Progress on Accountability for Maternal Health Care and Mortality in Bihar, India
In India last month, the Division Bench of Patna with the State High Court of Bihar (High Court) handed down an order holding the state responsible for failing to protect, respect, and fulfill the rights [...]
RH Reality Check: Looking Anxiously Ahead as Health Care Reform Turns Two
By Katrina Anderson, Human Rights Counsel, Center for Reproductive Rights Two years ago this month, Congress finally responded to the American public’s demand for better health care and passed the Affordable Care Act (ACA). I would [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Files Case Revealing the Horrifying Reality of El Salvador’s Ban on Abortion
Manuela’s story demonstrates the fatal consequences of El Salvador’s law and why it must change (PRESS RELEASE) El Salvador’s absolute ban on abortion has resulted in tragic and often fatal consequences for the women living [...]
Madhya Pradesh court declares violation of women’s fundamental rights in Sandesh Bansal decision
On February 6, judges declared that the state of Madhya Pradesh had violated a woman's "fundamental right to live" when the government failed to provide proper prenatal care and maternal health services in an appropriate [...]
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