By Cynthia Soohoo, Originally published in RH Reality Check 12.8.10 – After the midterm elections, Republican leaders are claiming a mandate to undo healthcare reform. Last Friday, there was an opportunity to look at healthcare in the U.S. through a different lens—one less focused on the evils of “Obamacare” and more focused on whether the […]
“My name is Aram Schvey, and I serve as Policy Counsel at the Center for Reproductive Rights. The Center is a global human rights organization that uses constitutional and international human rights law to promote women’s equality by establishing and protecting their access to reproductive healthcare and their control over reproductive health decisions as fundamental […]
Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights, testified before the New York City Council on November 16, 2010 on the recently introduced bill that will regulate the deceptive practices of pregnancy counseling centers in the city. The legislation, Intro 371, requires limited service pregnancy centers to post signs disclosing at the facility and […]
(PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights highlighted the important role of the courts in protecting reproductive rights in light of the 2010 midterm election results. The House of Representatives likely gained at least forty-nine anti-choice members with several races still being decided. The Senate retained a slim but diminished pro-choice majority with three […]
Filing date: 07/06/2010 State: Mississippi, USA Plaintiff(s): Deborah Hughes &, Cristen Hemmins Center Attorney(s): Suzanne Novak Co-Counsel/Cooperating Attorneys: Robert McDuff, Cliff Johnson, Eve Gartner (PPFA), Alexa Kolbi-Molinas (ACLU), Bear Atwood (ACLU of MS) Description: This suit is to prevent proposed ballot Measure 26, which would define a “person” in the Mississippi Bill of Rights to […]
(PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights is honored to be named one of the top high-impact organizations working on women’s reproductive health, rights, and justice by the philanthropic organization Philanthropedia. This year, Philanthropedia surveyed a large group of funders, researchers, nonprofit senior staff and government officials who have an average of 18 years in […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/worldcontra.jpg Did you know that the average U.S. woman who wants two children will spend five years pregnant, or trying to get pregnant, and 30 years trying to avoid pregnancy? Or that 215 million women worldwide don’t have access to modern birth control? On this World Contraception Day, the Center for Reproductive Rights is calling […]
Center Releases Report of Hyde’s Real-life Stories, Finds Policy “Just Wrong” Today, members of the House of Representatives joined the Center for Reproductive Rights in releasing a new report documenting the real-life impact of the Hyde Amendment on poor women. Hyde prohibits federal funds from being used for abortion except under limited circumstances. During the […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/mdgs.jpg As world leaders gather in New York for the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Summit from September 20-22, the Center for Reproductive Rights is urging leaders to fully incorporate human rights into efforts to achieve the MDGs. The Center is emphasizing the need for leaders to redouble their commitment to achieving the MDGs on women’s […]
The approach of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Summit in September provides a key opportunity for states and the international community to reassess their progress and confront challenges to achieving the MDGs. The Center for Reproductive Rights thus welcomes the United Nations Economic and Social Council’s (ECOSOC) decision to dedicate the 2010 Annual Ministerial Review […]