In Ruling by Inter-American Court of Human Rights, New Legal Protections for Pregnant Women
In case involving the death of a pregnant woman in Argentina, Court requires states across Latin America to adopt policies to prevent obstetric violence.
In case involving the death of a pregnant woman in Argentina, Court requires states across Latin America to adopt policies to prevent obstetric violence.
Teodora Is Free Our client Teodora was released from prison this month. She was unjustly imprisoned for 11 years under El Salvador’s inhumane abortion law after suffering a stillbirth. Watch our video about Teodora’s release, then share it with your friends and urge them to join the fight to free the remaining […]
In a 2011 groundbreaking judgment, R.R. v. Poland, the European Court held that Poland’s failure to provide a woman timely access to prenatal genetic testing and information allowing her to make an informed decision about her pregnancy amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment. The Court also found that Poland’s failure to establish effective procedures enabling […]
La nueva Hoja Informativa del Centro de Derechos Reproductivos presenta la decisión de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (en adelante Corte IDH) el Caso Artavia Murillo y Otros (“Fecundación in Vitro) v. Costa Rica resuelta por la Corte en diciembre de 2012. En este caso, nueve parejas que padecían de infertilidad presentaron una petición […]
Brazilian Government Gives Monetary Reparations As Part of Historic United Nations Maternal Death Case (PRESS RELEASE) In a ceremony today, the Brazilian government gave monetary reparations to Maria Lourdes da Silva Pimentel, the mother of Alyne—an Afro-Brazilian woman who did not receive immediate medical attention for her pregnancy complications and later died. The reparations are […]
Women’s Rights in the Dominican Republic Take Center Stage at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (PRESS RELEASE) Reproductive health and human rights advocates testified today in Washington, D.C. on women’s rights issues, including discrimination, violence and reproductive rights violations in the Dominican Republic. Despite clear and consistent evidence that restrictive abortion laws do nothing […]
Brazil Takes Step to Implement Historic United Nations Ruling in Maternal Death Case United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Approves Monetary Reparations Agreement with Brazilian Government for the Mother of Alyne da Silva Pimentel (PRESS RELEASE) The Brazilian government has agreed to pay reparations as part of the first United […]
In 2005, three women challenged the Irish law on abortion after being forced to travel abroad to obtain an abortion. The Irish law currently only allows abortion when a woman’s life is in danger, and this exception is vague and difficult to interpret. The three women, Applicants A, B, and C, argued that the law […]
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 […]
Colombia: The Right to True and Accurate Information A decision is expected at any time on a Colombian Constitutional Court case revolving around women’s fundamental right to information on sexual and reproductive health care. Back in May the Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a friend-of-the-court brief in the case filed by Women’s Link Worldwide (WLW), […]