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June Medical Services v. Russo
Ruling’s Impact on the Undue Burden Standard
A new report issued by the Center for Reproductive Rights analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 decision in June Medical Services v. Russo, a leading abortion case brought by the Center.
On Hyde Amendment’s 44th Anniversary, Center and Allies Call for its End
Amendment Prohibiting Federal Coverage of Most Abortion Care Harms Marginalized Communities Since 1976, the Hyde Amendment has institutionalized unequal access to reproductive health care by denying coverage of abortion care for people enrolled in Medicaid [...]
Issue Brief: U.S. Government Exploits COVID-19 to Mistreat Pregnant Immigrants and Asylum Seekers
A new issue brief from the Center for Reproductive Rights and partner organizations details how the U.S. government has exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to eviscerate humanitarian and human rights protections for immigrants and people seeking [...]
The Loss of a Reproductive Rights Champion: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The Center for Reproductive Rights remembers Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a trailblazer for women's rights and gender equality.
UN Experts Say U.S. Abortion Restrictions During COVID-19 Crisis Violate Human Rights
Experts Condemn States’ Efforts to Restrict Access to Abortion Care UN human rights experts have declared that efforts by U.S. states to restrict access to abortion care during the COVID-19 crisis are violations of human [...]
Five North Carolina Abortion Restrictions Challenged in Lawsuit by the Center and Partners
Restrictions Disproportionately Harm Black People and People in Rural Areas The Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners have filed a wide-reaching lawsuit challenging five North Carolina abortion restrictions that have stigmatized essential health care [...]
Center and Partners Challenge Tennessee Medication Abortion “Reversal” Law
The Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners have sued to block a Tennessee law requiring doctors to lie to patients by telling them that medication abortions can be “reversed.” Such a “reversal” claim is [...]
New Issue Brief Addresses Infertility and IVF Access for Military Servicemembers and Veterans
The Center for Reproductive Rights has issued the third issue brief in its “Serving Those Who Serve?” series, addressing the unique barriers to reproductive health care faced by servicemembers, veterans and their families. The new [...]
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Center Launches New Program to Protect Refugee Rights in Uganda
The Center and its partners at CARE International in Uganda have launched a new pilot program to protect the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of women and girls in one of Uganda’s largest [...]
Center Advocacy Efforts Will Help Improve Maternal Health in Georgia
Law Enacted to Extend Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Aims to Reduce Maternal Mortality, Racial Disparity Advocacy efforts by the Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners helped lead to the enactment of a new law in [...]
Serving Those Who Serve?
The Center for Reproductive Rights and partners have developed a set of three issue briefs focusing on reproductive health care for servicemembers, veterans and their families. The series, titled Serving Those Who Serve?, describes the [...]
Center and Coalition Lead Digital Campaign Urging Congress to Protect Abortion Access
Broad Coalition Urges Passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act The Center for Reproductive Rights today joined a broad coalition of more than 100 organizations in a digital campaign urging Congress to pass the Women’s [...]
Center Lawsuits Block Abortion Bans in Georgia and Tennessee
Georgia ban ruled unconstitutional, Tennessee ban temporarily blocked On July 13, the Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners secured two important victories blocking state abortion bans in Georgia and Tennessee. Georgia A federal district [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.