https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_FH_Decrim_Abortion_Day_2012.jpg International Day of Decriminalization of Abortion In 2008, Manuela, a 33-year-old mother of two from El Salvador, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison after suffering severe complications giving birth. From the moment that she arrived at the hospital seeking emergency health care, slipping in and out of consciousness and hemorrhaging, […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_feature_header_human_life_amendment.jpg A World of Tragedy: The real-world consequences of a “human life” amendment The opponents of reproductive rights are once again calling for a “human life” amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Of course, the Constitution already protects human life, what these extremists really want is to completely ban abortion nationwide. The amendment’s innocuous name masks […]
As part of its 2013 reviews of Chile and El Salvador, the Committee against Torture (CAT Committee) solicited input from civil society organizations to determine the issues that would be covered in the country revisions. The Center for Reproductive Rights submitted shadow letters addressing both countries, and the CAT Committee took up all of the […]
Here’s A Story to Make You Nice and Mad https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crr_HP_image_DomRep_Abortion_0.jpg 07.26.12 – CNN.com is reporting that a pregnant teenager in the Dominican Republic is being denied cancer treatment because of the country’s abortion ban. The 16-year-old is dying of acute leukemia, but doctors are reluctant to give her aggressive chemotherapy because she’s nine weeks pregnant. The […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/okla-personhood-results-img.jpeg Here we go again. Anti-choice extremists in Oklahoma are shooting for the pinnacle of reproductive rights rollbacks—a personhood amendment to the state constitution that would send reproductive rights back to the very dark days before Roe v. Wade made it legal for women to seek abortions from licensed reproductive health care providers—and not through […]
(Updated 12.02.21) In a landmark ruling, on November 30, 2021, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has for the first time established standards throughout the region to help protect women seeking reproductive health care, including abortion. The ruling by the Court—which is the highest judicial body for human rights in the Americas—came on November 30 […]
Manuela’s story demonstrates the fatal consequences of El Salvador’s law and why it must change (PRESS RELEASE) El Salvador’s absolute ban on abortion has resulted in tragic and often fatal consequences for the women living in that country — resulting in the arbitrary imprisonment of women suffering from miscarriages and complications in their pregnancies, according […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hp_bogota.jpg (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights announced the opening of its new regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean in Bogotá, Colombia. The Center has worked in the region for fifteen years, advancing women’s access to reproductive health services, through human rights litigation and the documentation of reproductive rights violations. “We’ve […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cardenas_inthefeild_2.jpg Since 1992, the Center’s innovative legal work has fundamentally transformed the landscape of reproductive health and rights worldwide, and has already strengthened laws and policies in more than 50 countries. CRR in the Field is a personal look at the various ways Center staff interacts with plaintiffs, policy makers, governing bodies, and supporters at […]
By Luisa Cabal and Lilian Sepúlveda For all of President Barack Obama’s pledges that he stands for universal human rights, the fundamental rights of women are likely to be left off the table when he visits leaders in Latin America this week. Indeed, Obama’s swing south includes stops to Brazil, Chile and El Salvador – […]