OK Gazette: Opponents of House Bill 1595 expect abortion-report legislation to be re-introduced
By Greg Horton “Oklahoma House Bill 1595, aka the Statistical Reporting of Abortion Act, suffered another setback on Dec. 18 when Oklahoma County District Judge Daniel Owens extended a temporary restraining order until Feb. 19, [...]
Center Strongly Urges Conference Committee to Protect Women’s Abortion Coverage
(PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Senate passed a healthcare bill including anti-abortion measures that put burdens on women using their own money for abortion coverage, with the likely effect of making such policies less available. Nancy [...]
Associated Press: Judge extends restraining order on abortion law
By Rochelle Hines “An Oklahoma County judge Friday extended a temporary restraining order that blocks enforcement of a controversial abortion law that is being challenged on grounds that it violates the Oklahoma constitution. The state [...]
Moving Reproductive Rights into a New Decade
Winning rights for women everywhere in 2009 From Nepal to Arizona to Oklahoma — these are just a few of the places where the Center won victories in 2009. We are so proud of these [...]
Healthcare Reform Manager’s Amendment Gets it Sadly Wrong on Abortion Coverage
(PRESS RELEASE) Today, Senate leadership released the language of the manager's amendment of the healthcare reform bill, including new measures that would require women to pay separately for abortion coverage, one-sided provisions that would protect [...]
Court Blocks Enforcement of New Intrusive OK Abortion Law
(PRESS RELEASE) Today, an Oklahoma County District Court temporarily blocked enforcement of a new abortion law that would have imposed a host of restrictions on women’s access to abortion and cost the state over a [...]
Senate Leadership Should Stand Strong for Women In Negotiations to Move Forward on Healthcare Reform Bill
(PRESS RELEASE) This weekend, the Senate leadership will likely move forward towards critical votes on healthcare reform, and negotiations with Sen. Ben Nelson (D.-NE) are reportedly ongoing over possible restrictions in the bill on coverage [...]
CNN: Online posting of women’s abortion information challenged in Oklahoma
By Wayne Drash "A judge could determine Friday whether to allow an Oklahoma law to go forward that will post information online about women who get abortions in the state — an act critics say [...]
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NPR: Oklahoma Abortion Law ‘Invasive,’ Critics Say
By Kathy Lohr "In Oklahoma, a new law requires any woman seeking an abortion to first answer dozens of personal questions, including why she wants the procedure. That information, names omitted, would eventually be posted [...]
Access to Abortion Already Imperiled for Those Who Need It Most
Originally posted on The Hill's Congress Blog One of the sleeper issues in the abortion debate raging as part of the health care reform bill is the language related to conscience clauses that affect hospitals' [...]
Victor Fisher, Anne Harrison, Mark A. Sandberg v. Craig Campbell
This case, known as the Alaska Personhood Initiative, is a pre-election challenge to the Alaska Lieutenant Governor's certification of a measure seeking to extend legal rights from the moment of conception. Case filed: 11/23/2009 State: [...]
Talking Points Memo: Abortion Rights Groups Hail Nelson Amendment Vote, See Boost In Fight Against Stupak
By Evan McMorris-Santoro "Abortion rights groups say the rejection of Sen. Ben Nelson's (D-NE) abortion amendment last night makes it easier for them to pressure House Democrats into rejecting a similar amendment included in the [...]
The Center Commemorates Human Rights Day
Calls on Governments Worldwide to Respect Reproductive Rights as Human Rights (PRESS RELEASE) Human Rights Day is a time to remember that a woman’s reproductive rights cut to the core of her fundamental well-being and [...]
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Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
