01.09.2023 – (PRESS STATEMENT) Tonight, House Democrats attempted to bring the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) for a vote as their first official action of the 118th Congress. However, they did not receive enough votes to bring the legislation to the floor. Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: “Tonight, […]
Chief Program Officer Enid Muthoni was interviewed for this profile in Nation.
The New York Times and other outlets covered the ruling by the South Carolina Supreme Court throwing out the state’s six-week abortion ban as a violation of the state constitution’s right to privacy. The ruling, which came in a case brought by the Center and its partners, allows doctors to continue providing abortion care to […]
Court permanently blocks six-week abortion ban, calling it an “unreasonable restriction upon a woman’s right to privacy.”
01.05.2023 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the South Carolina Supreme Court permanently struck down Senate Bill 1 (S.B. 1), a law banning abortion after approximately six weeks of pregnancy. In a 3-2 decision, the high court ruled that the ban cannot be enforced because it violates the South Carolina Constitution. Each of the justices wrote separately […]
FDA permanently removes in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone and allows retail and online pharmacies to directly provide medication to patients.
01.03.2023 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that mifepristone—one of two medications used in medication abortion—may now be dispensed directly to patients at pharmacies and through mail order pharmacies with a prescription. The FDA has also permanently eliminated a requirement that forced patients to obtain medication abortion in person. The […]
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In an interview with MSNBC, President and CEO Nancy Northup discusses the state of U.S. abortion rights in 2023.
La autoridad de regulación de medicamentos en Estados Unidos permitirá de forma permanente el acceso al aborto con píldoras en farmacias y por correo
