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. […]
The Center joined 32 organizations in submitting a sign-on letter on April 20, 2021, to lead sponsors Senator Shaheen and Congresswomen Speier, Escobar, and Strickland in support of the Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021 and urged its inclusion in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. The letter […]
The Center for Reproductive Rights and partners have developed a set of three issue briefs focusing on reproductive health care for servicemembers, veterans and their families. The series, titled Serving Those Who Serve?, describes the unique barriers United States servicemembers and veterans face in accessing reproductive rights and care, including obstacles to accessing abortion, contraception, […]
Hearing: “Veterans’ Access to Reproductive Healthcare” U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health July 1, 2020
A turbulent year for reproductive rights, 2018 saw a continuation of the nearly decade-long coordinated campaign to eliminate access to abortion and shutter clinics across the country as well as a significant shift in the political balance of the country’s highest court. In response to this increasingly hostile environment, reproductive health, rights, and justice advocates […]
The Center for Reproductive Rights and the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) filed suit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for refusing to release records related to a new division within the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) dedicated exclusively to enforcing refusal of care laws. HHS has refused to release information […]
Hearing Recap: Judge Kavanaugh’s Testimony Confirms Hostile Record and Philosophy on Reproductive Rights Read the summary of our report on the hearing https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/180911-Gavel.jpg During his confirmation hearing, Judge Brett Kavanaugh faced extensive questioning about his views on reproductive rights. His testimony was a studied attempt to avoid providing meaningful answers […]
Defenders of sexual and reproductive rights in Latin America and the Caribbean reject Bill No. 5272, also known as the “Law for the Protection of Life and Family” that seeks to restrict the right to abortion in Guatemala and discriminate against different types of families. More than 60 organizations from across the Americas have signed onto the statement rejecting the significant increase in […]
Day 3: Leaked Email Reveals Judge Kavanaugh’s Views on Roe and “Precedent” Concept of “settled law” rules the day—but past Judge Kavanaugh emails are unsettling https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/180906-Kavanaugh.jpg Today was the last chance for the Senate and the American public to hear Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s views on the constitutional right to abortion—yet he continued to refuse to […]
Along with 29 other organizations, the Center urges Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reverse the Justice Department’s recent decision to not defend some provisions of the ACA, a move that could be especially harmful to women.