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Center for Reproductive Rights Opposes Confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh

Center for Reproductive Rights Opposes Confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh Kavanaugh’s judicial record, writing, and public statements are fundamentally hostile to reproductive rights (PRESS RELEASE) Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center [...]

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Statement on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing Dates

Statement on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing Dates (PRESS RELEASE) Said Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: “Members of the United States Senate have a responsibility to understand [...]

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New Directors Join Board of Center for Reproductive Rights

New Directors Join Board of Center for Reproductive Rights (PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights, a global legal advocacy organization that fights to ensure reproductive rights are guaranteed in law as human rights, announced [...]

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Center for Reproductive Rights, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Submit Amicus Brief in Support of the “Janes”

Center for Reproductive Rights, NAPAWF, NLIRH Submit Amicus Brief in Support of the “Janes” (PRESS RELEASE) Today the Center for Reproductive Rights, the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF), and the National Latina Institute [...]

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Trial Concludes in Challenge to Unconstitutional Texas Abortion Restrictions

Trial Concludes in Challenge to Unconstitutional Texas Abortion Restrictions (PRESS RELEASE) A trial concluded today in Texas federal district court in a lawsuit brought by lead plaintiff Whole Woman’s Health and other Texas abortion providers, [...]

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Lawsuit Filed Against HHS for Refusing to Release Documents Regarding New Office for Civil Rights Division

Lawsuit Filed Against HHS for Refusing to Release Documents (PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights and the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) today filed suit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) [...]

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Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Nomination to U.S. Supreme Court

Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Nomination to U.S. Supreme Court (PRESS RELEASE) Said Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: “President Trump has vowed to nominate to [...]

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Nancy Northup Statement on Justice Kennedy Retirement

Nancy Northup Statement on Justice Kennedy Retirement Said Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: “Justice Kennedy’s retirement is devastating news at a divisive time in our nation and on the [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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Supreme Court Decision Awards Free Pass to Deceptive Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Supreme Court Decision Awards Free Pass to Deceptive Crisis Pregnancy Centers The Supreme Court today struck down a California law that protects women from so-called Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) by requiring them to disclose the [...]

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On Behalf of Notre Dame Students, Groups Sue Trump-Pence Administration and University Over Backroom Deal to Take Away Coverage of Birth Control

On Behalf of Notre Dame Students, Groups Sue Trump-Pence Administration and University Over Backroom Deal SOUTH BEND, IN — Citing flagrant defiance of federal law and the U.S. Constitution, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), [...]

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Virginia Health Care Providers File New Lawsuit Challenging Longstanding Abortion Restrictions

Virginia Health Care Providers File New Lawsuit Challenging Longstanding Abortion Restrictions Lawsuit brought by health care providers challenges abortion restrictions in the Commonwealth of Virginia — some of which have been on the books for [...]

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New York State Senate Passes Legislation to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes

New York State Senate Passes Legislation to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes Action is still needed in the New York State Assembly to authorize a statewide maternal mortality review board (PRESS RELEASE) Yesterday, the New York [...]

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UN Special Rapporteur on Poverty Calls on U.S. to Recognize Health Care as a Human Right

UN Special Rapporteur on Poverty Calls on U.S. to Recognize Health Care as a Human Right (PRESS RELEASE) – The Center for Reproductive Rights echoes concerns raised by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.