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La ley de impunidad en Perú es una nueva violación a las víctimas de esterilizaciones forzadas
Lima, Perú. 15 de agosto de 2024. (Pronunciamiento) - DEMUS - Estudio para la Defensa de la Mujer, el Centro de Derechos Reproductivos (CDR), el Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL), el [...]
Iowa Abortion Ban Will Take Effect on Monday
7.26.24 (PRESS STATEMENT) – On Monday, July 29, an extreme six-week abortion ban is set to take effect in Iowa. This will mean that 18 states now ban abortion entirely or as early as six [...]
Statement by the Center for Reproductive Rights on the Polish Parliament’s Failure to Pass Landmark Abortion Decriminalization Bill
Warsaw, 12 July 2024—Poland's lower house of parliament, the Sejm, failed today to pass draft legislation to decriminalize abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy and later under certain conditions. This decision occurred despite [...]
Joint Statement Calling on Incoming EU Leadership to Prioritise Equality and Non-Discrimination
Paving the Way for an Equality-Centred Policy Cycle Brussels, 11 July 2024—The European Union was founded on the principles of equality and non-discrimination. Yet too many people continue to face discrimination and inequality across the [...]
Texas Medical Board Fails to Clarify Abortion Ban Exceptions
6.21.2024 (PRESS STATEMENT) — Today, the Texas Medical Board published rules to purportedly clarify exceptions to the state’s harsh abortion bans. The rules were published after undergoing a 30-day public comment period and a public [...]
Proyecto de Ley pone en riesgo justicia para más de 2.000 mujeres víctimas de esterilizaciones forzadas en el Perú
Lima. 13 de junio de 2024. (PRONUNCIAMIENTO) - Con profunda preocupación, DEMUS estudio para la defensa de los derechos de la mujer, el Centro de Derechos Reproductivos, y el Centro por la Justicia y el [...]
U.S. State Department Releases 2023 Human Rights Reports
04.23.24 (PRESS STATEMENT) – Yesterday, the U.S. Department of State released the 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which includes reporting on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in almost 200 countries. The [...]
Centuries-Old Abortion Ban Ruled Enforceable in Arizona
Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that a near-total abortion ban passed in 1864 can take effect
Joint Statement by CSOs Working on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Challenging Utterances Undermining the Right to Access Education for Pregnant Learners in Kenya
“The right to education… is an essential right for children, which has a long-lasting effect on the well-being of children. Education determines the future of children… The obligation of States to respect the right to [...]
EU institutions endorse new law guaranteeing access to sexual and reproductive health care for survivors of sexual violence
15.02.24 (STATEMENT) - The Center for Reproductive Rights welcomes the groundbreaking inclusion of legal guarantees for access to sexual and reproductive healthcare for survivors of sexual violence in new EU legislation on violence against women. [...]