State Court Abortion Litigation Tracker Launched by the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Brennan Center for Justice
Tool aggregates litigation against abortion bans in state courts since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
2022
Kansas Telemedicine Ban Blocked, Allowing Expansion of Medication Abortion Services
The use of telemedicine is an important tool for increasing access to abortion care, especially in remote and underserved areas.
Kansas Court Says Abortion Clinics Can Use Telemedicine
11.23.22 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, a Kansas state court blocked a 2011 law that prohibited doctors from providing medication abortion via telemedicine. The preliminary injunction was issued in a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights in 2019 on behalf of Trust Women, which operates a clinic in Wichita and previously operated a clinic […]
Georgia Supreme Court Allows Six-Week Abortion Ban to Again Take Effect
11.23.2022 (PRESS RELEASE) – The Georgia Supreme Court granted an emergency stay of a lower court’s injunction today, allowing a six-week abortion ban to take effect once again while the state’s appeal continues. The ban – which had been blocked just one week ago – prohibits abortions from the earliest weeks of pregnancy, when many […]
TRUST WOMEN FOUNDATION, INC. vs. MARC BENNETT, ET AL.
Video Replay: U.S. Abortion Regression in the Global Context
Watch the presentation from the International Conference on Family Planning by the Center’s Katy Mayall.
The Abortion Rights Fights Still Playing Out In State Courts
In this piece for Alliance for Justice, the Center’s Alex Wilson, staff attorney, discusses the importance of state courts and constitutions after the U.S. Supreme Court removed federal protections for abortion rights. “In the face of this public health crisis and affront to personal autonomy, state courts have the power to secure the critical right […]
Global impacts of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and abortion regression in the United States
Six Center leaders representing regions around the world jointly wrote this commentary piece for Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters examining the global implications of the elimination of the constitutional right to abortion in the United States. “Regression on abortion rights in the U.S. runs counter to the broader global context of liberalisation of abortion, and […]
Georgia Abortion Ban Struck Down, Allowing Abortion Care Beyond Six Weeks to Resume
In case brought by the Center and its partners, judge enjoins ban that was in effect since July.
SisterSong v. Georgia: Order on Motion for Partial Judgment to Dismiss
On November 15, 2022, Judge Robert McBurney struck down Georgia’s six-week abortion ban as void and without legal basis, since it violated Roe v. Wade when it was enacted in 2019. The Georgia Constitution prohibits the legislature from passing laws that violate either the state or federal constitution.
