This human rights “shadow report,” jointly submitted by four organizations to the UN Human Rights Committee, represents early findings from fact-finding research underway in the southern U.S. state of Louisiana, where abortion is prohibited at all stages of pregnancy with few exceptions. The documented experiences of health care providers, patients, and community-based organizations capture the […]
Building momentum on its case against Texas, the Center files complaints in Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma to ensure pregnant people in dire situations can access abortion care and doctors have clarity on “medical emergency” exceptions in their state’s abortion bans.
With a new Court makeup after its only female justice retired, Court’s ruling is devastating to abortion access in the state and throughout the South.
Mifepristone will remain available under current regulations due to an earlier U.S. Supreme Court order.
This analysis by the Center explains the Dobbs majority’s approach to determining what liberty interests the Fourteenth Amendment protects; considers the ways in which the U.S. Supreme Court has previously assessed protected liberty interests; and concludes that Dobbs will, if accepted, stymie constitutional protection of reproductive autonomy and a host of rights grounded in bodily […]
06.06.23 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, Kansas abortion providers filed a lawsuit in state court challenging several onerous, harmful restrictions. These laws make abortion care harder to access by creating delays and forcing providers to relay inaccurate, misleading information that threatens patients’ health and undermines medical ethics. One such restriction—scheduled to take effect July 1—forces providers […]
A six-week abortion ban—nearly identical to one thrown out by the state supreme court earlier this year—was signed into law this morning, causing chaos and confusion for patients and providers.
Case challenges a Montana administrative rule that would make it nearly impossible for Medicaid recipients to access abortion care in the state.
Report by ANSIRH details poor-quality care post-Roe and its harm to patients and providers.