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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Senate to Consider Unconstitutional Nationwide Abortion Ban at 20 Weeks (PRESS RELEASE) — As the government returns to work following a three-day shutdown amid uncertainty about how to keep the government funded past February 8, the Senate has instead decided to prioritize consideration of an unconstitutional nationwide ban on abortion at 20 weeks. This ban […]
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https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/GLP-Europe-WhelanvIreland-FS-Final-Web.jpg In June 2017, the United Nations Human Rights Committee ruled for the second time that by prohibiting and criminalizing abortion, Ireland violated a woman’s fundamental human rights. In the case of Whelan v. Ireland, the Committee held that by prohibiting Ms. Whelan from accessing abortion services in Ireland, the state subjected her to severe […]
One Year Since Reinstatement, Global Gag Rule Has Devastating Impact on Women’s Health and Human Rights Worldwide (PRESS RELEASE) One year ago today, as one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump imposed a sweeping policy restricting access to safe abortion services for women worldwide. Trump’s Global Gag Rule – which was further expanded […]
