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Statement on Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
On November 30, 2005, the Supreme Court will hear argument in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, a case involving a New Hampshire law that prevents doctors from performing an abortion for a [...]
BREAKING: Supreme Court is Asked to Urgently Restore Medication Abortion Access in Texas During Pandemic
Abortion Services Remain Virtually Inaccessible Under Gov. Abbott’s COVID-19 Order Today, Texas abortion providers — represented by the Center for Reproductive Rights, the Lawyering Project, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America — asked the U.S. [...]
5th Circuit Court of Appeals Backs Down, Restores Medication Abortion in Texas For Now
Decision came two days after abortion providers asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take emergency action to restore Texans’ access to medication abortion Late Monday night, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals backed down from [...]
Center Files Friend-of-the-Court Brief in Supreme Court Abortion Case
30 Women’s Groups Sign On To Save Women’s Health and Lives Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed an amicus curiae brief in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, an abortion case scheduled [...]
Center Lawsuits to Protect Abortion Access During the COVID-19 Pandemic Are Working
The flurry of lawsuits filed since March by the Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners are succeeding in protecting access to abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic. In eight states, officials have used the [...]
Louisiana’s COVID-19 Ban on Abortion Challenged in Court
Center for Reproductive Rights files lawsuit against Louisiana following State actions attempting to stop abortion care during the pandemic Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s latest attempt to close abortion [...]
Legal Whiplash: Abortion Providers Forced to Cancel Appointments Yet Again After Appeals Court Reinstates Gov. Abbott’s COVID-19 Order Blocking Abortion Access
This comes one day after a federal district court allowed abortion providers to resume medication abortions and abortion procedures for patients who would otherwise be denied abortion access Today, for the second time this week, [...]
Tulsa Clinic Challenges Teen Abortion Act as it Hits Governor’s Desk
Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, challenging teen abortion legislation that fails to protect the most vulnerable adolescents in the state. [...]
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Center for Reproductive Rights Condemns Passage of Teen Abortion Bill
New York - The Center for Reproductive Rights today condemned passage of the bill called "Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act" by the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation makes it a federal crime for any [...]
U.S. Women Face Unprecedented Assault on Reproductive Rights, Center for Reproductive Rights Testifies Before Human Rights Committee
New York, NY—Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights testified before the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC), informing the panel of the U.S. government’s failures to protect women’s reproductive rights as covered in the principal [...]
Appeals Court Allows Abortion Care to Continue in Oklahoma During COVID-19 Pandemic
Appeals Court upholds lower court ruling to block COVID-19 abortion ban in case filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights and Planned Parenthood Federation of America Today, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals let stand [...]
Court Blocks Tennessee’s COVID-19 Ban on Most Abortions
Federal court says Tennessee abortion providers can resume procedures, blocking the state’s order restricting abortions during the pandemic Today — at the request of the Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the [...]
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