Here’s A Story to Make You Nice and Mad
Here’s A Story to Make You Nice and Mad 07.26.12 - CNN.com is reporting that a pregnant teenager in the Dominican Republic is being denied cancer treatment because of the country's abortion ban. The 16-year-old is [...]
The Real-Life Consequences of a Personhood Measure
Here we go again. Anti-choice extremists in Oklahoma are shooting for the pinnacle of reproductive rights rollbacks—a personhood amendment to the state constitution that would send reproductive rights back to the very dark days before [...]
Millions of European Women Struggle to Access Contraception
Members of European Parliament Host Roundtable on Human Rights Violations, Gender Discrimination (PRESS RELEASE) Millions of women living in European Union member states still cannot access affordable contraception or even get accurate information about it [...]
Manuela v. El Salvador (Inter-American Court of Human Rights)
(Updated 12.02.21) In a landmark ruling, on November 30, 2021, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has for the first time established standards throughout the region to help protect women seeking reproductive health care, including [...]
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 [...]
RH Reality Check: Many International Agreements Later, Girls and Young Women Worldwide Still Lack Basic Rights
By Louise Finer, International Advocacy Manager, Center for Reproductive Rights Moldova is one of more than two dozen countries that celebrate International Women’s Day — March 8 — as a holiday, with an official day [...]
Russia Piles on Tighter Abortion Restrictions
The Center for Reproductive Rights is calling on the Russian government to reverse a recent string of unnecessary and dangerous abortion restrictions. Most recently, the Russian government has eliminated all social grounds for abortion between [...]
Toward Freedom: Eastern Europe’s Conservative Crackdown on Reproductive Freedom
By Jake Blumgart "Across Eastern and Central Europe, as unemployment surges and the European Union dithers, nationalist conservative and far right parties are on the march. Emboldened right-wing leaders are resurrecting debates around abortion and [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
IntLawGrrls: Rights-Based Approach to Sex-Selection
By Johanna Westeson, Regional Director for Europe, Center for Reproductive Rights A 28-year-old pregnant woman sat in a doctor’s office in Albania with tears streaming down her face. The doctor had just informed her that [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
