Raising Awareness: Black Maternal Health Week, April 11-17
As the U.S. continues to experience a maternal health crisis, the campaign aims to raise awareness around racial inequities in maternal health outcomes.
As the U.S. continues to experience a maternal health crisis, the campaign aims to raise awareness around racial inequities in maternal health outcomes.
Researchers document the stark reality of harm, erosion of medical trust, and human rights violations in Louisiana
Fact-finding report by the Center and its partners finds that criminalizing abortion care violates medical ethics, public health standards, and human rights—and undermines maternal health.
Report by ANSIRH details poor-quality care post-Roe and its harm to patients and providers.
Amidst an alarming rise in maternal mortality in the U.S., the week aims to raise awareness around racial inequities in maternal health outcomes.
Trump Policies Put Women’s Futures at Risk https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HP_thumb_NN_MSNBC.jpg On the evening of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, appeared on MSNBC’s For The Record with Greta to discuss the implications of the new administration’s policies on women’s health and rights. “Women do not want to go […]
(Revised 05.08.18) The Center originally published this toolkit in 2016. Since then, our collaborators have taken the movement for Black maternal health, rights, and justice to new levels. The Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) is now an independent entity, led by Black women with expertise in a range of disciplines. The Center continues to work […]
Order from the trial court adopting the settlement stipulation awarding attorney’s fees and costs from the state of North Dakota. https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2016-04-13-North-Dakota-Order-Adopting-Stipulation.PDF
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/nd-8th-circuit-opinion.pdf
Click the link below to download the Center’s shadow report to the U.N. Human Rights Council on its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for the United States in May 2015. Our report, a joint submission with Women Enabled International, addresses key issues for women with disabilities in the United States, including violence and abuse, access to […]