“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” That’s the first sentence of Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations 63 years ago on December 10. And yet here we are, all these decades later, still fighting tooth and nail to ensure that those […]
(PRESS RELEASE) Today, an international human rights body condemned Peru for violating the human rights of a young woman seeking legal abortion services in the country and ruled that the government must ease its restrictions on abortion. In a groundbreaking decision issued in L.C. v. Peru—a case brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights and […]
Last week, the General Assembly of the United Nations heard a blunt, emphatic message: No longer should the world tolerate the tragic, avoidable deaths of tens of thousands of women forced to seek out unsafe, illegal abortions every year. Taking a monumental step in affirming women’s reproductive rights, the U.N.’s Special Rapporteur on the Right […]
By Laura MacCleery, Director of Government Relations, Center for Reproductive Rights Last week’s vote on the anti-abortion measure, H.R. 358, was a disappointing new low for the House. The heated debate occasioned dueling letters by Rep.’s Jan Schakowsky (D.-Ill.) and the bill’s author, Rep. Joseph Pitts (R.-Penn.), about whether the bill would allow institutions and […]
This litigation challenges a law that would impose severe restrictions on physicians’ ability to provide medical care to women seeking pregnancy terminations that serve no legitimate purpose and run afoul of all available medical evidence. Filing Date: 10/5/2011 State: Oklahoma Plaintiff(s): Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice and Nova Health Systems d/b/a Reproductive Services Center Attorney(s): […]
By Aram Schvey, policy counsel for foreign policy and human rights, Center for Reproductive Rights You don’t ask a vegetarian where to get a great prime rib, or a teetotaler for a single-malt scotch recommendation. You don’t ask a bald man where to get a stylish haircut. So why would federal policymakers defer to a […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/MM_HRC.jpg For the third year running, the UN’s Human Rights Council has focused its attention on the global problem of preventable maternal mortality and morbidity. A ground-breaking resolution was adopted yesterday, in which States reaffirm their commitment to addressing the root causes of preventable maternal deaths and disability.Organizations like the Center for Reproductive Rights have […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2011-Update-Maternal-Mortality-in-India-1.gif This report is an update to Maternal Mortality in India: Using International and Constitutional Law to Promote Accountability and Change, published by the Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center) in 2008. Since its release, Maternal Mortality in India has been distributed extensively, and has been utilized in the development of several groundbreaking maternal health […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/India_report_cover.jpg The Government of India has a legal obligation to ensure that women do not die or suffer complications as a result of preventable pregnancy-related causes. The staggering scale and continuing occurrence of maternal deaths and morbidity in India reveals the Government’s failure to protect women’s rights and comply with international law. ,As the nation […]
While human rights bodies and governments around the world have recognized maternal mortality as a human rights concern, the Indian Government has continued to neglect the specific health needs and human rights of pregnant women by failing to implement and monitor maternal health policies and programs—leading the country to persist in accounting for the highest […]