Comments Submitted to U.S. Federal Agencies
Recent comments submitted by the Center's U.S. Federal Policy and Advocacy team on proposed rules and regulations impacting reproductive health and rights.
HHS Finalizes Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy
Office for Civil Rights publishes highly-anticipated regulation which clarifies federal privacy protections afforded to reproductive health information under HIPAA.
U.S. State Department Releases 2023 Human Rights Reports
04.23.24 (PRESS STATEMENT) – Yesterday, the U.S. Department of State released the 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which includes reporting on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in almost 200 countries. The [...]
Reproductive Rights Front and Center at 2024 State of the Union Address
President Biden focused on access to abortion and the full spectrum of reproductive rights in the 2024 State of the Union.
One Year After Roe, U.S. House Members Again Push for the Women’s Health Protection Act
The federal legislation would re-establish a nationwide right to abortion.
Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA)
WHPA is U.S. federal legislation to protect the right to access abortion care nationwide.
One Year Without Roe v. Wade
PRESS STATEMENT 06.22.23 Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: "The United States is in the midst of an inexcusable public health crisis—one created by the Supreme Court’s unwarranted [...]
COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: Un año sin Roe c. Wade
Declaración de Nancy Northup, Presidenta y Directora General del Centro de Derechos Reproductivos: “Estados Unidos se encuentra inmerso en una crisis de salud pública inexcusable, creada por la anulación injustificada del fallo Roe c. Wade [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Center Leader Testifies Before House Members on Reproductive Rights Post-Roe
Watch the replay of the April 27 hearing featuring Elisabeth Smith and other reproductive rights experts.
Plaintiff in Center’s Case Against Texas to Testify at the U.S. Senate April 26
Amanda Zurawski to testify at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "The Assault on Reproductive Rights in a Post-Dobbs America." Watch the hearing live.
U.S. Maternal Health & Rights Initiative
The U.S. continues to face a maternal health crisis, with rates of maternal deaths continuing to rise. The crisis disproportionately impacts Black women, who are nearly three times more likely to die than white women [...]
EACH Act Would Remove Bans on Abortion Coverage in Federal Health Programs
Introduced in the U.S. Senate March 29, the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act aims to reduce economic barriers to abortion access.
U.S. State Department Releases 2022 Human Rights Reports
03.21.23 (PRESS STATEMENT) – Yesterday, the U.S. Department of State released the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (Human Rights Reports), which includes reporting on the status of sexual and reproductive health and rights [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
