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German Commission Recommends Modernizing Country’s Abortion Law, After Center Submission
The Center had outlined for the Commission human rights standards on abortion, comparative European abortion laws, and WHO abortion guidelines.
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Its Second Major Abortion Case of the Term on April 24
Case will determine if states banning abortion can override federal law and deny pregnant patients emergency abortion care.
U.S. State Department Releases 2023 Human Rights Reports
04.23.24 (PRESS STATEMENT) – Yesterday, the U.S. Department of State released the 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which includes reporting on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in almost 200 countries. The [...]
Media Highlights: Challenging Honduras’s Abortion Ban in Fausia’s Case
Multiple outlets
News and media highlights on the case.
U.S. Repro Watch, April 18
Court says Indiana abortion ban violates religious freedom, Arizona to reinstate 160-year-old abortion ban, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights.
As College Decision Day Nears, Students Should Consider States’ Abortion Access
With half the U.S. states banning or severely restricting abortion, millions of young people will be headed to colleges in states without access.
Study Finds That Pakistan’s Vague Laws Enable Health Care Providers to Deny Abortion Services in Sindh Province
Report by the Center and Aahung recommends the decriminalization of abortion and training of health care providers to improve access to care.
Expert Panel Calls on Germany to Legalize Abortion in First 12 Weeks
The New York Times
In this New York Times piece, the Center's Adriana Lamačkova comments on German abortion laws and the need for reform.
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German Expert Commission Recommends Modernization of Abortion Law
GENEVA, 15.04.2024 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today the Center for Reproductive Rights welcomed clear calls for major reform of German abortion law from the Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine. The Commission was tasked by [...]
Raising Awareness: Black Maternal Health Week, April 11-17
As the U.S. continues to experience a maternal health crisis, the campaign aims to raise awareness around racial inequities in maternal health outcomes.
Arizona Set to Become the 15th State to Ban Abortion After State Supreme Court Reinstates 1864 Law
Abortion has been banned or severely restricted in half the U.S. states since the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in 2022.
Case at United Nations Human Rights Committee Seeks to Ensure Access to Abortion in Honduras
After becoming pregnant as a result of rape, an indigenous woman and human rights defender was denied emergency contraception and abortion care and was forced to give birth against her will.
Honduras fue denunciado ante el Comité de Derechos Humanos de la ONU por la prohibición absoluta del aborto vigente en el país
Fausia, una mujer indígena y defensora de derechos humanos fue víctima de violación sexual a modo de represalia por la defensa de su territorio y, como consecuencia, resultó embarazada. Honduras violó sus derechos humanos [...]
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