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Written Comments on the Proposed Legislation on Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy before the Spanish Government
The Center for Reproductive Rights respectfully submits the following comments on the "Proposition of Organic Law on the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy" (Proposición de Ley Orgánica sobre interrupción voluntaria del embarazo. Presentado el 17/04/2008, calificado [...]
Gonzales v. Carhart: Opinion of the Nebraska District Court
Nebraska Like giving birth to a child, when a woman ends her pregnancy during or after the second trimester, she confronts a serious problem. Her cervix will frequently be too small to allow the skull [...]
Institute for the Study of Regulation Critique of the Department of Health and Human Service’s Cost-Benefit Analysis of proposed “conscientious refusal” regulation
Institute for the Study of Regulation Critique of the Department of Health and Human Service's Cost-Benefit Analysis of proposed "conscientious refusal" regulation
Comments of the Center for Reproductive Rights et al., Opposing Proposed HHS “Conscientious Refusal” Regulation
Comments of the Center for Reproductive Rights et al., Opposing Proposed HHS "Conscientious Refusal" Regulation
No Abortion Ban: National Day of Action — How to Lobby 101
Print out the Center's basic primer on how to lobby when you attend the National Day of Action on December 2, 2009. Make sure to bring extra copies for your friends and family!
National Lobby Day Flyer: December 2, 2009
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION HEALTHCARE REFORM DECEMBER 2, 2009 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Washington, DC Please join us to lobby the Senate to protect insurance coverage for abortion services — coverage that millions of [...]
10 Reasons Why Criminalization of HIV Exposure or Transmission Harms Women
HIV-positive women increasingly face legal sanctions as a growing number of countries introduce legislation that would criminalize HIV transmission and exposure. This report outlines the ways in which these laws — rather than providing justice [...]
The Global Gag Rule from the Perspective of the Women’s Movement in Peru
Edited remarks from a speech given by Susana Chavez of Centro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Tristán at an October 22, 2003 briefing for the U.S. Congress about Breaking the Silence: The Global Gag Rule’s [...]
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Karlin v. Foust: Wisconsin Waiting Period Decision
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.Elizabeth KARLIN, M.D., Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc., Gary T. Prohaska, M.D., Dennis D. Christensen, M.D., and Summit Women's Health Organization, on behalf of themselves and their patients seeking [...]
Clinic for Women v. Brizzi: Indiana Waiting Period Decision
In the Indiana Supreme CourtNovember 23, 2005
Alabama Waiting Period Decision
United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division. SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER OF ALABAMA, INC., New Women's Health Care, Beacon Women's Center, on behalf of themselves and their patients seeking abortions, Plaintiffs,v.Bob RILEY, in his official [...]
Friend-of-the Court Brief: James Roger Demers v. Canada
(On October 30, the Center's U.S. Legal Program submitted its first friend-of-the-court brief to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).) The Center for Reproductive Rights (the "Center") is a non-governmental human rights organization dedicated [...]
Czech Government Apologizes to Victims of Forced Sterilization
The Center for Reproductive Rights congratulates the Czech Republic on being the first country in the region to acknowledge that Roma women have been forcibly sterilized. In [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.