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New York’s Strengthened Shield Law Will Further Protect Doctors Prescribing Abortion Medication card link

New York’s Strengthened Shield Law Will Further Protect Doctors Prescribing Abortion Medication

Center’s state team provided legal expertise in drafting policy language.

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Urgent action for UK Parliament to protect women’s essential reproductive rights

The Center for Reproductive Rights joined the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and over 30 medical, legal, and public health organisations in the UK in their call on the UK Parliament to take immediate action to safeguard women’s reproductive rights.

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Georgia Six-Week Abortion Ban Ruled Unconstitutional

“Forcing a woman to carry an unwanted, not-yet-viable fetus to term violates her constitutional rights to liberty and privacy.” —Judge Robert McBurney

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Victory in North Dakota! Abortion Will Again Be Legal in the State

In a case brought by the Center and its partners, court rules North Dakota’s near-total abortion ban unconstitutional.

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What does SCOTUS’s “Chevron Deference” ruling mean for the future of federal reproductive rights?

The U.S. Supreme Court overruled a decades-long legal test that gave deference to administrative actions. Find out about the implications of this ruling on reproductive rights going forward.

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Olympics-host France Leads on Liberalizing Abortion card link

Olympics-host France Leads on Liberalizing Abortion

2024 is not only the year France hosts the Summer Olympics but it also marks the year the country became the first ever to explicitly protect abortion in its constitution.

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Kansas Supreme Court Reaffirms the Right to Abortion Under the State’s Constitution

“We stand by our conclusion that section 1 of the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights protects a fundamental right to personal autonomy, which includes a pregnant person’s right to terminate a pregnancy.” —Kansas Supreme Court ruling

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U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Say Whether Hospitals Must Provide Stabilizing Abortion Care

“Today’s decision is not a victory for pregnant patients in Idaho. It is delay.” —Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

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Poland’s Parliamentary Commission Recommends Decriminalization of Abortion

Recommendation marks a significant step toward reforming Poland's highly restrictive abortion policies.

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Interstate Shield Laws

Interstate shield laws have become a critical tool used by abortion access states to protect abortion providers, helpers, and patient medical records when care is provided to out-of-state residents. 

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