RH Reality Check, November 3, 2006Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive RightsWe have been down this road before. And we really shouldn’t be going down this road again. Let me start with this term, “Partial-Birth Abortion.” There is no such medical procedure as “Partial-Birth Abortion.” It is a political soundbite.The Center for Reproductive Rights brings […]
Currently, no state or federal laws require minors to get parental consent in order to get contraception. Increasingly, however, proposals are being introduced to restrict teens’ access to reproductive health care by calling for parental consent or notification. Examples of Minors Who Would Face Harm Teens in a variety of […]
The American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Reproductive Rights, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America today asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to uphold a lower court ruling striking down Michigan’s third attempt at a dangerous and extreme ban on abortion. The ban would prohibit nearly all abortions in the state […]
At Issue – Will the Court Protect Women’s Health and Uphold Established Legal Precedents? Today, one day after the mid-term elections, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the Center for Reproductive Rights’ challenge to the Federal Abortion Ban, also known as the “Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003.” This case will be a test of […]
Judge Cites “Strong Showing of Bad Faith” by Government as Grounds for Granting Further Discovery U.S. Magistrate Judge Viktor Pohorelsky ruled that the Center for Reproductive Rights can subpoena White House documents as part of its lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration for its failure to make Plan B available without a prescription for […]
Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights, released the following statement in response to the results of November 8th’s vote in South Dakota: “The voters of South Dakota have spoken. They do not support extreme, dangerous bans on abortion that threaten the lives and health of the women in their state. The men […]
Landmark Ruling Will Help Protect Schoolgirls from Sexual Violence Throughout Latin America
New York – The Center for Reproductive Rights today condemned passage of the bill called “Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act” by the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation makes it a federal crime for any person, other than a parent or guardian, to help a teenager cross state lines to obtain an abortion, unless she […]
NEW YORK – On Monday, October 2, the first full term of the newly constituted Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts and including the newest justice, Samuel Alito, will convene. During this term, the Court will rule on a case that will have far reaching implications on the direction of the Court and the […]
Agency Decision Comes Weeks after Center Sought to Subpoena White House Documents, Lawsuit Testimony Shows Opposition by Agency Scientists to Arbitrary Age Limit New York, NY- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration agreed to make Plan B available without a prescription, but only for women 18 and older and only behind the pharmacy counter. […]