Find out about abortion laws and policies in countries across the globe.
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Case at United Nations Human Rights Committee Seeks to Ensure Access to Abortion in Honduras
After becoming pregnant as a result of rape, an indigenous woman and human rights defender was denied emergency contraception and abortion care and was forced to give birth against her will.
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With half the U.S. states banning or severely restricting abortion, millions of young people will be headed to colleges in states without access.
Report by the Center and Aahung recommends the decriminalization of abortion and training of health care providers to improve access to care.
Across party lines, Americans support access to medication abortion and the ability to make abortion decisions.
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NY Times: “Expert Panel Calls on Germany to Legalize Abortion in First 12 Weeks”
The Center’s Adriana Lamačkova comments on German abortion laws and the need for reform. Read more here.
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Teenage Pregnancy in Africa—Status, Progress and Challenges (ACERWC Report)
The Center and its partners contributed to this important study. Learn more.
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Video Replay: 2024 SXSW Conference Panel
“Health Care Crisis in Post-Roe America,” with Nancy Northup and plaintiffs Amanda Zurawski and Samantha Casiano. Watch the replay here.
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Court says Indiana abortion ban violates religious freedom, Arizona to reinstate 160-year-old abortion ban, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights. Read more here.
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Medical Exceptions to State Abortion Bans
Explore the Center’s cases representing dozens of women denied abortion care despite dangerous pregnancy complications. Learn more here.
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Where is abortion now illegal in the U.S.?
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