Congresswomen Reintroduce Bill to Ensure Coverage of Abortion Services for All Women EACH Woman Act would restore abortion coverage to millions, regardless of income, insurance plan, or zip code. Measure introduced less than one week after House votes to deny millions of women reproductive health care coverage. (PRESS RELEASE) Congresswomen Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Jan […]
Federal District Court Blocks Unconstitutional Texas Abortion Restrictions Center for Reproductive Rights challenging state regulations designed to shame women and restrict abortion access (RELEASE) A federal district court today blocked state regulations forcing Texas health care providers to bury or cremate embryonic or fetal tissue from abortions, miscarriage or treatment for ectopic pregnancy–regardless of their […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/PI.pdf
Arkansas Governor Signs Ban on Most Common Method of Second Trimester Abortion (MEDIA ADVISORY) Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) signed a measure (HB 1032) into law yesterday which bans the most common method of ending a pregnancy in the second trimester. Said Amanda Allen, Senior State Legislative Counsel at the Center for Reproductive Rights: “It’s […]
Chile Senate Advances Abortion Bill (PRESS RELEASE) Today the Chile Senate voted to advance an abortion bill that if enacted will allow women to access safe and legal abortion services in cases of life-endangerment, sexual violence, and fatal fetal impairments. President Michelle Bachelet introduced abortion legislation in January 2015 and the Cámara de Diputados —the […]
Senado de Chile Avanza Proyecto de ley que Permitiría la Despenalización del Aborto por Causales (COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) Hoy día el Senado de Chile aprobó legislar sobre el proyecto de ley que permitirá a las mujeres chilenas acceder al aborto legal y seguro en los casos en que el embarazo suponga un riesgo para la […]
(PRESS RELEASE) New federal legislation was introduced today in the U.S. House and Senate that would legislatively rescind Trump’s Global Gag Rule, a presidential memorandum signed by Donald Trump yesterday that prohibits U.S.-supported overseas groups involved in promoting global health from using their own money to provide nearly all safe and legal abortion services, or […]
U.S. House Passes Bill to Deny Millions of Women Reproductive Health Care Coverage (PRESS RELEASE) The U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure today that would deny insurance coverage of abortion care for nearly all women, including the millions who rely on federal insurance plans and state marketplaces. The measure—which passed by a vote of […]
(PRESS RELEASE) As one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump imposed a sweeping new policy that restricts access to safe abortion services for women worldwide. Trump’s Global Gag Rule dictates that U.S.-supported international family planning groups abroad may no longer use their own money to provide safe and legal abortion services, or even […]
Women in 33 States At-Risk of Losing Right to Abortion if Landmark Roe v. Wade Decision is Overturned Millions of women in the central, southern regions of the U.S. would live in a state where abortion is illegal, Report released on heels of 44th anniversary of Roe and inauguration of President Trump (PRESS RELEASE) Over […]
