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Hands Off Our Birth Control
The Center and a coalition of reproductive health advocates delivered over half a million public comments opposing the Trump administration’s new birth control rules. On December 5, 2017, the Center for Reproductive Rights, along with [...]
25th Anniversary Celebration
Hundreds gathered to mark the Center's quarter-century of "conscience, heart, and courage” in the fight for women’s health and rights. When almost 500 guests gathered on Tuesday night for the 25th Anniversary Celebration for the Center for Reproductive Rights, they had much to celebrate. [...]
Tell the Trump Administration: Don’t restrict access to birth control
Tell Trump: Don't Restrict Birth Control Access to birth control should never depend on your income, job, university, or employer's opinions. That’s why we submitted a complaint in federal court taking on the Trump administration’s [...]
A Proactive Vision
The Center gathered nearly 200 state legislators and advocates in Washington, D.C., to discuss strategies for advancing women’s reproductive health. What happens when you convene some of the nation’s brightest leaders in state reproductive health, [...]
Leading the Charge
One year ago, in June 2016, the Center for Reproductive Rights won the most significant abortion-access case at the Supreme Court in decades. The landmark Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt decision struck down a Texas law [...]
Trump Budget Cuts Harm Black Women and Kids Most
Trump Budget Cuts Harm Black Women and Kids Most In another blow by the Trump administration, proposed cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency would disproportionately affect low-income families, especially black women and their children. Discussing [...]
Expanded Global Gag Rule Is More Dangerous Than Ever
Expanded Global Gag Rule Is More Dangerous Than Ever In a reckless move that will have life-threatening consequences for women around the world, President Donald Trump has released details about his expanded Global Gag Rule, [...]
Shifting the Frame on Disability Rights for the U.S. Reproductive Rights Movement
This paper is directed at the U.S. reproductive rights movement with the goal of encouraging a frank conversation about disability rights within our movement. In recent years, largely as a result of the growing momentum [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Texas Clinic Reopens After Landmark Victory
Texas Clinic Reopens After Landmark Victory Texas has been a battleground for anti-abortion legislation for years, but the reopening of the Whole Woman’s Health clinic in Austin offers hope to countless women seeking abortion care [...]
Trump’s Global Gag Endangers Women Worldwide
Trump’s Global Gag Endangers Women Worldwide In one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump reinstated the Global Gag Rule, a destructive policy that prohibits overseas nongovernmental organizations from providing, or even mentioning, safe [...]
Eroding Abortion Rights Is Just the Beginning
Eroding Abortion Rights Is Just the Beginning Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Rachel B. Tiven, chief executive of Lambda Legal, have dedicated their lives to fiercely defending the [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.