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Moving Reproductive Rights into a New Decade
Winning rights for women everywhere in 2009 From Nepal to Arizona to Oklahoma — these are just a few of the places where the Center won victories in 2009. We are so proud of these [...]
Access to Abortion Already Imperiled for Those Who Need It Most
Originally posted on The Hill's Congress Blog One of the sleeper issues in the abortion debate raging as part of the health care reform bill is the language related to conscience clauses that affect hospitals' [...]
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 [...]
Human Rights Day and Reproductive Rights
On this Human Rights Day, the Center for Reproductive Rights urges the U.S. and governments around the world to guarantee the human rights and freedoms that women need to live with dignity and attain healthy [...]
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 [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
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 [...]
World AIDS Day 2009: Criminalization of HIV Transmission Harms Women
Around the world, HIV-positive women experience a range of human rights violations — including at the intersection of HIV and reproductive rights. More and more, these women face legal sanctions as a growing number of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
November 25: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
On this year's anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Center calls on governments to enact laws and policies to protect women from all forms of abuse and ill [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
