Court Cases

The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global legal advocacy organization that advances reproductive rights through strategic litigation in national courts, United Nations committees, and regional human rights bodies.

Case Highlights

Girls, Not Mothers: Preventing Forced Pregnancy in Latin America and Beyond

Norma v. Ecuador, Lucía v. Nicaragua, Susana v. Nicaragua, Fátima v. Guatemala (UN Human Rights Committee)
October 30, 2025. These four coordinated cases set new worldwide standards for protecting the sexual and reproductive rights of sexual abuse survivors.
Girls, Not Mothers: Preventing Forced Pregnancy in Latin America and Beyond

Center Sues Trump Administration for Withholding Records on Abortion Pill

Center for Reproductive Rights v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Food and Drug Administration
November 13, 2025. We sued the Trump administration for its failure to respond to multiple Freedom of Information Act requests seeking transparency about its re-evaluation of abortion pill…
Two fingers holding an abortion pill.
Center Sues Trump Administration for Withholding Records on Abortion Pill

Seeking Justice for Women Forcibly Sterilized in Peru

Celia Ramos v. Peru (Inter-American Court of Human Rights)
October 29, 2025. This milestone case urges Latin America’s regional human rights court to recognize forced sterilization as a violation of human rights.
Seeking Justice for Women Forcibly Sterilized in Peru

The Right to Quality Maternal Health Care in Kenya: The Josephine Majani Cases

Josephine Oundo Ongwen v. the Attorney General and 4 Others; County Government of Bungoma & 2 others v. Josephine Oundo Ongwen (a.k.a. Josephine Majani) & 2 Others
October 28, 2025. These cases resulted in a landmark ruling that affirmed the right to respectful maternal health care in Kenya.
The Right to Quality Maternal Health Care in Kenya: The Josephine Majani Cases
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