2017
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt – First Amended Complaint
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2017-12-22-TX-FUN-amended-complaint.pdf
State of the States 2017: A Proactive Push in the Wake of Whole Woman’s Health
This report provides a comprehensive overview of state legislation enacted in 2017 restricting access to abortion and family planning services in addition to the proactive approaches state policymakers used to strengthen access to reproductive health care and an analysis of major court developments related to reproductive health and rights. Now, perhaps more than ever, it […]
Deeply Flawed Tax Bill Ripping Health Care Away from Millions Heads to President’s Desk
Deeply Flawed Tax Bill Ripping Health Care Away from Millions Heads to President’s Desk (PRESS RELEASE) — This afternoon, Congress passed a tax bill that threatens the health and economic wellbeing of women and families across the nation. The tax overhaul bill repeals the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate, which the Congressional Budget Office […]
Pennsylvania Governor Vetoes Unconstitutional Abortion Ban
Pennsylvania Governor Vetoes Unconstitutional Abortion Ban (MEDIA ADVISORY) Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed an unconstitutional abortion restriction passed this month by the state House. The vetoed measure would have banned a safe, medically proven method of second trimester abortion while also prohibiting abortion at 20 weeks after a woman’s last menstrual period. Both bans are clearly unconstitutional and would […]
Center for Reproductive Rights Mourns the Loss of Founder and President Emerita Janet Benshoof
Center for Reproductive Rights Mourns the Loss of Founder and President Emerita Janet Benshoof https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/180122-jb.jpg NEW YORK, NY – Janet Benshoof, founder and president emerita of the Center for Reproductive Rights, died December 18th. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Janet Benshoof,” said Nancy Northup, CEO and President of the Center […]
Hands Off Our Birth Control
The Center and a coalition of reproductive health advocates delivered over half a million public comments opposing the Trump administration’s new birth control rules. On December 5, 2017, the Center for Reproductive Rights, along with more than a dozen leading reproductive and civil rights organizations, members of Congress, and allies delivered over half a million […]
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt: Order Dismssing Motion to Lift Stay as Moot and Lifting Stay
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Whole-Womans-Health-v-Hellerstedt-Order-Dismssing-Motion-to-Lift-Stay-as-Moot-and-Lifting-Stay.pdf
Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Contraception Rules Blocked by Federal Court
Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Contraception Rules Blocked by Federal Court (PRESS RELEASE) – In a victory for women’s health and reproductive rights, a federal judge in Pennsylvania today blocked the Trump administration from enforcing interim final rules that would allow virtually any employer or university to claim a religious or moral objection to refuse to cover contraception […]
Tribunal Salvadoreño Niega Libertad a Mujer Injustamente Encarcelada
Tribunal Salvadoreño Niega Libertad a Mujer Injustamente Encarcelada (COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) El Tribunal Segundo de Sentencia de San Salvador negó liberar mujer salvadoreña injustamente encarcelada luego de sufrir una emergencia obstétrica. El Tribunal Segundo confirmó su injusta sentencia. Por ahora, Teodora continuará en prisión hasta el 2038. Durante casi 20 años, El Salvador ha criminalizado […]