Legal Protections
Mississippi Continues to Defend 15-Week Abortion Ban Despite Searing Court Decision
Mississippi Continues to Defend 15-Week Abortion Ban Despite Searing Court Decision After a blistering court decision calling out Mississippi politicians for “gaslighting” women and wasting taxpayer money, the state continues fight for unconstitutional law (PRESS RELEASE) Today, one month after a federal district court judge struck down Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of […]
Ohio Lawmakers Pass Multiple Extreme Abortion Bans
Ohio Lawmakers Pass Multiple Extreme Abortion Bans Center for Reproductive Rights urges Governor Kasich to veto Ohio abortion bans (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Ohio state senate passed a law (HB 258) that would effectively ban abortion outright. The law makes it a crime for doctors to provide an abortion once a heartbeat has been detected—around […]
Whole Woman’s Health v. TCCB: Brief of Law Professors as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Trust Women Foundation v. Schmidt: Reply in Support of TI and TRO
Nova Health Systems v. Cline: District Court Order Denying Motion for Summary Judgment
Oklahoma Court Fails to Block 72-Hour Abortion Delay
Oklahoma Court Fails to Block 72-Hour Abortion Delay (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Oklahoma District Court failed to block a measure tripling the state’s mandatory waiting period from 24 to 72 hours for virtually all women seeking abortion services. The law—which has been in effect since November 1, 2015—made Oklahoma the fifth state to force women to delay constitutionally […]
Center Sues Kenyan Officials Over Recent Ban on Marie Stopes
(PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights and co-counsel Sofia Rajab-Leteipan of Leteipan & Associates Advocates have today filed a case at the High Court, Nairobi, against Kenyan government officials. The petition is challenging the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB, Kenya’s medical regulatory authority) on their recent decision to ban Marie Stopes Kenya […]
Network for Adolescent and Youth of Africa (NAYA-Kenya) & Another v. Attorney General & 4 Others (Nairobi High Court Petition No. 428 of 2018)
This case challenges institutional stigma against the provision of abortion information and services in Kenya.