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New York Times: When States Abuse Women

By Nicholas Kristof "Here's what a woman in Texas now faces if she seeks an abortion.  Under a new law that took effect three weeks ago, she first must typically endure an ultrasound probe inserted [...]

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Associated Press: Kansas judge won’t dismiss suit over abortion rules

Associated Press: Kansas judge won't dismiss suit over abortion rules By John Hanna "A Kansas judge refused Friday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two doctors who are challenging new state regulations for abortion providers, [...]

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New York Times Editorial: Anti-Abortionists on Trial

New York Times Editorial: Anti-Abortionists on Trial "The state-by-state assault on women’s rights and the Constitution by Republicans faced an important challenge on Wednesday in Phoenix, where plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit are trying to [...]

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CRR Celebrates 20 Years

CRR Celebrates 20 Years Twenty years ago on June 15, 1992, the Center for Reproductive Rights opened its doors.  A small team of lawyers had a vision to start an organization that coalesced around the [...]

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Opportunity for Change

Opportunity for Change In the months leading up to this election, hundreds of thousands of Americans stood up to demand an end to the relentless onslaught of attacks on women, doctors, and the rights of [...]

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The Contraception Controversy: A Comprehensive Reply

The Obama Administration's recently announced policy to require insurers to cover contraception as women's preventive health care has prompted many over-heated op-eds, editorials on both sides and even a thoroughly one-sided Congressional hearing. The controversy [...]

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2012 At the Midpoint: The Assault Continues

2012 At the Midpoint: The Assault Continues There's no question that 2011 was a truly seismic year for reproductive rights in the U.S. More than 60 laws damaging women's access to reproductive health care passed [...]

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The Contraception Controversy: A Comprehensive Reply (1 of 7)

      1) Religious liberty and the right of an individual to live according to his or her own religious conscience are supported, not threatened, by this policy.           The [...]

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Huffington Post: Getting Reproductive Rights out of Politics

Huffington Post: Getting Reproductive Rights out of Politics by Nancy Northup, President and CEO at the Center for Reproductive Rights When I tell people that I work on reproductive rights, most immediately assume I'm engaged [...]

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This Week in Misogyny

This Week in Misogyny This week, news surfaced that a conservative congressional spokesperson called for action against women lawmakers who are fighting the war on women—in particularly inflammatory and violent language. "Let's hurl some acid [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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