The Center and a coalition of reproductive health advocates delivered over half a million public comments opposing the Trump administration’s new birth control rules. On December 5, 2017, the Center for Reproductive Rights, along with more than a dozen leading reproductive and civil rights organizations, members of Congress, and allies delivered over half a million […]
Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Contraception Rules Blocked by Federal Court (PRESS RELEASE) – In a victory for women’s health and reproductive rights, a federal judge in Pennsylvania today blocked the Trump administration from enforcing interim final rules that would allow virtually any employer or university to claim a religious or moral objection to refuse to cover contraception […]
Over a Half-Million Public Comments from Across the Country Submitted Opposing Contraception Rules Reproductive Rights Groups, Members of Congress and Allies Delivered Massive Wave of Public Comments on Meaningful Impact Contraception Coverage Has Had on Women’s Lives (Press Release) In a massive public comment submission effort, the Center for Reproductive Rights, along with more than […]
Statement from Nancy Northup, President & CEO of Center for Reproductive Rights, U.S. Supreme Court RE: Travel Ban (PRESS RELEASE) – “We are deeply dismayed that the Supreme Court has allowed this discriminatory travel ban to take effect while the case is pending. The Constitution and rule of law protect us all from intolerance and […]
(PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Senate began its confirmation hearings on Alex Azar for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), President Trump’s choice to fill a post vacated by Tom Price, who resigned following an allegation of his misuse of taxpayer money. Said Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: “Anyone […]
Hundreds gathered to mark the Center’s quarter-century of “conscience, heart, and courage” in the fight for women’s health and rights. When almost 500 guests gathered on Tuesday night for the 25th Anniversary Celebration for the Center for Reproductive Rights, they had much to celebrate. The event commemorated not only a year of important victories in the face of extraordinary challenges, but a quarter century of progress in the fight for […]
Center for Reproductive Rights Applauds Congress for Bill Protecting Women’s Access to Contraception (PRESS RELEASE)— Members in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives today introduced a bill to repeal interim final rules issued by the Trump administration that threaten to curtail access to birth control for thousands of women. The Protect Access to Birth […]
Tell Trump: Don’t Restrict Birth Control https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HHS-thumb-featured.jpg Access to birth control should never depend on your income, job, university, or employer’s opinions. That’s why we submitted a complaint in federal court taking on the Trump administration’s new rules limiting access to birth control. We’re committed to challenging the Trump administration’s flagrantly anti-woman agenda and shutting […]
The Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a complaint today in federal court in the District Court of the District of Columbia challenging interim final rules released last week by the Trump administration that threaten to curtail access to birth control coverage for thousands of women. The rules—which were issued by the Departments of Health and […]
Center for Reproductive Rights to Fight Back in Court After Trump Administration Guts Women’s Access to Birth Control Trump administration issues final rules allowing employers, universities to deny women insurance coverage for birth control (PRESS RELEASE) The Trump administration today issued interim final rules which could restrict access to birth control for hundreds of thousands […]