This lawsuit argues that the detention and abuse of women who are unable to pay for maternity services at Kenyan public hospitals is arbitrary, unlawful, and in violation of Kenyan constitutional and international human rights standards. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed this case on December 7, 2012, on behalf of two petitioners who were […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FH_Kenya_detention.jpg In Pursuit of Justice Imagine you go to the hospital or a doctor’s office and receive the treatment that you need to stay healthy. On your way out the door, you are given a bill. And an ultimatum. If you can’t pay the tab, then you will pay with your freedom. It sounds like […]
CRR Statement Regarding Federal Court Hearing on Baltimore’s Regulation of CPC’s (PRESS RELEASE) Today the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit heard oral argument in the case concerning Baltimore’s truth-in-advertising ordinance—the first of its kind in the nation—which requires crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) to post signs in their waiting rooms indicating that […]
U.S. Doctors Support Contraception https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FS_pharma.jpg Two organizations that represent tens of thousands of doctors in separate medical fields have publicly expressed their support for expanded access to contraception. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said that birth control should be sold over the counter, and not just by a prescription, to fix a problem […]
European Court of Human Rights Finds Slovakia violated Romani women’s rights (PRESS RELEASE) Today the European Court of Human Rights re-affirmed its recognition of involuntary sterilization of Romani women as a major human rights violation in its ruling in I.G. and Others v. Slovakia. In the significant decision, the court found that sterilization without prior […]
CRR Implores Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Address El Salvador’s Absolute Abortion Ban (PRESS RELEASE) This week the Center for Reproductive Rights along with local Salvadoran organization Agrupación Ciudadana por la Despenalización del Aborto Ético, Terapéutico y Eugenésico filed a precautionary measure before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, asking for leniency and humane […]
RH Reality Check: It’s Time to Draw the Line! By Nancy Northup As we approach the 40th anniversary of the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, it has never been clearer what is at stake for women’s constitutional reproductive rights if the onslaught of anti-choice measures is allowed to continue. These laws—including forced […]
Contraception Confusion https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_HP_Img_Contraception_Confusion.jpg Yet another clear argument for comprehensive science-based sex education for young people in this country. A new survey finds that young adult women in the U.S. are confused about birth control—specifically, when it comes to knowing when it works and when it doesn’t. In the survey, 55 percent of women aged 25 […]
The Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a shadow letter to the Committee against Torture (CAT Committee) recommending questions to be incorporated in the List of Issues being prepared for the upcoming review of the Philippines. Several of the Center’s concerns have been included in the Committee’s List of Issues, released in July, including unsafe abortion […]
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Hears Challenge to Costa Rica’s In-Vitro Fertilization Ban (PRESS RELEASE) In a case that will affect the ability of women and families throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to make their own decisions about their reproductive health and future, Costa Rica’s longstanding ban on in-vitro fertilization (IVF)—which has prohibited hundreds […]