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U.S. Defense Department to Aid Servicemembers’ Travel for Abortion Care
Move comes after years of advocacy by the Center and its coalition partners to improve access to reproductive health care for servicemembers and veterans.
Center Joins to Petition the FDA to Improve Treatment for Miscarriage Care
Nearly 50 organizations seek to expand access to essential medications for miscarriage care and remove legal risks to providers and patients.
Pakistan’s Sindh Government Increases Access to Obstetric Fistula Repair Services to Comply with Orders by the High Court
Ruling in Sayed v. Sindh marks major progress in improving maternal health, especially for women living on low incomes.
Over 150 State Legislators Sign Letter to Call on the Senate to Enact Permanent and Mandatory Postpartum Medicaid Investments in Build Back Better Act
State legislators across 38 states encourage congressional leadership to include permanent and mandatory postpartum Medicaid coverage for one year in the Build Back Better Act.
Black Maternal Health Week is April 11-17
As the U.S. faces a maternal health crisis, with Black women three times more likely to die than white women from pregnancy complications, the Center for Reproductive Rights has partnered to sponsor Black Maternal Health Week, April 11-17—a seven-day series aimed at raising awareness, inspiring activism, and strengthening organizing for Black maternal health.
Center Leader Recognized for Work on Black Maternal Health
Breana Lipscomb, Senior Manager of the Maternal Health and Rights Initiative at the Center for Reproductive Rights, was recently awarded the inaugural Kira Johnson Advocate of the Year Award for her work on Black maternal [...]
European governments must ensure safe and timely access to abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic
Joint civil society statement The COVID-19 pandemic and public health crisis is presenting grave challenges for health care systems across Europe. As European countries work to address the pandemic, protect their populations, and meet [...]
IN THE FACE OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC, SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe – pushing healthcare systems to their limits and compelling governments and healthcare institutions to make difficult and increasingly urgent decisions about how to deliver care [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
California District Court Joins other Federal Courts in Vacating the Trump Administration’s “Denial of Care” Rule in Full
(PRESS RELEASE) Today, a California federal judge became the third judge in the U.S. to strike down the Trump Administration’s Denial of Care rule in its entirety. U.S. District Judge William Alsup also upheld the [...]
Lambda Legal, Center for Reproductive Rights and Americans United Sue Trump Administration to Block Denial of Care Rule
Lambda Legal, CRR, and Americans United Sue Trump Administration to Block Denial of Care Rule (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Lambda Legal, and Americans United for Separation of Church and State [...]
Unequal Access to Maternal Health Care in the EU
Access to quality maternal health care is a human right to which all women and girls are entitled. Regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, or any other social, economic or political affiliation, all pregnant persons are [...]
Free and Reunited: The Women Behind Bars in El Salvador
Free and Reunited: The Women Behind Bars in El Salvador
Maine Title X Recipients Take Trump Administration to Court
Maine Title X Recipients Take Trump Administration to Court In an effort to block the Domestic Gag Rule, the Center for Reproductive Rights has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Maine Family Planning (PRESS RELEASE)—Today, [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.