Proposed Global Gag Rule Threatens Women’s Health and Lives; Undermines Democratic Values
The House of Representatives-proposed Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 2012 would reinstate a failed Bush-era policy -- the "Global Gag Rule" -- that would silence overseas community groups and health experts, preventing them from discussing [...]
Veto Letter to MT Governor Brian Schweitzer: Senate Bill 97
Read the Center for Reproductive Right's letter to Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer urging him to veto Senate Bill 97 that would invade minor's privavcy, restrict young women's access to essential reproductive healthcare, and put some [...]
RR v. Poland, S&T v. Poland, and Z v. Poland – Polish Language Litigation Briefing Series (PDF)
Poland has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe. R.R. v. Poland, S &, T v. Poland and Z v. Poland, three pending cases before the European Court of Human Rights, filed by [...]
House Budget Bill Would Strip 60,000 Low-Income Women in the District of Columbia of Access to Abortion Services
The draft budget bill (H.R. 1) passed by the House of Representatives would overrule the decision of 400,000-plus voters in the District of Columbia to fund medically necessary abortions for low-income women. The bill would [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Letter in Opposition to H.R. 3
Dear Chairman Franks, Ranking Member Nadler, and Members of the Subcommittee: On behalf of the Center for Reproductive Rights, I urge you to reject the extreme and misleadingly titled "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act" [...]
Reproductive Rights Violations as Torture
Far too often, women suffer violations of their reproductive rights that inflict tremendous physical and psychological pain. They may be sterilized without their consent while doctors perform a cesarean section, denied pain medication and life-saving [...]
New Abortion Ban Bill Would Deny Abortion Coverage to Millions of Women and Allow Healthcare Providers to Deny Life-Saving Care to Women in Emergencies
On January 20, 2011, Representative Joe Pitts (R-PA) introduced an extreme anti-choice bill for consideration by Congress. Subsequently, on February 3, 2011, Rep. Pitts made public a revised bill. Key problems with the bill include: [...]
A Bait-and-Switch Attack on Reproductive Health: Radical New Anti-Choice Bill Would Deny Insurance Coverage to Millions of Women
On January 20, 2011, Rep. Chris Smith (R.-NJ) introduced extreme anti-choice legislation for consideration by Congress. While it is misleadingly called the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” (H.R. 3), current law already imposes punishing [...]
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O’Brien v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore: District Court Decision Granting Summary Judgment
The Center for Reproductive Rights has joined the City of Baltimore to defend a first-in-the-nation ordinance that demands truth in advertising from limited-service pregnancy centers. Those centers, also known as crisis pregnancy centers, are non-medical [...]
Discriminatory or Rights Based? CHR Advisory on the Local Ordinance by the City of Manila
"By the issuance of EO 003, the City of Manila, an instrumentality and essential element of the state, committed a clear breach of CEDAW obligation. By adopting an ordinance that limits the choice to natural [...]
Concluding Observations: Ecuador, Committee against Torture
The Center submitted a shadow letter on Ecuador before the Committee against Torture in October 2010. This letter underlines the human rights violations incurred due to pervasive sexual violence against girls in schools in Ecuador, [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.