Accountability Bodies
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Community Perspectives, Experiences, and Recommendations on Louisiana’s Abortion Bans
Released by Reproductive Health Impact, Lift Louisiana, and the Center for Reproductive Rights, this report draws from interviews with representatives from community-based organizations and Louisianans of reproductive age to demonstrate the harmful impact of Louisiana’s abortion bans. Its findings are meant to complement those in Criminalized Care. Read more about the reports here.
Supreme Court Refuses to Say Whether EMTALA Requires Hospitals to Provide Stabilizing Abortions
06.27.24 (PRESS RELEASE) — Just one day after accidentally posting the unfinished opinion to their website, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today to reinstate a lower court injunction that blocked Idaho’s abortion ban to the extent it is in conflict with the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA)—a longstanding federal law requiring hospitals to […]
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Interstate Shield Laws
Interstate shield laws have become a critical tool used by abortion access states to protect abortion providers, helpers, and patient medical records when care is provided to out-of-state residents.
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U.S. Repro Watch, June 26
Two years without Roe, Supreme Court abortion case updates, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights.
Michigan Abortion Restrictions Blocked by Court
06.25.24 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, a Michigan state court temporarily blocked three Michigan abortion restrictions. The laws will remain blocked as the case proceeds. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed this case in February on behalf of Northland Family Planning Centers and Medical Students for Choice. The lawsuit asserts that the three restrictions violate Michigan’s […]
Opinion: Northland Family Planning Centers v. Michigan
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Leading Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Organizations Launch ‘Abortion Access Now’ Campaign and $100 Million Investment
06.24.24 (PRESS RELEASE) – Marking the two-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, leading reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations have launched the ‘Abortion Access Now’ campaign, pledging a $100 million investment to advance abortion rights and access across the United States. The funding will help build a long-term federal strategy to codify the right to […]
Texas Medical Board Fails to Clarify Abortion Ban Exceptions
6.21.2024 (PRESS STATEMENT) — Today, the Texas Medical Board published rules to purportedly clarify exceptions to the state’s harsh abortion bans. The rules were published after undergoing a 30-day public comment period and a public hearing, during which numerous physicians and concerned citizens– including Kate Cox and multiple plaintiffs in Zurawski v. Texas – spoke […]
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Abortion on the Ballot
Since the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, voters have come out and shown strong support for reproductive freedom. Voters in more states will get to weigh in this November.