New Laws in India Regulate Assisted Reproduction and Surrogacy
Laws include some improvements, but gaps remain.
Laws include some improvements, but gaps remain.
The goal of this report is threefold: firstly, it presents and evaluates the diverse impact that the Zika virus has had on the reproductive lives of women living in Brazil. Secondly, this report analyzes the response to the Zika epidemic through both a public health and human rights lens, ultimately finding that there was a […]
A First Step Forward in the Philippines By Melissa Upreti, Regional director for Asia, Center for Reproductive Rights reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FS_Guardian_Philippines.jpg Women in the Philippines have lacked autonomy over their bodies for decades. The overwhelming political power of the country’s Catholic church leaders – and the government’s acquiescence to many of their demands – has resulted in […]
Philippines Passes Reproductive Health Bill that Guarantees Access to Modern Contraceptives A reproductive health bill that has been in the making for more than a decade was passed in both the Philippines House of Representatives and the Senate. The House and Senate reconciled their respective versions of the bill last month and President Benigno Aquino […]
New Beginning in Nepal As the only global legal advocacy group dedicated to the advancement of reproductive rights worldwide, the Center set a goal several years ago to establish a strong presence in the places where we battle for women’s health, equality, and dignity. Today, we establish a stronghold in Kathmandu, Nepal, home of one […]
In India last month, the Division Bench of Patna with the State High Court of Bihar (High Court) handed down an order holding the state responsible for failing to protect, respect, and fulfill the rights of pregnant women. The panel is requiring the government to account for nearly $680 million from a national program called […]
In India, 63,000 women die from pregnancy-related causes every year-more than anywhere else in the world. The causes of maternal mortality are well-known and largely preventable, with malnutrition being a main contributing factor. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a legal memo in support of the petitioners in People’s Union of Civil Liberties v. Union […]
(PRESS RELEASE) Legislation introduced last night by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and 16 cosponsoring Senators would block ongoing efforts by anti-choice lawmakers to reimpose the Global Gag Rule on abortion—and the Center for Reproductive Rights is calling on Congress to pass it. The gag rule, championed by anti-choice administrations since 1984, prohibits family planning groups based […]
Host Warren Olney The US Supreme Court’s Roe versus Wade decision legalized abortions in 1973. But the argument over the “right to choose” versus the “right to life” has by no means been decided. We hear about the torrent of proposed abortion restrictions produced by last year’s conservative victories in state legislatures and on Capitol […]
reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Lamackova_inthefield.jpg Since 1992, the Center’s innovative legal work has fundamentally transformed the landscape of reproductive health and rights worldwide, and has already strengthened laws and policies in more than 50 countries. CRR in the Field is a personal look at the various ways Center staff interacts with plaintiffs, policy makers, governing bodies, and supporters at […]