The coming together of the international community in Cairo in 1994 at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) signalled a radical change in the approach to population issues. Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) replaced the narrower, demographically oriented perspective. The right of the individual to information and reproductive health services in […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pub_bo_WOWSA.gif The Center for Reproductive Rights’ report, Women of the World: Laws and Policies Affecting their Reproductive Lives – South Asia, is the first extensive examination of laws and policies that influence women’s reproductive health in five countries of the region – Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The report, which is based on […]
Lincoln | Learn MoreWHAT: The closing oral arguments in Carhart v. Ashcroft, a federal civil rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of four doctors challenging the constitutionality of the “Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003” signed into law by President Bush […]
En 1999, Paulina quedó embarazada a los trece años, como consecuencia de una violación. Después de enterarse de que estaba embarazada, Paulina decidió abortar. Las leyes en Baja California permiten el aborto en casos de violación, pero funcionarios públicos lograron, con base de engaños, que Paulina desistiera de su intención. El caso de Paulina es […]
Calls on Governments to Take Immediate Steps to Protect Women’s Health and Lives New York | Read MoreSouth Asian governments must work much harder to serve the reproductive health needs and promote the autonomy of the women in their region, according to a new report released today by the Center for Reproductive Rights. As a […]
Salt Lake City, UTThe State agreed yesterday temporarily not to enforce its ban on abortions starting as early as 12 weeks of pregnancy.A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the new law was filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of the lead plaintiff, the Utah Women’s Clinic, on May 4. The clinic provides […]
Lincoln, NE THE LAWSUIT: Carhart v. Ashcroft is a federal civil rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska challenging the constitutionality of the “Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003.” The Center for Reproductive Rights won a 2000 Supreme Court decision in Stenberg v. Carhart, striking down a Nebraska ban on […]
Dr. LeRoy Carhart, victor in Supreme Court case, must litigate issue once again. Lincoln, NE The trial begins today in Carhart v. Ashcroft, the federal civil rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of four doctors challenging the constitutionality of the “Partial […]
New York, NY WHAT: The first day of trial in Carhart v. Ashcroft, a federal civil rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of four doctors challenging the constitutionality of the “Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003” passed by Congress last October.WHY: […]
The Weekly Standard, Letter to the Editor, February 16, 2004Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive RightsTo the Editor:JOSEPH BOTTUM’S editorial “No Abortion Left Behind” (Feb. 2) accuses our organization and others of shunning democratic processes in order to promote “unfettered access to abortion.” To the contrary, our purpose is to use democratic processes to achieve […]
