The federal legislation would re-establish a nationwide right to abortion.

WHPA is U.S. federal legislation to protect the right to access abortion care nationwide.

PRESS STATEMENT 06.22.23 Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights:  "The United States is in the midst of an inexcusable public health crisis—one created by the Supreme Court’s unwarranted [...]

Declaración de Nancy Northup, Presidenta y Directora General del Centro de Derechos Reproductivos: “Estados Unidos se encuentra inmerso en una crisis de salud pública inexcusable, creada por la anulación injustificada del fallo Roe c. Wade [...]

Amanda Zurawski to testify at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "The Assault on Reproductive Rights in a Post-Dobbs America." Watch the hearing live.

The U.S. continues to face a maternal health crisis, with rates of maternal deaths continuing to rise. The crisis disproportionately impacts Black women, who are nearly three times more likely to die than white women [...]

03.21.23 (PRESS STATEMENT)  – Yesterday, the U.S. Department of State released the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (Human Rights Reports), which includes reporting on the status of sexual and reproductive health and rights [...]

01.26.23 (PRESS STATEMENT) – Today, the EACH Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representatives Barbara Lee, Diana DeGette, Jan Schakowsky, and Ayanna Pressley. This bill would guarantee that people using Medicaid [...]

Introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act aims to reduce economic barriers to abortion access.

01.09.2023 – (PRESS STATEMENT) Tonight, House Democrats attempted to bring the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) for a vote as their first official action of the 118th Congress. However, they did not receive enough votes [...]