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08.03.21

Chile Agrees to End Forced Sterilization Practices and Provide Reparations in Case at the IACHR

Woman with HIV who was forcibly sterilized gets justice after years-long effort by the Center for Reproductive Rights and Vivo Positivo at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

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08.04.21

Nepal Agrees to Decriminalize Abortion and Protect SRHR

Country accepts recommendations from its Universal Periodic Review before the UN Human Rights Council to protect sexual and reproductive health and rights.

08.03.21

U.S. House Passes Spending Bill Free of Hyde Amendment for First Time in Decades

Center applauds historic step toward expanding insurance coverage for abortion care.

07.22.21

Mississippi Abortion Ban Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court Poses a Direct Challenge to Roe v. Wade

In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Center will defend abortion rights as Mississippi "stunningly" asks the Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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FACT: 6.2 million unsafe abortions occur each year in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Center’s Africa Program actively advocates for laws that ensure access to the full range of reproductive health services, including abortion. Learn more about our work in Africa:https://t.co/pouWSP6pDR

The future of #RoevWade hangs in the balance of our upcoming #SCOTUS case. @CNN takes a look at the consequential impact that overturning #Roe would have on abortion rights in the United States: https://t.co/EjmvlFMv2k

“To uphold a pre-viability abortion ban is to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. It’s that simple. And for once, a state is saying yes, that’s exactly what it wants.” @nytimes https://t.co/GmZQhJUXmG

It’s time that Congress stand up and #ActForAbortionAccess! Learn more by checking out the newest #podcast episode, where @ReproRights talks all things #WHPA. Find it here or on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, and Pandora! https://t.co/8Q53UktJ6Q

“If a private citizen is allowed to sue anyone assisting a woman having an abortion, what, for example, would prevent anyone [from suing someone] from a minister to a friend to a cab driver who helps a queer couple to adopt a child?” #SB8 #TXDeservesBetter https://t.co/9Hu09fy3YK

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Chile Agrees to End Forced Sterilization Practices and Provide Reparations in Case at the IACHR

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Nepal Agrees to Decriminalize Abortion and Protect SRHR

U.S. House Passes Spending Bill Free of Hyde Amendment for First Time in Decades

Mississippi Abortion Ban Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court Poses a Direct Challenge to Roe v. Wade

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Chile Accepts Responsibility Before the IACHR for Forced Sterilization and Will Take Measures to End the Practice

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