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Irish Government to Provide Monetary Reparations Following Landmark United Nations Abortion Case
Irish Government to Provide Monetary Reparations Following Landmark United Nations Abortion Case (PRESS RELEASE) The Irish government intends to give compensation to Amanda Mellet following a landmark decision from the United Nations Human Rights Committee recognizing [...]
U.N. Human Rights Committee Concerned by Poland’s Restrictive Abortion Law
U.N. Human Rights Committee Concerned by Poland's Restrictive Abortion Law (PRESS RELEASE) Women in Poland may face risks to their health and lives as a result of the country’s highly restrictive abortion law—according to a [...]
A Duty to Protect
The Zika outbreak threatens dire consequences in countries that have failed to prioritize women’s health and human rights. Katia lives in El Salvador, one of several Latin American countries where the government has advised women [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Sends Second Challenge to ACA Birth Control Benefit Back to Lower Courts
U.S. Supreme Court Sends Second Challenge to ACA Birth Control Benefit Back to Lower Courts (PRESS RELEASE) Today the U.S. Supreme Court remanded Zubik v. Burwell, the second major challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s [...]
Updated FDA Label Better Reflects Evidence-Based Medicine, Could Expand Access to Medication Abortion
Updated FDA Label Better Reflects Evidence-Based Medicine, Could Expand Access to Medication Abortion Change aligns Mifepristone label with current best medical practice and more than 15 years of scientific evidence (PRESS RELEASE) The U.S. Food [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Second Attack on ACA Birth Control Benefit
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Second Attack on ACA Birth Control Benefit Religiously affiliated employers attempting to undermine women’s guaranteed access to affordable contraception (PRESS RELEASE) Today the U.S. Supreme Court will hear [...]
Over the Counter
Over the Counter It’s time to put birth control pills where they belong: on the shelf next to condoms, spermicide, and emergency contraception. Savannah remembers feeling “extremely uneasy” on the first day of her first [...]
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