2011

On January 20, 2011, Representative Joe Pitts (R-PA) introduced an extreme anti-choice bill for consideration by Congress.  Subsequently, on February 3, 2011, Rep. Pitts made public a revised bill.  Key problems with the bill include: The bill would ban abortion coverage for millions of women. A majority of employer-based health plans currently include abortion coverage,[i] […]

By Nancy Northup – President, Center for Reproductive Rights The New York Times, January 29, 2011 Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive Rights To the Editor: Re “Across Country, Lawmakers Push Abortion Curbs” (front page, Jan. 22): Anti-choice lawmakers across the country may be heralding a new era in which they plan to mount aggressive […]

Snehelata “Salenta” Singh v. The State of Uttar Pradesh &amp, Ors. concerns a case of preventable pregnancy-related injury. Due to the poor quality of care during labor, Salenta developed an obstetric fistula. Her situation worsened when her condition went undiagnosed and then untreated for months. Salenta’s case is part of  a national state high court […]

Nikhil Datar v. Union of India concerns the denial of an abortion to a woman whose fetus was diagnosed with severe abnormalities after twenty weeks. This case challenges a specific provision in India’s existing abortion law, which criminalizes abortion after 20 weeks, except when a pregnant woman’s life is in danger. It seeks the removal […]

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O’Brien v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore: Notice of Appeal https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2011-02-02-Baltimore-Notice-of-Appeal.pdf

Nancy Northup to the Editor Re “Across Country, Lawmakers Push Abortion Curbs” (front page, Jan. 22): Anti-choice lawmakers across the country may be heralding a new era in which they plan to mount aggressive campaigns to limit abortion. But they won’t necessarily have the last word on what abortion restrictions ultimately end up on state […]

NYT Editorial “Away from Washington, another ominous anti-abortion battle is accelerating in the states. Anti-abortion forces have been trying to take advantage of the 2007 ruling in which the Supreme Court upheld a federal ban on a particular method of abortion. In 2010, more than 600 measures were introduced in state legislatures to limit access […]

City of Baltimore and CRR Plan to Appeal Crisis Pregnancy Center Court Decision (PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights and the City of Baltimore will be immediately appealing a court decision issued today involving a legal challenge to a new city ordinance that demands truth in advertising from crisis pregnancy centers in Baltimore.  Although […]