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Center for Reproductive Rights Submits Amicus Brief Supporting ACLU’s Challenge to Alabama Abortion Ban

Center for Reproductive Rights Submits Amicus Brief Supporting ACLU’s Challenge to Alabama Abortion Ban (MEDIA ADVISORY) The Center for Reproductive Rights yesterday filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh [...]

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Congressman Don Beyer to Speak Out in Support of Federal Women’s Health Protection Act at Community Event in Virginia

Congressman Don Beyer to Speak Out in Support of Federal Women’s Health Protection Act at Community Event in Virginia (MEDIA ADVISORY) Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA-8) will join community leaders, women’s health advocates, and other elected [...]

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Federal Court Permanently Blocks Clinic Shutdown Laws in Tennessee

Federal Court Permanently Blocks Clinic Shutdown Laws in Tennessee A federal district court permanently blocked two of Tennessee’s Texas-style clinic shutdown laws today after the state dropped their defense of the measures, ensuring both restrictions [...]

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President Trump Signs Measure Reversing Obama Era Rule Protecting Women’s Access to Basic Health Care

President Trump Signs Measure Reversing Obama Era Rule Protecting Women’s Access to Basic Health Care (PRESS RELEASE)  President Trump today signed a measure which rescinds an Obama-era rule protecting health care for patients who rely [...]

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Center For Reproductive Rights Statement On Confirmation Of Judge Neil Gorsuch To The Supreme Court

Center For Reproductive Rights Statement On Confirmation Of Judge Neil Gorsuch To The Supreme Court Following an unprecedented vote to change Senate rules yesterday, the Senate voted today to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee Judge [...]

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U.S. Senate Votes to Reverse Obama Administration Rule Protecting Women’s Access to Basic Health Care

U.S. Senate Votes to Reverse Obama Administration Rule Protecting Women’s Access to Basic Health Care Two dozen Senators speak out against the measure, standing up for family planning (PRESS RELEASE)  By a vote of 51-50—with [...]

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Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Evasion of Questions on Roe v. Wade and Constitutional Right to Privacy

Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Evasion of Questions on Roe v. Wade This week before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, despite being asked repeatedly, Judge Neil Gorsuch refused to [...]

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Women Lawyers Express Concern Over Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch

Women Lawyers Express Concern Over Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch (MEDIA ADVISORY) Please be advised that 72 of the individual women lawyers who spoke about the importance of abortion access in their lives and [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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U.N. Committee: El Salvador Must Repeal Total Abortion Ban

U.N. Committee: El Salvador Must Repeal Total Abortion Ban (PRESS RELEASE) El Salvador should repeal its total abortion ban and pass a law that decriminalizes abortion in limited circumstances, according to the United Nations Committee [...]

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Croatian Court Reaffirms Constitutionality of Women’s Access to Abortion

Croatian Court Reaffirms Constitutionality of Women’s Access to Abortion (PRESS RELEASE) Today the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia reaffirmed the constitutionality of access to abortion. The Constitutional Court decision rejected claims made by [...]

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Women’s Health Champions in Congress Reintroduce Historic Women’s Health Protection Act

Women’s Health Champions in Congress Reintroduce Historic Women’s Health Protection Act Measure introduced on anniversary of oral argument in landmark Supreme Court case Whole Woman’s Health v Hellerstedt (PRESS RELEASE) Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and [...]

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Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court

Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court (PRESS RELEASE)  Today President Trump announced the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Gorsuch [...]

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Congresswomen Reintroduce Bill to Ensure Coverage of Abortion Services for All Women

Congresswomen Reintroduce Bill to Ensure Coverage of Abortion Services for All Women EACH Woman Act would restore abortion coverage to millions, regardless of income, insurance plan, or zip code. Measure introduced less than one week [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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