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Centuries-Old Abortion Ban Ruled Enforceable in Arizona card link

Centuries-Old Abortion Ban Ruled Enforceable in Arizona

Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that a near-total abortion ban passed in 1864 can take effect

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,United States,In the Courts,Press Releases

Case Backgrounder: Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA

Abortion,United States,In the Courts,Publications

Florida Supreme Court Allows State to Ban Abortion—But Clears the Way for a Vote on Abortion Rights

Court rules that Florida’s right to privacy no longer protects abortion rights, allowing Florida’s 15-week ban to remain in effect.

Abortion, Legal Protections, Legal Restrictions,United States,In the Courts, Reporting on Rights,News

Florida Supreme Court Allows State to Ban Abortion, But Sends Measure to Protect Abortion Rights to the Voters in November 

In upholding a 15-week abortion ban, the court cleared the way for a six-week abortion ban to take effect.

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,United States,In the Courts,Press Releases

Amicus Brief in Idaho v. United States and Moyle et al. v. United States

The Center's amicus brief on behalf of pregnant patients describing their harrowing medical experiences in states with abortion bans.

Abortion,United States,In the Courts,Case Document
Tennessee Medical Exceptions Case Hearing Scheduled for April 4 card link

Tennessee Medical Exceptions Case Hearing Scheduled for April 4

Watch a livestream of the hearing in Blackmon v. State of Tennessee.

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,United States,In the Courts,Story

Order of Dismissal: Tulsa Women’s Reproductive Clinic v. Drummond

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,United States,In the Courts,Case Document

Concurrence: Tulsa Women’s Reproductive Clinic v. Drummond

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,United States,In the Courts,Case Document

Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.

Court of Appeal Decision (2024) card link

Court of Appeal Decision (2024)

Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Africa, Kenya,In the Courts,Case

Kahoʻohanohano v. State of Hawaiʻi

Lawsuit asks the court to block a midwifery restriction law to restore access to safe, respectful, and culturally informed maternal care in Hawai‘i communities.

Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,United States,In the Courts,Case

Victory in Kenya: Court of Appeal Affirms Right to Respectful Maternal Health Care

Court issues sweeping decision in Center’s case of pregnant woman physically and verbally abused by hospital staff and left to deliver on a concrete floor.

Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Africa, Kenya,In the Courts,Story

Defending Reproductive Autonomy: Center Sues Hawaiʻi to Protect Midwifery Care 

Lawsuit asks state court to block a midwifery restriction law to restore access to safe, respectful, and culturally informed maternal care in Hawaiʻi communities.

Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,United States,In the Courts,News

Pregnant Woman Forced to Deliver on Hospital Floor Wins Appeal in Landmark Case

Affirming the Right to Respectful Maternal Health Care in Kenya 

Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Africa, Kenya,In the Courts,Press Releases

Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.