Issue: Legal Restrictions
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New Study Confirms That the Texas Abortion Ban “Is Responsible” for a Rise in Infant Deaths
The Nation
Deaths from fetal anomalies increased 23% after Texas’s six-week ban took effect in 2021.
Factsheet Examines the Impact of India’s Laws on Adolescents’ Access to Abortion Care
Law designed to protect minors has created a chilling effect on adolescent access to safe abortion services.
New Fact Sheet Examines Sri Lanka Abortion Laws, Policies and Practices
Although the country criminalizes abortion, it is available clandestinely—and unsafe abortion is the third leading cause of maternal deaths.
Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Women Denied Abortion Care Despite Dangerous Pregnancy Complications
In Zurawski v. State of Texas, court refuses to provide clarity on exceptions to state abortion bans.
U.S. Supreme Court Abortion Cases: A Brief Primer
The Court will soon rule on two cases that could limit access to an abortion medication and deny pregnant patients access to emergency care.
Advocating for Abortion Reform in the Philippines
New brief outlines the impact of the country’s restrictive laws and recommends legalization and decriminalization.
Advocacy Efforts by the Center and Regional Partners Lead to CEDAW Recommendation to Liberalize Turkmenistan Abortion Law
Advocacy included a joint submission and presentation highlighting the country’s restrictive abortion laws and barriers to access.
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Its Second Major Abortion Case of the Term on April 24
Case will determine if states banning abortion can override federal law and deny pregnant patients emergency abortion care.
As College Decision Day Nears, Students Should Consider States’ Abortion Access
With half the U.S. states banning or severely restricting abortion, millions of young people will be headed to colleges in states without access.
