Centuries-Old Abortion Ban Ruled Enforceable in Arizona
Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that a near-total abortion ban passed in 1864 can take effect
Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that a near-total abortion ban passed in 1864 can take effect
11.07.23 (PRESS RELEASE) – Ohio voters have passed a constitutional amendment that enshrines reproductive freedom – including the right to abortion – in the state constitution. Voters turned out in record numbers to support abortion access in this evening’s general election despite repeated attempts by the anti-abortion movement to confuse voters with misleading information. The […]
20.06.23 (PRESS RELEASE) Geneva – Many refugee women and girls who have sought sanctuary and safety in Europe are still being denied access to sexual and reproductive healthcare and gender-based violence support services, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights. The consequences of such barriers are far-reaching, posing significant risks to the health and well-being […]
16.05.23 (PRESS RELEASE) Geneva – Women from Ukraine who sought sanctuary in the European Union often experience a series of entrenched barriers when seeking access to sexual and reproductive healthcare and gender-based violence support in Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. A new study released today by a collective of nine national and international human […]
Facing restrictive abortion and contraception laws and other quality of care barriers in Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, many women feel they have no choice but to return to Ukraine to obtain care.
When the U.S. Supreme Court took away the constitutional right to abortion on June 24, 2022, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton put out an advisory stating that the state’s trigger abortion ban, which bans abortion from the moment of fertilization, would not take effect for at least two months. However, he noted that “abortion providers […]
In this landmark ruling, the South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed abortion as a protected privacy right under the state’s constitution. The ruling, made January 5, 2023, permanently blocked the state’s ban on abortion at approximately six weeks of pregnancy. Read more about the ruling below or here. Case background: In February 2021, South Carolina’s S.B. […]
On March 21, 2023, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the state constitution protects the right to abortion in life-threatening situations, but declined to rule whether its constitution protects a broader right to abortion outside of those circumstances. Read more about the ruling below. On July 1, 2022, the Center for Reproductive Rights and its […]
In a preliminary ruling on January 23, the state court denied the Center’s request for a preliminary injunction to prohibit enforcement of the state’s amended abortion ban against physicians who in their good faith medical judgment, and in consultation with their patients, provide a health-preserving abortion. The court did not address the constitutional questions that are the focus […]