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Statement by Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive Rights
The Weldon Amendment New York - The Center for Reproductive Rights salutes both the California Attorney General Bill Lockyer and National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) for filing lawsuits against the Weldon amendment [...]
Discriminatory Oklahoma Law Put on Hold: State Agrees Not to Distribute “Choose Life” License Plate Proceeds
Tulsa State officials agreed not to distribute the proceeds from Oklahoma's "Choose Life" specialty license plates to anti-choice pregnancy counseling centers until July 1, 2005. The agreement was reached in connection with a lawsuit brought [...]
Florida Court Strikes Down Law Forcing Abortion Providers To Give Patients Harmful Information
West Palm Beach Today, the Fourth District Court of Appeals in Florida struck down an informed consent law, ruling it unconstitutional. The law would have forced abortion providers to communicate biased information to their patients.Currently, [...]
Court Shuts Down Man Who Fakes Abortion Services in Louisiana
After a hearing today, Judge Stanwood R. Duval of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana granted a preliminary injunction against William Graham, a Louisiana man who has been operating a fake [...]
Man Who Fakes Abortion Services to Appear in Hearing Wednesday
Defendant Expected to Represent Himself in Court As More Victims Come ForwardWHAT: Oral arguments will be heard regarding plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction against William Graham. Choice, Inc. v. Graham is a federal lawsuit [...]
In Vitro Twins Ruled as Deceased Father’s Legitimate Children
San Francisco The Center for Reproductive Rights hails today’s ruling by the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit as a victory for equality. This afternoon, the court ruled that a set of seven-year-old twins [...]
Louisiana Man Sued for Faking Abortion Services
Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit in the District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against Metairie, Louisiana, resident William Graham on behalf of three women, a Metairie medical facility, one [...]
Lawsuit Filed Challenging Oklahoma’s “Choose Life” License Plate Legislation
Tulsa, OK Six Oklahoma motorists and an Oklahoma religious organization have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Oklahoma statutes regulating special license plates. In Oklahoma, motorists are able to obtain license plates proclaiming that [...]
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Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.