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The Economist: Fertile grounds for hope

The Economist: Fertile grounds for hope Evelyne Opondo * SIR - Although it is true that modern contraception could play an important role in lowering birth rates in sub-Saharan Africa, governments must ensure that women [...]

Contraception, Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Africa, Tanzania,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Center in the Spotlight

Abandoned By a Nation

The Center filed a new case against Ireland to stop its health care system from turning its back on women in desperate need of help. It’s nearly impossible to go through this life and not [...]

Abortion, Legal Protections, Legal Restrictions, Contraception, Legal Protections, Legal Restrictions, Funding for Reproductive Healthcare,Europe, Ireland,In the Courts, At the United Nations,News

Women Must Have Control Over Their Own Bodies

Women Must Have Control Over Their Own Bodies [OP-ED] by Rebecca Brown Earlier this year France was the latest to join a handful of progressive countries to expand access to reproductive health services — with [...]

Abortion, Legal Protections, Legal Restrictions, Contraception, Legal Protections, Legal Restrictions, Funding for Reproductive Healthcare,Europe, France, Accountability Bodies, United Nations,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World, Reporting on Rights,News

WATCH: Texas Law Closes Two More Clinics

WATCH: Texas Law Closes Two More Clinics Amy Hagstrom Miller, owner of Whole Woman’s Health and our client, appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show last night to deliver devastating news: the unconstitutional law passed in [...]

Abortion, Funding for Reproductive Healthcare, Other Financial Barriers, Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,United States,In the Courts, Reporting on Rights,News

Downton Abbey & Black History Month

Downton Abbey & Black History Month Great piece over the weekend from Talking Points Memo writer Nicole Beisel. Beisel takes a look at a recent storyline on the popular television show “Downton Abbey” when one [...]

Abortion, Funding for Reproductive Healthcare, Other Financial Barriers, Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,United States,Reporting on Rights,News

Jurist: Examining the Constitutionality of Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones

Jurist: Examining the Constitutionality of Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones Stephanie Toti The US Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in McCullen v. Coakley, involving a Massachusetts statute that creates 35 foot buffer zones around abortion [...]

Abortion, Anti-Choice Harassment, Definitions, Legal Protections,United States,In the Courts, Engaging Policymakers, In the States (USA),Center in the Spotlight

New York Magazine: Watch Mark Ruffalo Talk About Abortion Rights

New York Magazine: Watch Mark Ruffalo Talk About Abortion Rights Kat Stoeffel, The Cut Mark Ruffalo has been a known abortion rights advocate for about a year. But now he’s on tape — just in [...]

Abortion, Legal Protections, Legal Restrictions,United States,Engaging Policymakers, In the States (USA), In Washington D.C.,Center in the Spotlight

The State of the States 2013

The State of the States 2013 The Landscape of Abortion Restrictions Passed in 2013 Over the past year, we have had to double the size of our team of attorneys and experts who track state [...]

Abortion, Legal Protections, Legal Restrictions, Contraception, Emergency Contraception, Legal Protections, Legal Restrictions,United States,In the Courts, Engaging Policymakers, Reporting on Rights,News

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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