion and Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancies

05.14.12 - (PRESS RELEASE) In an unprecedented ruling recognizing bodily integrity and reproductive choice as fundamental rights under the Oklahoma state constitution, an Oklahoma state judge has found that a law severely and arbitrarily restricting medical care for women seeking an abortion is…

Fox News: Activists take aim at Roe one state at a time

05.14.12 - "Pro-life activists say they aren't abandoning efforts at the national level, but admit they're now focused on state legislative efforts.  In more than two dozen states, several different kinds of measures are now pending.  Some require women seeking an abortion to first have an…

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…