Realizing the Full Decriminalization of Abortion: A Comprehensive Approach Through Public Health and International Human Rights Law
Developed in partnership by the Guttmacher Institute and the Center for Reproductive Rights, this in-depth report integrates evidence from demographic, health and legal perspectives to present arguments for the liberalization and decriminalization of abortion laws.
International Safe Abortion Day Highlights the Need for Safe, Legal and Stigma-free Access to Abortion
Check out the status of abortion laws across the globe with the Center’s updated World’s Abortion Laws Map, featuring new narratives, improved interface and more context.
Abortion Rights Are Advancing Across the Globe
A supplement to the Center's World’s Abortion Laws Map, this report outlines trends in the liberalization of abortion laws over the last 30 years. You’ll see the 60+ countries that have liberalized their abortion laws [...]
The Global Context of the U.S.’s Regression on Abortion
As highlighted in a recent article and in Center resources, the U.S. has become a global outlier on abortion rights.
Center Leaders Join with Partners Across the Globe to Galvanize Support for Reproductive Rights at Women Deliver 2023
Held in Kigali, Rwanda, the conference brought together grassroots advocates and decision-makers to improve the well-being of women and girls.
Center Presenting at the Women Deliver 2023 Conference
At this leading international gender equity conference July 17 to 20, Center leaders will highlight the organization's global work to advance SRHR as fundamental human rights.
Center Events at Women Deliver 2023
Join the Center for Reproductive Rights for these events at the 2023 Women Deliver Conference in Kigali, Rwanda.
Our Partnership Principles
The Center for Reproductive Rights Partnership Principles provide a guiding framework for achieving shared impact and transformative change in people's lives in our work with and via our partners. These Principles are central to our [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Medication Abortion in Global Context: Frequently Asked Questions
Find out more about this safe, effective method for ending a pregnancy, which has been critical to advancing reproductive autonomy worldwide.
Center Joins in Commemorating International Women’s Day at the United Nations
Center leaders speak at sessions of the UN Human Rights Council and Commission on the Status of Women.
Honoring International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, and every day, the Center is working to build a world where every person participates with dignity as an equal member of society, regardless of gender.
UN Adopts Resolutions to Protect Gender and Reproductive Rights
Center works with partners to provide technical support to governments in UN negotiations to protect the rights of women and girls.
Looking Forward: Stronger Reproductive Rights Protections for 4.3 Billion People
The Center sets a high mark for impact: By 2030, half of the world’s population will be living under stronger protections for reproductive rights than they are today.
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.