Texas Ban on Safest Method of Abortion After 15 Weeks Inches Closer to Supreme Court Fifth Circuit now reviewing law that would force Texas doctors to perform higher-risk procedures that go against their best medical judgment (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. […]
The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of State (DOS) for refusing to release records related to the deletion of the reproductive rights subsection from DOS’s 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (HRRs). The 2017 HRRs, published on April 20, 2018 omitted all mention of […]
Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court (PRESS RELEASE) Statement of Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: “Today, after a wrenching confirmation fight, the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh as an Associate Supreme Court Justice by a two-vote margin. This is a […]
Lawmakers and Civil Society Pressure Department of State to Bring Back Deleted Reproductive Rights Sections in Annual Human Rights Reports (PRESS RELEASE) 129 Members of the House of Representatives have joined with 97 Civil Society organizations calling on the Department of State to include Reproductive Rights in the Annual Human Rights Reports. Since 2011, the […]
In a Blow to Women’s Health and Rights in Louisiana, Fifth Circuit Completely Disregards U.S. Supreme Court Precedent (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a Louisiana law that will shutter abortion clinics throughout the state by requiring physicians performing abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. […]
Virginia District Court Rejects Bid to Halt Lawsuit Against the Commonwealth’s Longstanding Abortion Restrictions Decision allows challenge by Virginia health care providers to move forward (PRESS RELEASE) A Virginia federal court today rejected the Commonwealth’s efforts to shut down litigation brought by a group of health care providers challenging several core components of Virginia’s burdensome statutory and regulatory […]
Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Third Sexual Assault Report Against Judge Brett Kavanaugh Statement of Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: “The extraordinary events of the last week demand thorough, fair, and complete investigations of the serious sexual assault reports before any Judiciary Committee or Senate vote on Judge […]
Speak Out Now Against the “Domestic Gag Rule” https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/GagRuleComments-0522-Thumb.jpg In June, the Trump administration proposed a dangerous new rule that would prohibit providers that receive federal Title X family planning funds from making referrals for abortion care. The rule would also prohibit granting Title X funds to family planning providers that perform abortion. As a result of this proposed “Domestic Gag Rule,” health […]
The Constitutionally protected right to safe and legal abortion has never faced greater threat. But the Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision has implications that transcend safe and legal abortion. Roe binds together an entire class of personal freedoms, all part of the Constitution’s “liberty doctrine.” If Roe is weakened or overturned, it poses a threat to a host of intertwined […]