(Revised 5.16.23) The Montana Supreme Court permanently struck down a law that prohibited advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) from providing abortion care and reaffirmed the right to abortion under the state constitution. The lawsuit was brought by Center for Reproductive Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of […]
Center and ACLU of Montana File Lawsuit Challenging Law That Prohibits Clinicians from Providing Abortions (PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana filed a lawsuit today in State District Court in Lewis and Clark County, challenging a Montana law that restricts access to abortion care in the […]
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Senate Rejects Unconstitutional Nationwide Abortion Ban at 20 Weeks (PRESS RELEASE) — Today, the Senate rejected an unconstitutional federal ban on abortions at 20 weeks. Failing the 60 vote threshold, the 51-46 procedural vote blocked a ban that contained only the narrowest exceptions for survivors of rape or incest while prohibiting doctors from providing care at […]
Federal District Court Continues to Block Unconstitutional Texas Abortion Restrictions (PRESS RELEASE) A federal district court today blocked a Texas measure requiring health care providers to bury or cremate embryonic or fetal tissue from abortions, miscarriage or treatment for ectopic pregnancy—regardless of their patients’ personal wishes or beliefs. The decision comes in a challenge to provisions of […]
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Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Cecile Richards Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, released the following statement on fellow reproductive rights leader Cecile Richards, after Richards announced she will be stepping down from Planned Parenthood. Said Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: “Cecile Richards […]
Center for Reproductive Rights, National Women’s Law Center, File Freedom of Information Act Request to Investigate HHS – (PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights and the National Women’s Law Center filed today a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking information about why the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has created a […]
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