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HHS Finalizes Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy
Office for Civil Rights publishes highly-anticipated regulation which clarifies federal privacy protections afforded to reproductive health information under HIPAA.
Texas Supreme Court Denies Funding for Medically Necessary Abortions
Ban on Medicaid Abortions is Upheld Austin, TexasOn New Year’s Eve, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the State is not constitutionally obligated to pay for abortions for poor women who may need the procedure [...]
New Research Reveals Devastating Impact of Clinic Shutdown Laws on Texas Women
New Research Reveals Devastating Impact of Clinic Shutdown Laws on Texas Women Without U.S. Supreme Court intervention, widespread clinic delays will undermine the constitutional rights of women (PRESS RELEASE) New research released today by the Texas Policy [...]
Game Changer
What does our historic win at the Supreme Court mean for abortion access? Stephanie Toti, lead attorney in the case, breaks it down. To keep calm on the evening before the U.S. Supreme Court was [...]
New Research Finds Link Between Self-Induction and Abortion Restrictions
New Research Finds Link Between Self-Induction and Abortion Restrictions First-of-its-kind study suggests self-induction more common in Texas, where deceptive laws have reduced access to care (PRESS RELEASE) Today the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) released [...]
Supreme Court Steps In to Protect Abortion Access in Texas
Supreme Court Steps In to Protect Abortion Access in Texas Nation’s highest court blocks 5th Circuit ruling that would have shuttered all but 9 clinics in the state (PRESS RELEASE) In a 5-4 order, the U.S. [...]
Fifth Circuit Refuses to Stay Ruling That Could Immediately Shutter All But 9 Abortion Clinics in Texas
Fifth Circuit Refuses to Stay Ruling That Could Immediately Shutter All But 9 Abortion Clinics in Texas Center for Reproductive Rights to ask Supreme Court to block ruling before it takes effect on July 1 [...]
Moving in a New Direction
A new resource shares innovative and effective state policies that successfully improve women’s reproductive lives. Forced ultrasound. 72-hour waiting periods. Medically unnecessary clinic requirements. We often hear about the outrageousness of anti-abortion laws. Where are [...]
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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 [...]
Center Report: More State Abortion Restrictions Passed in 2021 Than in Any Year Since Roe v. Wade
In 2021, states across the U.S. passed laws restricting and banning abortion at a rate higher than in any previous year since the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the constitutional right to abortion in 1973. This [...]
Virginia Board of Health Protects Women’s Access to Constitutionally Protected Health Care, Votes to Amend Texas-style Clinic Shutdown Regulations
VA Board of Health Protects Access to Constitutionally Protected Health Care, Votes to Amend Clinic Shutdown Regulations Vote comes less than three months after Supreme Court issues historic ruling reaffirming a woman’s right to safe, [...]
Center Files Emergency Motion with the U.S. Supreme Court to Block Louisiana Law
Update: The United States Supreme Court issued a temporary administrative stay on February 1, preventing the admitting privileges law from going into effect today, February 4. The Court now has until Thursday, February 7 to respond [...]
Federal District Court Blocks Unconstitutional Texas Abortion Restrictions
Federal District Court Blocks Unconstitutional Texas Abortion Restrictions Center for Reproductive Rights challenging state regulations designed to shame women and restrict abortion access (RELEASE) A federal district court today blocked state regulations forcing Texas health [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.