Inter-American Court of Human Rights Declares Costa Rica’s Ban on IVF a Human Rights Violation (PRESS RELEASE) Costa Rica’s longstanding ban on in-vitro fertilization—which has barred countless individuals from building their families for almost 12 years—is set to come to an end. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled today that Costa Rica’s ban of […]
Extreme Anti-Choice Legislation to Head to Michigan Governor’s Desk Center for Reproductive Rights calls on Governor Snyder to veto bill that could shutter clinics and restricts access to abortion for poor and rural women (PRESS RELEASE) Today the Michigan Senate voted 27 to 10 to approve an extreme anti-choice measure, which includes provisions that prohibit […]
Texas Governor Sets Top Priority for 2013: Violating Women’s Reproductive Rights Proposed legislation would impose unconstitutional ban on abortion with complete disregard for women’s individual medical needs (PRESS RELEASE) Texas Governor Rick Perry announced today that one of his top priorities for the 2013 legislative session will be a proposed bill banning all abortions at […]
The so-called personhood movement threatens the human and reproductive rights of women by giving rights to a fertilized egg. The Center has assembled information and strategies to help advocates, legislators, and others beat back these harmful proposals. https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_PersonhoodPapers_BriefingPaper.pdf https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_PersonhoodPapers_ExecutiveSummary.pdf https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_PersonhoodPapers_TalkingPoints.pdf https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_PersonhoodPapers_8KeyPoints.pdf
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FH_HRD_Personhood.jpg People in need of protection That is where the passion and commitment of human rights defenders lies. They safeguard people of certain races or ethnicities, women, sexual minorities—all of whom have faced violations of their rights in one form or another. The anti-choice movement is aggressive and relentless in its efforts across the globe […]
This lawsuit argues that the detention and abuse of women who are unable to pay for maternity services at Kenyan public hospitals is arbitrary, unlawful, and in violation of Kenyan constitutional and international human rights standards. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed this case on December 7, 2012, on behalf of two petitioners who were […]
CRR Files Case on Unlawful Detention of Women in Maternity Hospitals in Kenya (PRESS RELEASE) Today the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a case before the High Court of Kenya on behalf of two women who were illegally detained in Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi for their inability to provide full payment for maternal health […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FH_Kenya_detention.jpg In Pursuit of Justice Imagine you go to the hospital or a doctor’s office and receive the treatment that you need to stay healthy. On your way out the door, you are given a bill. And an ultimatum. If you can’t pay the tab, then you will pay with your freedom. It sounds like […]
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation: Center files case on unlawful detention “The Center for Reproductive Rights has Friday filed a case before the High Court of Kenya on behalf of two women who were illegally detained in Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi for their inability to provide full payment for maternal health services they received. In the […]
UN CEDAW Pushes Chile to Guarantee Rights of Women Living with HIV The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) finished its periodic reports on Chile and, in October, issued concluding observations that drew directly from input provided by the Center for Reproductive Rights and were critical of the country’s treatment […]