Latest News

Advanced Search

Center for Reproductive Rights Sues Texas to Stop Latest Unconstitutional Abortion Restrictions

Center for Reproductive Rights Sues Texas to Stop Latest Unconstitutional Abortion Restrictions New litigation seeks to protect Texas women from regulations designed to cut off access to legal abortion and shame women. Filing comes less [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions, Other Barriers,United States,In the Courts,News

Texas Finalizes Latest Unconstitutional Effort to Restrict Safe, Legal Abortion

Texas Finalizes Latest Unconstitutional Effort to Restrict Safe, Legal Abortion (MEDIA ADVISORY) -- Today the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) finalized unconstitutional new regulations that require the burial or cremation of embryonic and [...]

Abortion, Anti-Choice Harassment, Other Barriers,United States,Engaging Policymakers, In the States (USA),News

Federal Court Temporarily Halts Unconstitutional Texas Abortion Restrictions After Legal Challenge from Center for Reproductive Rights

Federal Court Temporarily Halts Unconstitutional Texas Abortion Restrictions After Legal Challenge from the Center (MEDIA ADVISORY) – A federal court judge today granted a request from the Center for Reproductive Rights to halt new regulations [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions, Other Barriers,United States,In the Courts,News

Center for Reproductive Rights Calls Out Texas for Ignoring Widespread Concern Over Latest Unconstitutional Attempt to Restrict Safe, Legal Abortion

Center Calls Out TX for Ignoring Widespread Concern Over Latest Attempt to Restrict Safe, Legal Abortion (MEDIA ADVISORY) The Center for Reproductive Rights today denounced the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for ignoring [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions, Other Barriers,United States,Engaging Policymakers, In the States (USA),News

Louisiana Facing $4.7 Million Legal Bill as State Continues to Defend Unconstitutional Clinic Shutdown Law

Louisiana Facing $4.7 Million Legal Bill as State Continues to Defend Unconstitutional Clinic Shutdown Law Center for Reproductive Rights entitled to legal fees after federal district court permanently blocks measure (PRESS RELEASE)  The Center for [...]

Abortion, Legal Protections, Other Barriers,United States,In the Courts, Engaging Policymakers, In the States (USA),News

Montana Supreme Court Expands Types of Clinicians Who Can Provide Abortions 

05.12.2023 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Montana Supreme Court struck down a criminal law that limited access to abortion by preventing advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) from providing abortion care. Last year, a lower court [...]

Abortion, Other Barriers,United States,In the Courts,News

Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing To Restrict Women’s Access to Safe, Legal Abortion

Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing To Restrict Women’s Access to Safe, Legal Abortion Hearing comes less than two weeks after Supreme Court hears challenge to Texas’ clinic shutdown law, on the heels of years of [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions, Other Barriers,United States,Engaging Policymakers, In Washington D.C.,News

Montana District Court Blocks Several Unconstitutional Abortion Restrictions

05.23.23 (PRESS RELEASE) — Today, a Montana District Court judge granted abortion providers’ request for a preliminary injunction to block several restrictions on abortion access. The challenge to the laws was filed by Planned Parenthood [...]

Abortion, Other Barriers,United States,In the Courts,News

Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.

Center for Reproductive Rights Sues to Protect Free Speech of Oklahoma Physicians 

Oklahoma law forces physicians to lie to patients about abortion, violating medical ethics and free speech (PRESS RELEASE)—Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit in Oklahoma state court on behalf of abortion providers [...]

Abortion, Other Barriers, Biased Information, Censorship,United States,In the Courts,News

Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care in Michigan no Longer at Risk After Law Suit is Settled

Michigan abortion providers have settled a lawsuit against the State to block a vague, new Michigan law that would have limited women's access to reproductive health care. Under the settlement, women will be able to [...]

Abortion, Other Barriers,United States,In the Courts,News

New Study Finds Oklahoma Hospitals Unable to Provide Clear and Accurate Information on Emergency Obstetric Care

Report by the Center, Physicians for Human Rights, and Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice raises concerns about pregnant patients’ ability to access life-saving obstetric care in states where abortion is banned.

Abortion, Legal Restrictions, Other Barriers,United States,Reporting on Rights,News

Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.