HHS Finalizes Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy
Office for Civil Rights publishes highly-anticipated regulation which clarifies federal privacy protections afforded to reproductive health information under HIPAA.
U.S. Administrative Advocacy
New Guidance Expands the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to Cover Abortion Accommodations
A new federal regulation from the Equal Opportunity Commission entitles employees to unpaid time off for pregnancy-related medical conditions, including abortion.
Center Client Joins VP to Mark One Year Without Roe
On June 24, 2023, Vice President Kamala Harris held a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, to mark one year since the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade and eliminated the constitutional right to abortion. At the Center’s recommendation, Dr. Amy Bryant, a former Center client and North Carolina abortion provider, introduced the Vice President at […]
Center Leaders and Clients Meet with First Lady and Gender Policy Head About Dobbs’ Impact on Women’s Health
On June 20, 2023, Center leaders and women denied abortion care joined First Lady Jill Biden for a conversation at the White House with Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Gender Policy Council, Jennifer Klein, about the impact of the Dobbs decision on women’s health and lives. The event highlighted the […]
Center CEO Among the Experts Meeting with VP on Protecting Medication Abortion
On February 24, 2023, the Center’s President and CEO Nancy Northup joined with leading medical experts and other reproductive rights leaders at a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss protecting reproductive health care, particularly medication abortion. The Vice President addressed the importance of access to medication abortion, which is currently subject to litigation and […]
HHS Secretary Tours Clinic in Trip Organized by the Center
On January 30, 2023, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra visited the Whole Women’s Health (WWH) clinic in Alexandria, Virginia, for a tour and roundtable discussion organized by the Center’s Federal Policy and Advocacy team. The roundtable, which focused on abortion access after the overturning of Roe, featured Secretary Becerra; Amy Hagstrom […]
FDA Action Expands Access to Medication Abortion
FDA permanently removes in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone and allows retail and online pharmacies to directly provide medication to patients.
U.S. Defense Department to Aid Servicemembers’ Travel for Abortion Care
Move comes after years of advocacy by the Center and its coalition partners to improve access to reproductive health care for servicemembers and veterans.
Comment to the Department of Veterans Affairs on Interim Final Rule on Reproductive Health Services
The Center submitted the comment in support of the rule.
Statement from Nancy Northup on the Biden-Harris Administration’s Announcement on Actions to Further Abortion Access
08.26.2022 — On Friday, August 26, the Biden-Harris administration announced further actions to implement President Biden’s Executive Orders on abortion access (EO 14076 and EO 14079). Statement from Nancy Northup, President & CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: “In the two months since Roe was overturned, abortion has become illegal in eleven states, and […]
