COVID-19 Resources
During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world have attempted to block or limit access to reproductive health care. The Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners have developed several initiatives, fact sheets, newsletters, and [...]
COVID-19 and Reproductive Health in Asia
Center reports and newsletters on COVID-19’s effect on sexual and reproductive health, rights and services and gender issues throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Reproductive Rights in the Time of COVID-19
American Bar Association
American Bar Association publishes an article by the Center's Autumn Katz, Managing Senior Counsel for U.S. Litigation and Nimra Chowdhry, Senior Legislative Counsel for U.S. Policy and Advocacy.
How the pandemic has affected abortion rules around the world
The Washington Post interviews Catalina Martinez, the Center's regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, for a story on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected abortion access around the world.
June COVID-19 Landscape: SRHR and Gender Issues in Asia
Newsletter of the June updates regarding COVID-19’s effects on SRH services and gender issues throughout the Asia-Pacific region, more specifically: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, and the Philippines.
In Europe, Coronavirus Created an Obstacle Course for Safe Abortions
The New York Times quotes Leah Hoctor, Europe director of the Center for Reproductive Rights, in an article on how border closings and Covid-19 cases during the coronavirus pandemic have affected access to abortion services [...]
How COVID-19 complicated an already complex abortion access issue in the South
USA Today reports on the pandemic's effect on access to abortion care in various Southern states and the efforts by the Center and others to restore and preserve access.
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Declare abortion a public health issue during pandemic, WHO urged
The Guardian cites the Center's COVID-19 activities opposing state bans in the context of the worldwide pandemic.
COVID-19 Could Permanently Make Abortions Harder to Access Nationwide
Time reports on Texas's effort to ban abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic and the opposition by the Center for Reproductive Rights and other groups.
Abortion-rights advocates sue Texas officials for limiting abortion access in coronavirus order
CNN: The Center for Reproductive Rights calls on a federal judge to block a Texas executive order restricting abortion during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.