In July 2011, the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women (CEDAW Committee) urged the governments of Nepal, Costa
Rica, and Zambia to improve their record on reproductive rights…
When doctors in India found out that Gita Bai was HIV-positive, they denied her pre-natal care. She soon returned to the hospital when contractions
started—and the doctors physically barred her from entering the building.
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No woman should have to risk her life because she cannot get the essential reproductive care she deserves. This tenet is the cornerstone of the Center for Reproductive Rights work. Looking back at 2010, the Center is proud of how it has advanced toward that vision and has helped to restore dignity and freedom for thousands of women here at home and around the world…
