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.
(PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights welcomes Nepal’s official enactment of the “Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Rights Act, 2018” (RH Act). The act has been endorsed by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari of Nepal, signifying the country’s commitment to safeguarding the bodily autonomy of women and girls, “The enactment of the RH Act is […]
City of Manila Health Official Apologizes for the Denial of Reproductive Health Services and Violations Against Women (PRESS RELEASE) This week, a Manila City Health Office official has apologized for the barriers facing women with unplanned pregnancies when seeking reproductive health services after hearing from community activists. Dr. Benjamin Yson, acting City Health Officer of Manila, […]
New Report Highlights 16 Decisions on Reproductive Health and Rights from the Supreme Court of Nepal “Supreme Court’s Decisions on Reproductive Health and Rights,” launched in June 2013, is the latest publication from the Asia Program at the Center for Reproductive Rights. The compilation highlights 16 landmark Supreme Court decisions concerning various aspects of women’s […]
The Monitoring Tool provides a means to monitor the implementation of specific State obligations in the field of reproductive rights. The tool outlines State obligations under international and regional human rights law on a range of reproductive rights issues—freedom from discrimination, contraceptive information and services, safe pregnancy and childbirth, abortion and post-abortion care, comprehensive sexuality […]
CRR Implores Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Address El Salvador’s Absolute Abortion Ban (PRESS RELEASE) This week the Center for Reproductive Rights along with local Salvadoran organization Agrupación Ciudadana por la Despenalización del Aborto Ético, Terapéutico y Eugenésico filed a precautionary measure before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, asking for leniency and humane […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FH_Decrim_Abortion_Day_2012.jpg International Day of Decriminalization of Abortion In 2008, Manuela, a 33-year-old mother of two from El Salvador, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison after suffering severe complications giving birth. From the moment that she arrived at the hospital seeking emergency health care, slipping in and out of consciousness and hemorrhaging, […]
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Hears Challenge to Costa Rica’s In-Vitro Fertilization Ban (PRESS RELEASE) In a case that will affect the ability of women and families throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to make their own decisions about their reproductive health and future, Costa Rica’s longstanding ban on in-vitro fertilization (IVF)—which has prohibited hundreds […]
Philippines Contraception Conflict https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FI_Philippines_Contraception_Conflict.jpg The third time was not a charm in the Philippines. So on August 7, the Philippine government will make a fourth attempt to pass a family planning law, this one allowing health officials to provide free birth control and encourage families to have no more than two kids. The Catholic Church […]
Here’s A Story to Make You Nice and Mad https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_HP_image_DomRep_Abortion_0.jpg 07.26.12 – CNN.com is reporting that a pregnant teenager in the Dominican Republic is being denied cancer treatment because of the country’s abortion ban. The 16-year-old is dying of acute leukemia, but doctors are reluctant to give her aggressive chemotherapy because she’s nine weeks pregnant. The […]