The Center for Reproductive Rights filed this lawsuit in federal court in the Eastern District of Louisiana to prevent the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners from unfairly disciplining a non-obstetrician-gynecologist physician for performing first-trimester abortions at Hope Medical Group for Women, a clinic in Shreveport, Louisiana. Filed: October 2006 State: Louisiana Center Attorney(s): Stephanie […]
This case challenges Virginia’s Partial Birth Infanticide Act of 2003 (the “Virginia Ban”), a method ban that targets the dilation and evacuation (D&E) method of abortion. Filing Date: 6/18/2003 State: Virginia Plaintiff(s): Richmond Medical Center for Women Center Attorney(s): Stephanie Toti Summary: This case challenges Virginia’s Partial Birth Infanticide Act of 2003 (the “Virginia Ban”), […]
On November 8, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in two challenges to the Federal Abortion Ban, also known as the “Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003.” Filing date: 10/31/2003 State: Nebraska Plaintiff(s): Leroy Carhart, M.D., William G. Fitzhugh, M.D.,William H. Knorr, M.D.,And Jill L. Vibhakar, M.D., on behalf of themselves and the patients […]
KELLY A. AYOTTE, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, PETITIONER v. PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND ET AL. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT January 18, 2006 JUSTICE O.CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court. We do not revisit our abortion precedents today, but rather address […]
New Hampshire – 2005 Summary of Argument The New Hampshire statute at issue in this case imposes notification requirements and a forty-eight hour waiting period on pregnant minors who choose abortion. It provides no exception from those requirements when a medical emergency threatens a young woman’s health, even though the delays typically involved in meeting […]
The Center for Reproductive Rights submitted an amicus (or friend-of-the-court) brief in this case before the Supreme Court, as part of our efforts to preserve the ability of abortion providers and patients to challenge abortion restrictions before they take affect and cause harm to women. Filing date: 11/17/2003 State: New Hampshire Center Attorney(s): Sandy Cohen, […]
Voters in Colorado Overwhelmingly Reject Another Abortion Ballot Measure NEW YORK -Today the Center for Reproductive Rights celebrated the failure of the South Dakota abortion ban ballot initiative, which would have forced women in that state to carry pregnancies to term against their will at the risk of their physical and psychological health. For the […]
Oklahoma Law is Among First Signs of Effects of 2007 Supreme Court Abortion Ruling WHAT HAPPENED: Late yesterday, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a challenge against Oklahoma legislation which prohibits a woman from getting an abortion unless she first has an ultrasound and listens to her doctor describe in detail the ultrasound image. At […]
The Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a shadow letter to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for its review of Nicaragua during its 41st Session in November 2008. The letter discusses Nicaragua’s complete ban on abortion and its severe impact on women’s rights. Since 2006, Nicaragua has had one of the most restrictive […]
The Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a shadow letter to the Human Rights Committee for its review of Nicaragua during its 94th Session in October 2008. The letter discusses Nicaragua’s complete ban on abortion and its severe impact on women’s rights. Since 2006, Nicaragua has had one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the […]