New York — Late yesterday, the Center for Reproductive Rights learned that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights had released a statement declaring that Nicaragua’s recently passed abortion ban is contrary to international law and threatens women’s human rights. This statement, addressed to the Nicaraguan government, was released prior to the ban becoming law and […]
Nueva York– En horas de la tarde de ayer, el Centro de Derechos Reproductivos tuvo la oportunidad de conocer copia de la carta enviada por la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos al gobierno de Nicaragua, en la que declara que la prohibición del aborto que se ha aprobado recientemente en ese país contraviene el derecho […]
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 […]
Today, Nicaragua’s congress passed a complete ban on abortion. The ban offers no exceptions for women’s health, for victims of rape or incest-or even for women whose lives are at risk. By passing this outrageous ban Nicaragua has joined the ranks of Chile and El Salvador, the only countries in the world to have imposed […]
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