Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns, Inc. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore: Notice of Appeal
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https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BaltimoreNoticeofAppeal.pdf
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Available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, this statement calls for a human rights-based approach to the Zika epidemic. It identifies states’ obligations to respect, protect, and fulfill the human rights of all impacted by the Zika virus—including the reproductive rights of pregnant and parenting women, and the rights of persons with disabilities—while emphasizing the need […]
The Zika outbreak threatens dire consequences in countries that have failed to prioritize women’s health and human rights. Katia lives in El Salvador, one of several Latin American countries where the government has advised women to avoid pregnancy due to the spread of Zika virus. Mosquito-borne and sometimes sexually transmitted, the disease has been linked […]
A Center-sponsored toolkit equips reproductive health advocates in the South with resources to confront the growing maternal health crisis for Black women. Across the United States, Black women die or suffer serious illness during and after childbirth in dramatically disproportionate numbers—three to four times higher—than do their white counterparts. The pattern is evident in urban […]
(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 […]
Pakistan Addresses High Rate of Fistula https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HP_thumb_fistula.jpg The high court in Pakistan’s Sindh region is facing the country’s first case to seek recognition of the widespread incidence of obstetric fistula as a violation of women’s fundamental rights to dignity and life. The court has called for the formation of a committee of health experts to […]
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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
U.N. Human Rights Expert Condemns Broad Range of Reproductive Rights Violations as Torture (PRESS RELEASE) Child marriage, forced pregnancy testing in schools, abuse of women seeking maternal health services and restrictive abortion laws can amount to torture or ill-treatment and must be eradicated, according to a new report by the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture. […]