The Girls’ Stories
The girls in these cases had little to no access to sexual health and reproductive services—including abortion—and, after being sexually assaulted, were forced to remain pregnant and give birth at risk to their health and lives.
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Complaints Against Texas Hospitals for Denying Emergency Care for Ectopic Pregnancies
This administrative complaint argues that the hospitals violated its obligations under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) by denying pregnant women care for life-threatening ectopic pregnancies.
Kahoʻohanohano v. State of Hawaiʻi
Lawsuit asks the court to block a midwifery restriction law to restore access to safe, respectful, and culturally informed maternal care in Hawai‘i communities.
The Right to Quality Maternal Health Care in Kenya: The Josephine Majani Cases
The landmark 2018 ruling in Josephine Oundo Ongwen v. Attorney General and 4 Others (Bungoma High Court Petition No. 5 of 2014)—which recognized the right to quality maternal health care in Kenya—and the appeal of the ruling by Bungoma County.
About the Plaintiffs: Kahoʻohanohano v. State of Hawaiʻi
More about the Hawai’i midwives, midwifery students and women who are plaintiffs in the case.
Northland Family Planning Centers v. Michigan
This case seeks to block three state abortion restrictions and ensure Michigan’s laws align with its voter-approved constitutional amendment protecting reproductive freedom.
Medical Exceptions to State Abortion Bans
Representing patients denied abortion care despite facing severe and dangerous pregnancy complications, the Center’s cases seek to clarify medical exceptions to U.S. state laws that have outlawed abortion and put people’s lives at risk.
Cox v. Texas: The Case in Depth
This is the first case since the overturning of Roe v. Wade filed on behalf of a pregnant woman seeking emergency abortion care.
About the Plaintiff: Cox v. Texas
Kate Cox is seeking emergency abortion care in Texas to protect her health, life, and future fertility.
Amicus Briefs: Zurawski v. State of Texas
A broad range of experts filed amicus briefs (“friend of the court” briefs) to the Texas Supreme Court in support of the plaintiffs in Zurawski v. State of Texas, the Center’s case on behalf of Texas physicians and women denied abortion care despite facing severe and dangerous pregnancy complications that threatened their health, lives, and […]
