05.22.13 -
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act included a mandate for employers to provide copay-free contraception to its workers, effectively
putting birth control within the reach of millions more women—and potentially saving billions in health care costs that arise from…
03.22.13 -
This month, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (the Committee) condemned Hungary for two types of abortion restrictions
that are on the rise both in Europe and in the US—mandatory waiting periods and biased counseling laws…
03.19.13 -
The most unpopular Congress in history didn't take that title by accident or through a stroke of bad luck. The 112th Congress, which came to an
end just a few months ago, earned a record-setting rate of disapproval from U.S. voters because of its legislative record.
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01.09.13 -
Put 2012 against any year since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, in 1973, and you would be hard pressed to find a period that offered
as many highs and lows as the past 12 months.
12.18.12 -
A reproductive health bill that has been in the making for more than a decade was passed in both the Philippines House of Representatives and the Senate.
The House and Senate reconciled their respective versions of the bill last month and President Benigno Aquino III signed the bill into…
Around the world, the unmet need for safe and effective
contraceptive services is staggering: Roughly 215 million women in developing
countries rely on traditional contraceptive methods with high failure rates…
The Center for Reproductive Rights, University of Miami School of Law, the Human Rights Center of the University of Diego Portales (Chile), and the Human Rights Institute of Columbia Law School hosted the conference,…