Parental involvement laws require young women to obtain the consent of or notify one or both parents in order to obtain an abortion, forcing those who are unable to comply with the requirements to delay obtaining appropriate medical care. Forty-three states have adopted some form of parental involvement law, but in six of those states, […]
GAO Report to Congressional Requesters November 2005 FDA Decision Process to Deny Initial Application for Over-the-Counter Marketing of Emergency Contraceptive Drug Plan B Was Unusual https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/GAO-06-109.pdf
Annie Tummino, 26, works at Realbirth, a childbirth education and post-partum support center in New York City. She is also chair of the Women’s Liberation Birth Control Project, and has been a coordinator with the Morning-after Pill Conspiracy since 2004. She is a plaintiff in the Center’s case against the Food and Drug Administration. The […]
This was a pre-election challenge to a ballot measure in Alaska proposing a law to require notification of one parent of a minor, followed by a 48-hour delay, prior to the performance of an abortion. Filing Date: 7/31/2009 State: Alaska Plaintiff(s): Planned Parenthood of Alaska, Susan Wingrove Center Attorney(s): Janet Crepps Co-Counsel/Cooperating Attorneys: Eve Gartner and […]
“We are long past the time where we should consider abandoning the needs of women as a matter of political expediency. We cannot and should not negotiate away core rights for women, nor settle for a stigmatizing codification of the current, highly polarized abortion debate. The system of health care we need is one that […]
Nancy Northup calls on President Obama to restore scientific integrity to federal policy decisions regarding women’s reproductive rights, including access to emergency contraception. “After eight years of the Bush administration undermining women’s health, Nancy Northup’s new blog on the Huffington Post looks at the need for President Obama to restore scientific integrity to federal policy […]
Nancy Northup calls for greater access to emergency contraception for American servicewomen overseas. “Despite last week’s victory against the FDA, military facilities are not required to stock Plan B, making the drug difficult to access for American servicewomen overseas.” The Hill Blog, March 30, 2009Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive Rights Chalk one up for […]
Nancy Northup urges Congress to strike government funding restrictions on abortion, like the Hyde Amendment, and provide federal money to support responsible sex education in schools. “President Obama’s proposed 2010 budget fails to strike government funding restrictions on abortion, like the Hyde Amendment. To demonstrate the United States’ leadership and commitment to human rights, Congress […]
The Center for Reproductive Rights is deeply disappointed with President Obama’s failure to strike government funding restrictions on abortion, particularly the Hyde Amendment, from his proposed budget for 2010. The budget does, however, propose defunding abstinence-only sex education and creating programs aimed at reducing teen pregnancy. The Hyde Amendment bans federal funding for abortion in […]
After the Center’s victory against the FDA in March, last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it will clear the way for Plan B’s manufacturers’ to make the “morning-after pill” available without a prescription to 17-year-olds. The FDA will also reconsider its previous decision to limit over-the-counter access to the emergency contraceptive […]