reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ATHENA-AIDSpub.jpg HIV-positive women increasingly face legal sanctions as a growing number of countries introduce legislation that would criminalize HIV transmission and exposure. This report outlines the ways in which these laws — rather than providing justice — harm and oppress women. The Center for Reproductive Rights assisted in drafting the report as part of the […]
In 2000, Executive Order 003 was introduced by former Mayor José “Lito” Atienza of Manila City. It effectively prohibits the use and provision of modern contraception. Because of the contraception ban, public health centers in Manila City are prohibited from providing condoms, birth control pills, or other forms of “artificial” contraceptives and related information. The ban […]
reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/WA_Map_2007.jpg Currently, 61% of the world’s people live in countries where induced abortion is permitted either for a wide range of reasons or without restriction as to reason. In contrast, about 26% of all people reside in countries where abortion is generally prohibited. This factsheet illustrates the varying degrees to which countries worldwide permit access […]
Seven years ago this month, on September 27, 2002, Nepal took a historic step forward for women by decriminalizing abortion. The Center is now calling on the country to take concrete steps to fulfill its commitment to women’s human rights and health. Nepal’s Constitution Recognizes Reproductive Rights Since 2002, Nepali women have had the legal […]
The Center filed a memorandum of support for Kalyani Meena v. Union of India &, Ors, a case developed in collaboration with the Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) of India in 2008 to address the overwhelming number of preventable deaths of women who die either in pregnancy or childbirth in the north Indian state. Case filed: […]
Attorneys from HRLN conducted a fact-finding mission in 2010 that led to the subsequent withdrawal of the case in favor of refiling based on fresh evidence documenting reproductive rights violations in Bihar. For more information on the refiled case, please see CHARM v. The State of Bihar and Others (2011). Filing Date: January 2009 (Original […]
Center International Legal Program fellows Payal Shah and Jamie Gher authored an article on ABS-CBN News about the devastating impact the contraception ban in Manila City has had on its women and their families. The Reproductive Health Bill, currently being considered by Filipino lawmakers, would effectively nullify the Manila City ban if passed. “The Reproductive […]
reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hp.05.09_0.jpg Today the Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a legal memorandum, equivalent to a friend-of-the court brief, in a case challenging India’s abortion law. The lawsuit was filed with the Indian Supreme Court by Dr. Nikhil Datar, an ob-gyn in Mumbai. He is seeking to change the country’s abortion law so that the procedure is […]
Government must set up abortion fund and promote availability of abortion services New York—Today, Nepal’s Supreme Court ordered the Nepal government to enact a comprehensive abortion law to guarantee that women have access to safe and affordable abortion services. Since 2002, Nepalese law has permitted abortion under most circumstances, but multiple barriers—including the government’s failure […]
April 11 is National Safe Motherhood Day in India. On this day, the Center for Reproductive Rights calls on India to take urgent measures to reduce the country’s staggering number of maternal deaths and injuries. Over 100,000 women die from pregnancy-related causes each year in India. For every woman who dies, some 30-50 women develop […]