(Report) The Constitutional Right to Reproductive Autonomy: Realizing the Promise of the 14th Amendment
This Center report delves into constitutional rights and guarantees in U.S. law that undergird the right to reproductive autonomy.
State Constitutions and Abortion Rights: Building Protections for Reproductive Autonomy (Report, April 2022)
This Center report outlines 11 states in which high courts have recognized that their state constitutions protect abortion rights and access independently from and more strongly than the U.S. Constitution or have struck down restrictions [...]
Historic Senate Vote Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
PRESS STATEMENT 04.07.22 Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: The Center for Reproductive Rights congratulates Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on her confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court and [...]
Texas Supreme Court Rules In Favor of State in Challenge to Vigilante Abortion Ban
On March 11, 2022, the Texas Supreme Court issued a ruling allowing the state's vigilante 6-week abortion ban to remain in place.
What You Need to Know About the Historic Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court
On February 25, 2022, President Biden announced his intention to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement. Judge Jackson has had a [...]
2021 State Legislative Wrap-up (Report)
State Policy Report: An overview of the state landscape
Abortion and Liberty Rights: Spotlight on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
If the Supreme Court weakens the right to abortion, it will also undermine precedent that protects a broad range of liberty rights.
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Over 150 State Legislators Sign Letter to Call on the Senate to Enact Permanent and Mandatory Postpartum Medicaid Investments in Build Back Better Act
State legislators across 38 states encourage congressional leadership to include permanent and mandatory postpartum Medicaid coverage for one year in the Build Back Better Act.
Precedent and the Rule of Law: Spotlight on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
In upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case nearly 50 years of precedent hang in the balance.
Case Timeline: Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson
May 19: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 8 into law. July 13: Plaintiffs filed the case in federal district court. August 4-5: The defendants filed motions to dismiss, asking the district court to [...]
Legislators, Advocates and Experts Collaborate at Center’s State Leadership Summit
Proactive strategies to advance reproductive health, rights and justice highlighted the discussions at the Center's State Leadership Summit.
Lawsuit by the Center and Partners Blocks Arizona’s “Reason” Abortion Ban
In yet another lawsuit brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners to block a state abortion ban, a federal district court judge temporarily blocked Arizona’s ban on abortion for patients with fetal diagnoses, just hours [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
