Judge Issues 500-Page Ruling Responding to Congress’ Claims Lincoln, NELearn more about the federal abortion banToday, a third federal judge, in Nebraska, declared the “Partial Birth Abortion Act of 2003” unconstitutional, recognizing the law as a threat to women’s health. The ban, challenged by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of Nebraska physician Dr. […]
Lincoln | Learn MoreWHAT: A decision will be handed down in Carhart v. Ashcroft, a federal civil rights lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. The suit was brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of four doctors challenging the constitutionality of the “Partial Birth Abortion Act of 2003” […]
After a hearing today, Judge Stanwood R. Duval of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana granted a preliminary injunction against William Graham, a Louisiana man who has been operating a fake abortion referral service. The Causeway Medical Clinic and women duped by Graham sued him for false advertising, trademark infringement and […]
Defendant Expected to Represent Himself in Court As More Victims Come Forward WHAT: Oral arguments will be heard regarding plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction against William Graham. Choice, Inc. v. Graham is a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights, Morrison […]
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European Court of Human Rights Rules Poland’s Denial of Legal Reproductive Care Violates Human Rights (Updated 4.01.21) The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Poland’s failure to ensure the applicant’s timely access to prenatal diagnostic examinations and information, which would have enabled her to decide whether or not to seek a legal abortion, violated her rights under the European Convention […]
Learn more about other abortion bans Today, Judge Tom S. Lee of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi granted a preliminary injunction against a new abortion law. Now, the nearly 400 women who seek second-trimester abortions a year in Mississippi will not be forced to travel outside the state or to […]
Learn more about other abortion bans. Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights won a temporary restraining order on behalf of the Jackson Women’s Health Organization (JWHO) against a new abortion law in Mississippi. The law would have banned abortions after the first trimester of pregnancy being performed in any facility other than licensed hospitals or […]