Huge Victory for Filipino Women reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FS_phil_health_bill.jpg A landmark reproductive health bill that has been in the making for more than a decade was passed just days ago in both the Philippines House of Representatives and the Senate, according to the New York Times: The measure passed on Monday would stock government health centers, including those […]
Philippines Passes Reproductive Health Bill that Guarantees Access to Modern Contraceptives A reproductive health bill that has been in the making for more than a decade was passed in both the Philippines House of Representatives and the Senate. The House and Senate reconciled their respective versions of the bill last month and President Benigno Aquino […]
reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FH_mich.jpg All-Out Assault Today, with the recent passage of House Bill 5711, Michigan joins the ranks of a number of other states waging war on reproductive health. The bill, which is on its way to Governor Rick Snyder for his veto or signature, could have far-reaching implications for Michigan women. Two provisions in particular stand […]
The so-called personhood movement threatens the human and reproductive rights of women by giving rights to a fertilized egg. The Center has assembled information and strategies to help advocates, legislators, and others beat back these harmful proposals. reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_PersonhoodPapers_BriefingPaper.pdf reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_PersonhoodPapers_ExecutiveSummary.pdf reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_PersonhoodPapers_TalkingPoints.pdf reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_PersonhoodPapers_8KeyPoints.pdf
reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FH_HRD_Personhood.jpg People in need of protection That is where the passion and commitment of human rights defenders lies. They safeguard people of certain races or ethnicities, women, sexual minorities—all of whom have faced violations of their rights in one form or another. The anti-choice movement is aggressive and relentless in its efforts across the globe […]
Ireland’s Abortion Law: Lives At Risk reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FS_ireland_3.jpg Last month, Savita Halapannavar arrived at Galway Hospital 17 weeks into her pregnancy and suffering from severe back pains. Doctors informed her that she was having a miscarriage, and then, over a three-day period, denied her repeated requests to terminate her pregnancy as her condition worsened. The doctors told her […]
RH Reality Check: Silence and Denial Don’t Work: Ireland, Malta, the European Union and the Lessons of Savita’s Death by Johanna Westeson, Regional Director for Europe at the Center for Reproductive Rights Much has been said about the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar in Galway, Ireland last month. Even before seeing the outcome of the […]
Uruguay Raises the Bar for Latin America reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FI_Uruguay_Legalize_Abortion.jpg This week, Uruguay took an extremely important step when its President signed into law a bill allowing abortion services during the first trimester of pregnancy, reversing its highly restrictive abortion law. The move is not only a considerable departure from the country’s previous law, but also from […]
CRR Implores Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Address El Salvador’s Absolute Abortion Ban (PRESS RELEASE) This week the Center for Reproductive Rights along with local Salvadoran organization Agrupación Ciudadana por la Despenalización del Aborto Ético, Terapéutico y Eugenésico filed a precautionary measure before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, asking for leniency and humane […]
Uruguay Set to Legalize Abortion reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_HPI_Uruguay_Legalize_Abortion.jpg Uruguay is very close to becoming one of the few countries in Latin America to legalize abortion in the early stages of pregnancy. The country’s Chamber of Deputies voted in favor of the law on Tuesday. And according to NPR, the President is likely to allow the legislation to […]
