Arizona Set to Become the 15th State to Ban Abortion After State Supreme Court Reinstates 1864 Law
Abortion has been banned or severely restricted in half the U.S. states since the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in 2022.
Abortion has been banned or severely restricted in half the U.S. states since the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in 2022.
After becoming pregnant as a result of rape, an indigenous woman and human rights defender was denied emergency contraception and abortion care and was forced to give birth against her will.
Court rules that Florida’s right to privacy no longer protects abortion rights, allowing Florida’s 15-week ban to remain in effect—and clearing the way for its six-week ban.
In upholding a 15-week abortion ban, the court cleared the way for a six-week abortion ban to take effect.
President Biden focused on access to abortion and the full spectrum of reproductive rights in the 2024 State of the Union.
Watch a livestream of the hearing in Blackmon v. State of Tennessee.
This report by the Center for Reproductive Rights and AAHUNG examines the impact of Pakistan’s existing legal framework on the availability and access to safe abortion services in Sindh province of Pakistan and makes recommendations to decriminalize abortion and increase access to quality health care services.
Fact-finding report by the Center and its partners finds that criminalizing abortion care violates medical ethics, public health standards, and human rights—and undermines maternal health.