U.S. Supreme Court Abortion Cases: A Brief Primer
The Court will soon rule on two cases that could limit access to an abortion medication and deny pregnant patients access to emergency care.
Advocating for Abortion Reform in the Philippines
New brief outlines the impact of the country’s restrictive laws and recommends legalization and decriminalization.
Advocacy Efforts by the Center and Regional Partners Lead to CEDAW Recommendation to Liberalize Turkmenistan Abortion Law
Advocacy included a joint submission and presentation highlighting the country’s restrictive abortion laws and barriers to access.
New Guidance Expands the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to Cover Abortion Accommodations
A new federal regulation from the Equal Opportunity Commission entitles employees to unpaid time off for pregnancy-related medical conditions, including abortion.
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Its Second Major Abortion Case of the Term on April 24
Case will determine if states banning abortion can override federal law and deny pregnant patients emergency abortion care.
As College Decision Day Nears, Students Should Consider States’ Abortion Access
With half the U.S. states banning or severely restricting abortion, millions of young people will be headed to colleges in states without access.
Study Finds That Pakistan’s Vague Laws Enable Health Care Providers to Deny Abortion Services in Sindh Province
Report by the Center and Aahung recommends the decriminalization of abortion and training of health care providers to improve access to care.
Arizona Set to Become the 15th State to Ban Abortion After State Supreme Court Reinstates 1864 Law
Abortion has been banned or severely restricted in half the U.S. states since the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in 2022.
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Case at United Nations Human Rights Committee Seeks to Ensure Access to Abortion in Honduras
After becoming pregnant as a result of rape, an indigenous woman and human rights defender was denied emergency contraception and abortion care and was forced to give birth against her will.
Florida Supreme Court Allows State to Ban Abortion—But Clears the Way for a Vote on Abortion Rights
Court rules that Florida’s right to privacy no longer protects abortion rights, allowing Florida’s 15-week ban to remain in effect—and clearing the way for its six-week ban.
Florida Supreme Court Allows State to Ban Abortion, But Sends Measure to Protect Abortion Rights to the Voters in November
In upholding a 15-week abortion ban, the court cleared the way for a six-week abortion ban to take effect.
Tennessee Medical Exceptions Case Hearing Scheduled for April 4
Watch a livestream of the hearing in Blackmon v. State of Tennessee.
Unsafe and Unjust: The Legal and Social Barriers That Deny Women and Girls Their Right to Safe Abortion Services in Sindh, Pakistan
This report by the Center for Reproductive Rights and AAHUNG examines the impact of Pakistan’s existing legal framework on the availability and access to safe abortion services in Sindh province of Pakistan and makes recommendations [...]
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