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U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Say Whether Hospitals Must Provide Stabilizing Abortion Care
“Today’s decision is not a victory for pregnant patients in Idaho. It is delay.” —Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Kansas Supreme Court Reaffirms Right to Abortion Under State Constitution
07.05.24 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Kansas Supreme Court reaffirmed that the state constitution protects the right to abortion, striking down several abortion restrictions. Among the laws permanently struck down today is a ban on [...]
Supreme Court Refuses to Say Whether EMTALA Requires Hospitals to Provide Stabilizing Abortions
06.27.24 (PRESS RELEASE) — Just one day after accidentally posting the unfinished opinion to their website, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today to reinstate a lower court injunction that blocked Idaho’s abortion ban to the [...]
Texas Medical Board Fails to Clarify Abortion Ban Exceptions
6.21.2024 (PRESS STATEMENT) — Today, the Texas Medical Board published rules to purportedly clarify exceptions to the state’s harsh abortion bans. The rules were published after undergoing a 30-day public comment period and a public [...]
Supreme Court Ruling Maintains Access to Mifepristone
Current regulations of mifepristone will remain unchanged for now
Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Women Denied Abortion Care Despite Dangerous Pregnancy Complications
In Zurawski v. State of Texas, court refuses to provide clarity on exceptions to state abortion bans.
U.S. Repro Watch, April 12
Top news items on U.S. reproductive rights, a federal court's attempt to block medication abortion, Black Maternal Health Week, and more.
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Its Second Major Abortion Case of the Term on April 24
Case will determine if states banning abortion can override federal law and deny pregnant patients emergency abortion care.
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U.S. Repro Watch, Jan. 25
Recent news of interest on reproductive rights in the United States.
U.S. Repro Watch, June 14
Center launches new map-based tool, doctors avoid residencies in states with abortion bans, and other top news on U.S. reproductive rights.
U.S. Repro Watch: 5 Items You Won’t Want to Miss
Recent news of interest on reproductive rights in the United States.
As College Decision Day Nears, Students Should Consider States’ Abortion Access
With half the U.S. states banning or severely restricting abortion, millions of young people will be headed to colleges in states without access.
June Medical Services v. Russo
Ruling’s Impact on the Undue Burden Standard
A new report issued by the Center for Reproductive Rights analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 decision in June Medical Services v. Russo, a leading abortion case brought by the Center.
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