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Reproductive Rights in the Time of COVID-19
American Bar Association
American Bar Association publishes an article by the Center's Autumn Katz, Managing Senior Counsel for U.S. Litigation and Nimra Chowdhry, Senior Legislative Counsel for U.S. Policy and Advocacy.
How the pandemic has affected abortion rules around the world
The Washington Post interviews Catalina Martinez, the Center's regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, for a story on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected abortion access around the world.
Issue Brief: U.S. Government Exploits COVID-19 to Mistreat Pregnant Immigrants and Asylum Seekers
A new issue brief from the Center for Reproductive Rights and partner organizations details how the U.S. government has exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to eviscerate humanitarian and human rights protections for immigrants and people seeking [...]
In Europe, Coronavirus Created an Obstacle Course for Safe Abortions
The New York Times quotes Leah Hoctor, Europe director of the Center for Reproductive Rights, in an article on how border closings and Covid-19 cases during the coronavirus pandemic have affected access to abortion services [...]
Las mujeres que están encarceladas injustamente en El Salvador deben ser liberadas ante la pandemia por COVID-19
Ante el avance de la pandemia y la precaria infraestructura carcelaria en El Salvador, la Agrupación Ciudadana por la Despenalización del Aborto, la Colectiva Feminista para el Desarrollo Local, el Centro de Derechos Reproductivos (CRR, [...]
How COVID-19 complicated an already complex abortion access issue in the South
USA Today reports on the pandemic's effect on access to abortion care in various Southern states and the efforts by the Center and others to restore and preserve access.
Center Lawsuits to Protect Abortion Access During the COVID-19 Pandemic Are Working
The flurry of lawsuits filed since March by the Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners are succeeding in protecting access to abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic. In eight states, officials have used the [...]
Appellate Court Says Oklahoma Abortion Clinics Can Stay Open During Pandemic
Last night, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of abortion providers, denying Oklahoma’s request to stay a lower court’s ruling from last week that blocked the state’s ban on abortion care during [...]
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Appellate Court Allows Abortion Services to Continue in Tennessee During Pandemic
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms lower court decision blocking Tennessee’s order restricting abortions during the pandemic Last night, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a preliminary injunction granted by a lower court, allowing [...]
Court Says Oklahoma Abortion Providers Can Stay Open as COVID-19 Lawsuit Continues
Last night, a federal district judge in Oklahoma granted a preliminary injunction allowing most abortion care to continue in the state, and allowing abortion access to resume fully on Friday, April 24, despite Gov. Kevin [...]
Medication Abortion Blocked Again in Texas COVID-19 Court Battle
Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against abortion providers, prohibiting medication abortion yet again for women in Texas. At Texas’ request, the court vacated a lower court’s ruling that allowed medication abortion to [...]
Court Blocks Tennessee’s COVID-19 Ban on Most Abortions
Federal court says Tennessee abortion providers can resume procedures, blocking the state’s order restricting abortions during the pandemic Today — at the request of the Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the [...]
Statement from the Center for Reproductive Rights on the Trump Administration’s suspension of funding of the World Health Organization
(Geneva-New York)--The following is the statement of Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights regarding the Trump Administration’s suspension of funding of the World Health Organization (WHO). “It is irresponsible and [...]
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Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
