Court Rules Native Hawaiian Midwives Can Resume Providing Care
In Center case defending reproductive autonomy, Court temporarily blocks law preventing traditional midwives from providing pregnancy and birth care in their communities.
In Center case defending reproductive autonomy, Court temporarily blocks law preventing traditional midwives from providing pregnancy and birth care in their communities.
07.24.2024 (PRESS RELEASE) – Yesterday, a Hawai‘i state court temporarily blocked part of the Midwifery Restriction Law, which prevents pregnant people in Hawai‘i from using traditional midwives for their pregnancies and births, as they have for generations. The lawsuit was filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights, the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, and the law […]
Released by Reproductive Health Impact, Lift Louisiana, and the Center for Reproductive Rights, this report draws from interviews with representatives from community-based organizations and Louisianans of reproductive age to demonstrate the harmful impact of Louisiana’s abortion bans. Its findings are meant to complement those in Criminalized Care. Read more about the reports here.
San Salvador, mayo 28 de 2024. (Comunicado de prensa) – En el Día Internacional de Acción Global por la Salud de las Mujeres, la Colectiva Feminista para el Desarrollo Local, la Agrupación Ciudadana por la Despenalización del Aborto y el Centro de Derechos Reproductivos, con el apoyo de la Sombrilla Centroamericana emitieron una alerta por […]
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