Types: Press Releases
Court Rules in Favor of Native Hawaiian Midwives
07.24.2024 (PRESS RELEASE) – Yesterday, a Hawai‘i state court temporarily blocked part of the Midwifery Restriction Law, which prevents pregnant people in Hawai‘i from using traditional midwives for their pregnancies and births, as they have [...]
Esterilizaciones forzadas en Perú: condenan a un médico, pero la impunidad persiste
Lima, Perú. 19 de julio del 2024 (Comunicado de prensa). DEMUS - Estudio para la Defensa de la Mujer, el Comité de América Latina y el Caribe para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos de [...]
Kansas Supreme Court Reaffirms Right to Abortion Under State Constitution
07.05.24 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Kansas Supreme Court reaffirmed that the state constitution protects the right to abortion, striking down several abortion restrictions. Among the laws permanently struck down today is a ban on [...]
Supreme Court Refuses to Say Whether EMTALA Requires Hospitals to Provide Stabilizing Abortions
06.27.24 (PRESS RELEASE) — Just one day after accidentally posting the unfinished opinion to their website, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today to reinstate a lower court injunction that blocked Idaho’s abortion ban to the [...]
Fujimori más cerca de ser procesado por las esterilizaciones forzadas en Perú: Corte Suprema de Chile amplía delitos de su extradición
Lima, Bogotá, Washington, D.C. 26 de junio de 2024.- El lunes 24 de junio, la Corte Suprema de Chile ordenó ampliar la extradición contra Alberto Fujimori por delitos, que por las características de su comisión [...]
Michigan Abortion Restrictions Blocked by Court
06.25.24 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, a Michigan state court temporarily blocked three Michigan abortion restrictions. The laws will remain blocked as the case proceeds. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed this case in February on [...]
Poland’s Parliamentary Commission Recommends Decriminalization of Abortion
GENEVA, 25.06.2024 – The Center for Reproductive Rights welcomes today’s landmark recommendation by a Polish parliamentary commission in favour of the decriminalization of abortion in Poland. This recommendation signals an important first step in efforts [...]
Leading Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Organizations Launch ‘Abortion Access Now’ Campaign and $100 Million Investment
06.24.24 (PRESS RELEASE) – Marking the two-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, leading reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations have launched the 'Abortion Access Now' campaign, pledging a $100 million investment to advance abortion rights [...]
Supreme Court Ruling Maintains Access to Mifepristone
Current regulations of mifepristone will remain unchanged for now
Texas Supreme Court Refuses to Clarify Abortion Ban Exceptions
5.31.2024 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Texas Supreme Court issued a ruling in Zurawski v. Texas that fails to provide any meaningful clarity on when doctors can perform abortions for dire medical reasons. The ruling [...]
