The New Landscape of the Abortion Fight
Nancy Northup, the Center’s President and CEO, was interviewed for this New York Times report.
2022
Texas Court Rejects Vigilante Lawsuit Against Doctor
Court rules a citizen not harmed can’t sue doctor who violated Texas’s S.B. 8 abortion ban.
Texas Court Throws Out Case Against Doctor Who Violated Abortion Ban
Media coverage on a Texas state court ruling dismissing a lawsuit against a Texas physician who violated the state’s vigilante abortion ban (S.B. 8).
The Top Target of Texas’ Abortion Bounty Law Isn’t Backing Down
Nancy Northup, the Center’s President and CEO, was interviewed for this Rolling Stone article.
30 Years of Impact: Advancing Abortion Rights
Over the last 30 years, the Center has been working to transform abortion law and policy worldwide, so that every person has access to this care.
Texas Court Throws Out Case Against Doctor Who Violated Abortion Ban
12.08.22 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, a state court ruled that it would dismiss a lawsuit against Dr. Alan Braid, a Texas physician who provided an abortion to a woman in violation of the state’s ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy (S.B. 8). The citizen-enforced ban includes a bounty-hunting scheme, encouraging the general public […]
The Center at 30: Changing Law, Changing Lives
Since its founding in 1992, the Center has advanced legal protections for reproductive rights in more than 65 countries.
UN Treaty Bodies Call for the Philippines to Decriminalize Abortion and Protect Adolescents’ SRHR
Actions follow years of advocacy by the Center and its national partners.
How Some Of The World’s Most Powerful Women Are Fighting For Reproductive Rights
This Forbes piece reports on the steps that its “100 Most Powerful Women” have taken to protect access to reproductive health care since the U.S. Supreme Court revoked the constitutional right to abortion. Nancy Northup, President and CEO at the Center for Reproductive Rights, is quoted: “You need to do an assessment of where you […]
New Tool Tracks State Abortion Cases
12.05.22 (PRESS RELEASE) —Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights and Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law launched a new tool that tracks all abortion ban cases filed in state courts since the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade. The tracker will allow people to check the status of these cases, including case documents and […]
