Legislation Prohibits Safest Abortion Procedure After 12 Weeks of Pregnancy Flouting a decision by the United States Supreme Court that found a ban on so-called “partial-birth abortion” to be unconstitutional, the U.S. Senate today passed a nearly identical version of the abortion ban (S.3) in a 65-32 vote. “Today, the Senate passed a law that […]
Innovative Research Reveals the Disparity between the Laws that Protect the Rights of Latin American Women and their Application Today the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Universidad de Los Andes School of Law (UNIANDES) released a report entitled Bodies on Trial: Reproductive Rights in Latin America, which is an English summary of the findings […]
Case Challenges Overall Policy for Issuing Specialty Plates Yesterday, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed an amended complaint challenging Louisiana’s policy of issuing specialty license plates. The Center charges that Louisiana’s specialty plates infringe on first amendment rights because they only express one viewpoint on an issue. In Louisiana, no pro-choice license plate exists, yet […]
Indianapolis, INToday, an Indiana state court issued a temporary restraining order blocking the state’s mandatory delay abortion law after the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a state court challenge on behalf of several Indiana reproductive health clinics. The “two-trip” law forces women seeking abortions to make two separate trips to their physician’s office – at […]
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Challenge to Indiana’s Abortion Waiting Period Law Washington, D.C. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider a challenge to an Indiana abortion law that forces women seeking abortions to make two separate trips to their physician’s office – at least 18 hours apart – before they can obtain […]
Urging Opposition to the Addition of the Global Gag Rule to HIV/AIDS Programs Dear Senator: We understand that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will soon consider legislation to increase foreign assistance for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. The Center for Reproductive Rights supports the expansion of desperately needed assistance for the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS […]
Romani Women Interrogated and Threatened Following Report Documenting Abuses in Slovakia’s Hospitals New York, NY Law enforcement officials and medical personnel in hospitals are reportedly threatening and retaliating against Romani women in Slovakia, following the release of a new report that documents grave human rights violations in Slovakia’s public hospitals. The report, released last week […]
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Rights Violated by Health Care System New York, NY – Romani women are being coerced or forced to undergo sterilization procedures in eastern Slovakia’s government-run health facilities, according to a new report released today by the Center for Reproductive Rights and Poradna pre obcianske a ludské práva, in collaboration with Ina Zoon. Two hundred and […]
