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Maine Family Planning v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(REVISED 01.07.2022) Just days after the Trump Administration published its Domestic Gag Rule, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a case on behalf of Maine Family Planning --the largest reproductive health care organization in the state and its sole [...]
Irish 4 Reproductive Health, et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, et al.
(Revised 01.06.25) Citing flagrant defiance of federal law and the U.S. Constitution, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), Americans United for Separation of Church and State (Americans United), and the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), along [...]
Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions Re: ACA
Along with 29 other organizations, the Center urges Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reverse the Justice Department’s recent decision to not defend some provisions of the ACA, a move that could be especially harmful to [...]
Addressing Medical Professionals’ Refusals to Provide Abortion Care on Grounds of Conscience or Religion
In many European countries where abortion is legal, domestic laws and regulations allow medical professionals to refuse to provide abortion care or other forms of reproductive health care on grounds of conscience or religion. However, [...]
Nancy Northup Discusses Proposed Title X Restrictions on The Rachel Maddow Show
Nancy Northup Discusses Proposed Title X Restrictions on Maddow Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, was a guest on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show today discussing the Trump Administration’s proposed restrictions [...]
Ensuring Reproductive Rights: Reform to Address Women’s and Girls’ Need for Abortion After 20 Weeks in India
In May 2017, the Supreme Court of India denied a medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) to Z., a 35-year old woman from Patna, Bihar living with HIV who became pregnant as a result of rape. [...]
Helen Weems v. State of Montana
(Revised 5.16.23) The Montana Supreme Court permanently struck down a law that prohibited advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) from providing abortion care and reaffirmed the right to abortion under the state constitution. The lawsuit was brought [...]
Medical Students for Choice vs. Wright
The Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a complaint today in federal court in the District Court of the District of Columbia challenging interim final rules released last week by the Trump administration that threaten to [...]
