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04.23.24

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Its Second Major Abortion Case of the Term April 24

Case will determine if states banning abortion can override federal law and deny pregnant patients emergency abortion care.

As College Decision Day Nears, Students Should Consider States’ Abortion Access

With half the U.S. states banning or severely restricting abortion, millions of young people will be headed to colleges in states without access.

04.10.24

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.

04.16.24

Study Finds That Pakistan’s Vague Laws Enable Health Care Providers to Deny Abortion Services in Sindh Province

Report by the Center and Aahung recommends the decriminalization of abortion and training of health care providers to improve access to care.

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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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U.S. Repro Watch, April 18

Indiana abortion ban violates religious freedom, Arizona to reinstate Civil War-era 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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Support the Center and help achieve a world where every person participates with dignity as an equal member of society, regardless of gender.

April 15, 2024

German Expert Commission Recommends Modernization of Abortion Law

April 10, 2024

Honduras fue denunciado ante el Comité de Derechos Humanos de la ONU por la prohibición absoluta del aborto vigente en el país

April 10, 2024

Honduras has been brought before the United Nations Human Rights Committee for its ban on abortion

Center in the Spotlight

April 22, 2024 — Multiple outlets

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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Its Second Major Abortion Case of the Term April 24

As College Decision Day Nears, Students Should Consider States’ Abortion Access

Case at United Nations Human Rights Committee Seeks to Ensure Access to Abortion in Honduras

Study Finds That Pakistan’s Vague Laws Enable Health Care Providers to Deny Abortion Services in Sindh Province

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German Expert Commission Recommends Modernization of Abortion Law

Honduras fue denunciado ante el Comité de Derechos Humanos de la ONU por la prohibición absoluta del aborto vigente en el país

Honduras has been brought before the United Nations Human Rights Committee for its ban on abortion

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Expert Panel Calls on Germany to Legalize Abortion in First 12 Weeks

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