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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 NEW YORK, NY – Janet Benshoof, founder and president emerita of the Center for Reproductive Rights, died December 18th. “We are [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Woman Wrongfully Imprisoned After Obstetric Emergency Is Denied Freedom
Woman Wrongfully Imprisoned After Obstetric Emergency Is Denied Freedom (PRESS RELEASE) The San Salvador Second Tribunal of Sentence (Tribunal Segundo de Sentencia de San Salvador) has denied freedom to Teodora del Carmen Vásquez (37 years [...]
Irish Parliamentary Committee Recommends Abortion Law Reform
Irish Parliamentary Committee Recommends Abortion Law Reform European Union Pledges 500 Million Euros Towards Gender Equality Fund (PRESS RELEASE)Today the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution—a select committee of the Irish Parliament [...]
Annual Report 2017
As we mark our 25th anniversary, the Center for Reproductive Rights celebrates the trails we have blazed and the progress we have made toward building a world where reproductive rights are recognized and respected as [...]
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