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Center Leaders in Latin America Discuss Mexico Ruling Decriminalizing Abortion
Historic decision by Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice will increase abortion access nationwide and marks another victory for the Latin American Green Wave movement.
New York Times Letter to the Editor: ‘Beatriz’ of El Salvador, Denied a Lifesaving Abortion
New York Times Letter to the Editor: ‘Beatriz’ of El Salvador, Denied a Lifesaving Abortion To the Editor: Re “Salvador Court Denies Abortion to Ailing Woman, Citing Strict Prohibition” (news article, May 30) and “A [...]
Historic Decision: Mexico’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion
September 7, 2023 – The green wave in Latin America has reached a new milestone: in a historic decision, Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) decriminalized abortion on the federal level, establishing that criminalization in [...]
Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Mexico City Abortion Law
Court Joins Global Trend of Loosening Restrictions on Abortion NEW YORK - Today in an 8 to 3 groundbreaking vote, Mexico's Supreme Court upheld Mexico City's law making abortion legal in the first trimester, ruling [...]
Mexico Supreme Court Recognizes a Constitutional Right to Abortion
Hailed by the Mexican Supreme Court president Arturo Zaldívar as "a watershed in the history of the rights of all women, especially the most vulnerable,” the Court issued a ruling advancing abortion decriminalization ithroughout the country.
Uruguay Raises the Bar for Latin America
Uruguay Raises the Bar for Latin America This week, Uruguay took an extremely important step when its President signed into law a bill allowing abortion services during the first trimester of pregnancy, reversing its highly [...]
With Recent Ruling, India Follows Global Trend of Liberalizing Abortion Laws
Supreme Court rules safe and legal abortion under Indian law applies to all women, regardless of marital status.
Freedom Denied
After 10 years of wrongful imprisonment after she had a stillbirth, our client Teodora was again denied her freedom. [UPDATE] Following 11 years of wrongful imprisonment after suffering an obstetric emergency, the Salvadoran Supreme Court [...]
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Supreme Court of India Allows Medical Panel to Grant Legal Abortion to Pregnant 14-Year-Old Rape Survivor
Supreme Court of India Allows Medical Panel to Grant Legal Abortion to Pregnant 14-Year-Old Rape Survivor (PRESS RELEASE) Four gynecologists will determine whether a pregnant 14-year-old rape survivor can obtain a legal abortion, according to [...]
Center and Partners Outline Ways to Increase Abortion Access in India
Manual launched by the Center and partners outlines India's abortion laws, barriers to access, and reforms needed.
It’s time to end judicial authorization for abortion in India
It’s time to end judicial authorization for abortion in India Meera* was only 10 years old when she became pregnant after being raped. Meera did not know she was pregnant, and her family only realized [...]
Mother Jones: Republicans want to ban abortions after 20 weeks. Here’s how one group is fighting back
Mother Jones: Republicans want to ban abortions after 20 weeks "The Center for Reproductive Rights, a New York-based nonprofit, is at the center of the key legal battles over abortion and contraception. CRR filed the [...]
New Laws in India Regulate Assisted Reproduction and Surrogacy
Laws include some improvements, but gaps remain.
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