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Olympics-host France Leads on Liberalizing Abortion
2024 is not only the year France hosts the Summer Olympics but it also marks the year the country became the first ever to explicitly protect abortion in its constitution.
U.S. Repro Watch, July 24
Battles over November state ballot initiatives, Iowa abortion ban to take effect, and more news on U.S. reproductive rights.
Esterilizaciones forzadas en Perú: condenan a un médico, pero la impunidad persiste
Lima, Perú. 19 de julio del 2024 (Comunicado de prensa). DEMUS - Estudio para la Defensa de la Mujer, el Comité de América Latina y el Caribe para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos de [...]
Climate Justice, Environmental Justice, and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
This position paper from the Center for Reproductive Rights highlights the intersections between climate justice, environmental justice, and SRHR.
Climate Justice, Environmental Justice, and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: International Legal and Policy Framework
This Cereport highlights the current protections and guarantees for gender equality and SRHR within international and regional legal and policy frameworks and identifies areas where these norms could be further strengthened
Statement by the Center for Reproductive Rights on the Polish Parliament’s Failure to Pass Landmark Abortion Decriminalization Bill
Warsaw, 12 July 2024—Poland's lower house of parliament, the Sejm, failed today to pass draft legislation to decriminalize abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy and later under certain conditions. This decision occurred despite [...]
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Kansas Supreme Court Reaffirms the Right to Abortion Under the State’s Constitution
“We stand by our conclusion that section 1 of the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights protects a fundamental right to personal autonomy, which includes a pregnant person’s right to terminate a pregnancy.” —Kansas Supreme Court ruling
New Fact Sheet Examines Sri Lanka Abortion Laws, Policies and Practices
Although the country criminalizes abortion, it is available clandestinely—and unsafe abortion is the third leading cause of maternal deaths.
U.S. Repro Watch, July 11
SCOTUS "dawdles" on EMTALA, progress and setbacks in the states, U.S. maternal mortality highest among wealthy countries, and more news on U.S. reproductive rights.
Joint Statement Calling on Incoming EU Leadership to Prioritise Equality and Non-Discrimination
Paving the Way for an Equality-Centred Policy Cycle Brussels, 11 July 2024—The European Union was founded on the principles of equality and non-discrimination. Yet too many people continue to face discrimination and inequality across the [...]
Fact Sheet: Laws, Policies and Practices on Abortion in Sri Lanka
Developed by the Center and its partner, the Centre for Equality and Justice (CEJ), this fact sheet examines the laws and practices around abortion in Sri Lanka.
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.