Pregnant Woman Forced to Deliver on Hospital Floor Wins Appeal in Landmark Case
Affirming the Right to Respectful Maternal Health Care in Kenya
Hawai‘i Law Restricting Midwives Challenged in Court
Native Hawaiian midwives and others sue state to block law that prevents them from serving communities in traditional ways.
Hawaiʻi Midwifery Litigation
About the Plaintiffs: Kahoʻohanohano v. State of Hawaiʻi
More about the Hawai'i midwives, midwifery students and women who are plaintiffs in the case.
Center-led Program in Bangladesh to Improve Reproductive Health Services for Rohingya Refugees
Modeled on its successful accountability initiative in Uganda, program at Cox’s Bazar refugee settlement aims to enhance delivery of sexual, reproductive and maternal health services.
Center Releases 2023 State Legislative Wrap-up Report
State legislation reflects the polarizing nation, with some states acting to strongly protect reproductive rights and access, and others finding new ways to criminalize abortion care despite the health effects.
2023 State Legislative Wrap-Up
This policy report by the Center provides an overview of the U.S. state policy landscape after tracking almost 2,000 bills proposed in state legislatures relating to reproductive care.
Reproductive rights are human rights.
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Kenya Court of Appeal Expected to Issue Judgment Soon in Case of Pregnant Woman Abused by Hospital Staff and Forced to Deliver on Hospital Floor
The Center is defending a 2018 judgment recognizing that the neglect and abuse of women seeking maternity health services are rights violations under the Kenyan Constitution and international law.
“Allowing Domestic Violence Perpetrators to Carry Guns Will Worsen the U.S. Maternal Health Crisis”
Ms., Teen Vogue
The Center's Tamar Eisen and Diana Kasdan explain how the right to life and reproductive autonomy includes the right to live free from violence at the hands of intimate partners.
News on the Case
Victory in Kenya: Court of Appeal Affirms Right to Respectful Maternal Health Care, 02.28.24 Kenya Court of Appeal Expected to Issue Judgment Friday in Case of Pregnant Woman Abused by Hospital Staff and Forced to [...]
Josephine’s Story
More about plaintiff Josephine Majani.
The Right to Quality Maternal Health Care in Kenya: The Josephine Majani Cases
The landmark 2018 ruling in Josephine Oundo Ongwen v. Attorney General and 4 Others (Bungoma High Court Petition No. 5 of 2014)—which recognized the right to quality maternal health care in Kenya—and the appeal of the ruling by Bungoma County.
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
