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United Nations Committee Calls Upon Egypt to Exert Greater Effort to Promote Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Egyptian Women

Geneva—Today the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) and the Center for Reproductive Rights urged the government of Egypt to take immediate measures to implement the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against

Court Strikes Down Intrusive OK Abortion Law, Declares Unconstitutional

(PRESS RELEASE) New York, NY – Today, an Oklahoma County District Court declared unconstitutional a state law that would have imposed a host of restrictions related to abortion and cost the state over a quarter million dollars a year…

Center Calls on Congress to Stop Talking "Status Quo" around Public Funding for Abortion and Protect Women's Health

(PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights called on Congress to protect the health needs of millions of women unjustly and disproportionately affected by current federal funding restrictions on

Justice Served in Tiller Verdict

(PRESS RELEASE) This afternoon, a Kansas jury convicted abortion opponent Scott Roeder of first-degree murder and two accounts of assault in the shooting death of abortion provider Dr.

Center for Reproductive Rights Raises Questions to CBS about Tebow Story, College Football Star Featured in Super Bowl Ad

(PRESS RELEASE) Highlighting the reality of the Philippines blanket ban on abortion, today the Center for Reproductive Rights sent a letter to CBS, calling on the network’s Standards and Practices Department…

New Study Finding Increase in Teen Pregnancy Rate, Center Says “UnSurprising”

(PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Guttmacher Institute released a new study finding that the national teen pregnancy rate has increased by 3% after more than a decade of decline…

Center Urges Elected Officials to Protect Access to Abortion on Roe Anniversary

(PRESS RELEASE) Today, we celebrate the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the historic decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that recognized a woman's right to abortion

United States Renews Commitment to Achieving Global Development Goals

(PRESS RELEASE) This afternoon, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton commemorated the 15th anniversary of a major international agreement on health and human rights, stating a renewed U.S…

Center Strongly Urges Conference Committee to Protect Women’s Abortion Coverage

(PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Senate passed a healthcare bill including anti-abortion measures that put burdens on women using their own money for abortion coverage, with the likely effect of making…

Healthcare Reform Manager's Amendment Gets it Sadly Wrong on Abortion Coverage

(PRESS RELEASE) Today, Senate leadership released the language of the manager's amendment of the healthcare reform bill, including new measures that would require women to pay separately for abortion coverage…