This case challenges the constitutionality of onerous temporary regulations and a sham licensing process adopted and implemented by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) that will cause most of the abortion providers in the State to cease providing ongoing abortion services. Download the Plaintiffs-Appellees’ Motion to Dismiss Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction below. […]
This case challenges the constitutionality of onerous temporary regulations and a sham licensing process adopted and implemented by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) that will cause most of the abortion providers in the State to cease providing ongoing abortion services. Download the Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Motion to Intervene by the American Association […]
(PRESS RELEASE) This afternoon, the North Carolina Senate overrode Governor Beverly Perdue’s veto of an abortion ultrasound law. The vote follows a House override on Tuesday, July 26. The poorly drafted provisions could require women seeking abortion services to first receive an ultrasound. Healthcare providers must then show the patient the ultrasound image and describe […]
In June 2009, the Center for Reproductive Rights, in collaboration with Human Rights Watch and CLADEM, submitted a briefing paper to the newly appointed Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Ms. Margaret Sekaggya. The paper, endorsed by 30 organizations and individuals working for the promotion of sexual and reproductive rights around the world, was prepared […]
(PRESS RELEASE) Today, a state judge issued a temporary restraining order against a North Dakota law that effectively bans the use of medication abortion in the state by imposing new and unnecessary restrictions. Medication abortion is a safe and common use of FDA-approved drugs to induce first-trimester abortions. Judge Wickham Corwin’s order will block enforcement […]
CHARM v. State of Bihar and Others is a public interest litigation petition filed in March 2011 by the Center’s partner in India, Human Rights Law Network. It seeks legal accountability from the state government of Bihar for its failure to provide essential maternal health care, including safe abortion services, in public health facilities, leading […]
The House of Representatives-proposed Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 2012 would reinstate a failed Bush-era policy — the “Global Gag Rule” — that would silence overseas community groups and health experts, preventing them from discussing access to safe, legal abortion – even when this needed counseling is funded with other money kept separate from federal […]
This case challenges provisions of North Dakota House Bill 1297, passed during the 2011 legislative session, which would effectively ban all medication abortions in the state by requiring compliance with conditions for the provision of “abortion-inducing drugs” that are impossible to meet. The law is set to take effect August 1, 2011. Download the memorandum […]
This case challenges provisions of North Dakota House Bill 1297, passed during the 2011 legislative session, which would effectively ban all medication abortions in the state by requiring compliance with conditions for the provision of “abortion-inducing drugs” that are impossible to meet. The law is set to take effect August 1, 2011. Download the complaint […]
Center for Reproductive Rights takes legal action to block North Dakota attack Lawsuit challenges a new state law that would ban all medication abortions (PRESS RELEASE) A North Dakota law that introduces new and unnecessary restrictions on the safe and common use of FDA-approved drugs to induce first-trimester abortions would, in fact, ban medication abortions […]