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Florida Governor Crist Vetoes Abortion Bill

06.11.10 - (PRESS RELEASE) This afternoon, Florida Governor Charlie Crist vetoed an anti-abortion bill that included one of the most extreme ultrasound requirements in the country and would have imposed a discriminatory public health policy that reduced women's access to essential…

African Women Still Not Getting Justice in National Courts, New Report Finds

06.08.10 - (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights announced new research finding that national courts in African Commonwealth countries have failed to fully protect women against human rights violations, particularly in cases of sexual violence, marital disputes and…

Center Demands Truth in Advertising from CPCs

Center Demands Truth in Advertising from CPCs

06.08.10 - The Center for Reproductive Rights has joined the City of Baltimore to defend a first-in-the-nation ordinance that demands truth in advertising from limited-service pregnancy centers. Those centers, also known as crisis pregnancy centers, are non-medical facilities that counsel pregnant women against using abortion and birth control services. Often, they advertise themselves as abortion or family planning clinics to lure women seeking those services to their facilities…

Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on the Anniversary of the Murder Dr. George Tiller

06.01.10 - (PRESS STATEMENT) Today marks the one-year anniversary of the murder of Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. For decades, Dr.…

On this International Day of Action for Women’s Health, Center Calls on Brazil to Defeat Unprecedented Fetal Rights Bill

05.28.10 - (PRESS STATEMENT) As the world commemorates International Day of Action for Women’s Health today, the Center for Reproductive Rights, a global human rights organization, called on the Congress to defeat a draft bill that grants absolute protection for the…

Oklahoma Legislature Lets Governor Brad Henry's Veto Stand on Abortion Insurance Bill

05.28.10 - (PRESS RELEASE) This evening, the Oklahoma legislature adjourned for the session without overriding Governor Brad Henry's veto of an abortion insurance bill…

Center Applauds Senate Committee Vote against Military Ban on Abortions

Center Applauds Senate Committee Vote against Military Ban on Abortions

05.27.10 - (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights praised the Senate Armed Services Committee for voting to lift a longtime ban on almost all abortion services at military hospitals…

Indiana Doctor Files Lawsuit against Allen County Ordinance, Argues Law Harms Pa

NEW CASE: Indiana Doctor Files Lawsuit against Allen County Ordinance

05.27.10 - (PRESS RELEASE) Today, Indiana Doctor Ulrich Klopfer, owner of abortion clinic Fort Wayne Women's Health, filed a legal challenge against a county ordinance that imposes a special set of stringent requirements on doctors who practice in Fort Wayne-Allen County, but happen to live outside of the area and do not have privileges to admit patients at local hospitals. Under a pretext of protecting the safety of patients in emergency situations, the ordinance requires, among other things, that such doctors secure a "physician designee"…

Tulsa World: Abortion bill vetoed for flaws, says governor

05.24.10 - "Gov. Brad Henry vetoed a controversial abortion bill that would have required women seeking the procedure to report extensive personal information about themselves, his office announced Saturday…

Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry Vetoes yet Another Harmful Anti-Abortion Bill

05.22.10 - (PRESS RELEASE) This morning, Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry vetoed yet another harmful anti-abortion bill passed by the state legislature. The bill represents an extreme and unconstitutional invasion of patient privacy, requiring doctors to essentially interrogate a woman about her reasons for having an abortion. …