Richmond, VA In a sweeping decision today, Judge Richard Williams struck down Virginia’s dangerous abortion ban, which had been blocked by the courts since July. The broadly worded ban – which is similar to the federal abortion ban being challenged in Nebraska, New York and California – contained no exception to protect women’s health. In […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Screen-Shot-2014-07-23-at-5.35.03-PM.png On June 28, 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Nebraska ban on so-called “partial-birth abortion,” finding it an unconstitutional violation of Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that guaranteed women’s right to choose abortion. The Supreme Court’s decision in Stenberg v. Carhart exposed these bans for what they are: extreme and deceptive […]
Tulsa, OK Six Oklahoma motorists and an Oklahoma religious organization have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Oklahoma statutes regulating special license plates. In Oklahoma, motorists are able to obtain license plates proclaiming that they “Choose Life” to express their anti-abortion views, but are unable to obtain license plates proclaiming that they are “Pro-Choice” […]
Decision Marks a Victory for the Health and Rights of Pregnant Women Daytona Beach, FL The American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Florida NOW applauded today’s decision by a Florida court of appeal blocking an attempt that would have opened up the floodgates of government intrusion into the private lives of […]
Adolescents in America must continue to have access to affordable and confidential family planning services. Although there have been declines in teen pregnancy rates, due in part to contraceptive use, the United States still has one of the highest rates in the industrialized world.1 Adolescents and young adults are at a higher risk for acquiring […]
The United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is the only comprehensive international treaty guaranteeing women’s human rights and the prevention of discrimination against women. CEDAW provides a universal international standard for women’s human rights — a framework for governmental policy to combat gender inequality. CEDAW’s scope is […]
