(REVISED 2.24.2022) In this case, the Center challenged a Tennessee law requiring doctors to provide their patients with false and misleading information about “reversing” a medication abortion. Doctors would be forced to both lie to their patients about the possibility of an “abortion reversal” 48 hours before the procedure and post signs in their clinic […]
The Center for Reproductive Rights has been working to protect access to abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve filed several lawsuits challenging state orders to limit abortion access and have developed numerous resources addressing the unique reproductive health issues during the pandemic. For updates on each case, click on the individual state tabs to […]
(REVISED 2.24.2022) – In this case, the Center challenged a Tennessee bill that aims to prevent abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy and prevents pregnant people from obtaining abortion care for certain reasons, including related to sex, race, or in the case of fetal abnormalities. These “reason bans” imply that pregnant people cannot […]
In this major 2020 U.S. Supreme Court abortion case, the Court strikes down a Louisiana abortion restriction and affirms the strong legal standard used by courts for decades to determine the constitutionality of abortion laws.
(REVISED 1.07.2021) This lawsuit challenges an Oklahoma law forcing doctors to tell patients that medication abortion (abortion by pills) can be “reversed”—a false claim unsupported by scientific evidence. This false information must be relayed to the patient 72 hours before their medication abortion appointment, or physicians can be charged with a felony. In addition to conveying […]
(Revised 9.21.21) This lawsuit challenges the “Denial of Care” rule first issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2019, which changed a component of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in a way that would harm health care access for women, LGBTQ people, and immigrants. The new regulation would invite […]
See the case SisterSong v. State of Georgia, filed in July 2022 by the Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners, presenting a challenge under the Georgia costate constitution to Georgia’s six-week abortion ban. Plaintiffs: SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, Feminist Women’s Health Center, Planned Parenthood Southeast, Inc., Atlanta Comprehensive Wellness Clinic, Atlanta Women’s Medical […]
Case seeks to end the discriminatory practice of barring pregnant girls and adolescent mothers from school.
These cases were brought on behalf of four girls—each under the age of 14—who were raped and forced to give birth. The cases argue that by failing to protect these sexual abuse victims, the countries violated their human rights.
(REVISED 1.19.2022) The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit challenging section 6 of the Kansas Telemedicine Act (House Bill 2028), which seeks to ban abortions administered through telemedicine, and a provision of a Kasnas regulatory scheme that prohibits the provision of any medication used to induce an abortion unless the prescribing physician is in the […]
