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Written Opinion on the Right to Care and its Relation to Reproductive Autonomy Submitted Before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Opinion by the Center and its partners argues that care—including caring for others, being cared for and self-care—should be considered a universal and autonomous human right.
Caso Francisca: (F.S.) Violaciones a los Derechos Reproductivos de las Mujeres Viviendo con VIH
En 2002, Francisca decidió tener su primer hijo, pero en la primera etapa de su embarazo la diagnosticaron VIH. Ella tomó las medidas para reducir el contagio vertical al feto y dio a luz mediante [...]
Chile Agrees to End Forced Sterilization Practices and Provide Reparations in Case at the IACHR
The agreement provides justice for Francisca--a woman with HIV forcibly sterilized in a Chilean hospital--after a years-long effort by the Center for Reproductive Rights and Vivo Positivo at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Biden Administration to Rescind Trump-era “Domestic Gag Rule”
The Biden Administration on Wednesday issued a proposed rule to undo a harmful Trump-era policy, known as the “domestic gag rule,” that targeted the Title X family planning program with regulations limiting access to reproductive health care services.
Nepal Enacts Legislation to Protect Women’s Rights to Bodily Autonomy
(PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights welcomes Nepal's official enactment of the “Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Rights Act, 2018” (RH Act). The act has been endorsed by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari of Nepal, [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights and National Women’s Law Center v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Center for Reproductive Rights and the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) filed suit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for refusing to release records related to a new division within the [...]
Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Contraception Rules Blocked by Federal Court
Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Contraception Rules Blocked by Federal Court (PRESS RELEASE) - In a victory for women’s health and reproductive rights, a federal judge in Pennsylvania today blocked the Trump administration from enforcing interim final rules [...]
Over a Half-Million Public Comments from Across the Country Submitted Opposing Trump Administration Rules Threatening Access to Contraception
Over a Half-Million Public Comments from Across the Country Submitted Opposing Contraception Rules Reproductive Rights Groups, Members of Congress and Allies Delivered Massive Wave of Public Comments on Meaningful Impact Contraception Coverage Has Had on [...]
Council of Europe Commissioner Launches New Report on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Europe
The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe—the main human rights watchdog for the continent—released a new report on women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights. Releasing the report, Nils Muižnieks, the Commissioner for Human [...]
