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New Study Finds Many Refugees from Ukraine are Cut Off from Reproductive Health Care
Facing restrictive abortion and contraception laws and other quality of care barriers in Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, many women feel they have no choice but to return to Ukraine to obtain care.
Bills Would Improve Access to Reproductive Health Care for U.S. Servicemembers and Veterans
Two bills were recently introduced in the U.S. Congress that would improve access to contraception for servicemembers and their dependents and in vitro fertilization (IVF) services for veterans. The Center for Reproductive Rights—as part of its work with Congress to expand access to reproductive health care—joined numerous other advocacy organizations to advocate for the bills. […]
Center for Reproductive Rights Sues to Protect Free Speech of Oklahoma Physicians
Oklahoma law forces physicians to lie to patients about abortion, violating medical ethics and free speech (PRESS RELEASE)—Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit in Oklahoma state court on behalf of abortion providers in the state. The lawsuit challenges an Oklahoma law forcing doctors to tell patients that medication abortion (abortion by pills) […]
Court Blocks North Dakota Law Forcing Physicians to Lie About Abortion
In case filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights and the AMA, a federal court has blocked a law that would force doctors to tell patients that some abortions are reversible (PRESS RELEASE) Today, a federal district court in North Dakota granted the Center for Reproductive Rights’ request for a preliminary injunction, blocking a state […]
Preliminary Injunction Granted – AMA v. Stenehjem
HHS Rule Will Encourage Discrimination Against Medical Patients
HHS’ Denial of Care Rule issued today empowers healthcare workers to withhold medical care from patients based on personal beliefs (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a Denial of Care Rule that will empower healthcare workers to turn a patient away for any moral or religious reasons. There are no limits on what […]
Standing up Against Abortion Opposition in Nairobi
The Center for Reproductive Rights and ally organizations take a petition to the government demanding anti-abortion billboards come down UPDATE: SUCCESS! The billboards came down in May. The Nairobi County Government responded to our request, removing the inaccurate and inflammatory anti-abortion billboards that had been erected throughout Nairobi. We applaud the government’s commitment to upholding […]
Stop the Trump Administration from Erasing Women
New bill demands Department of State stop neglecting vital data on reproductive health care from its annual report on global human rights The Trump administration has made no secret of its commitment to erasing women from the global human rights conversation—going so far as to literally remove important reproductive rights data from the U.S. Department […]
Center for Reproductive Rights Condemns State Department for Dropping Reproductive Rights from Human Rights Reports
Center for Reproductive Rights Condemns State Department for Dropping Reproductive Rights from Human Rights Reports New reports strip analysis of reproductive health and rights around the world, signaling clear disregard for women and girls (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights called on the State Department to issue complete reports after stripping reporting on […]