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As the Hyde Amendment Turns Forty, Center for Reproductive Rights Continues to Call for Repeal
As the Hyde Amendment Turns Forty, Center for Reproductive Rights Continues to Call for Repeal 40 years since passage of dangerous and discriminatory Hyde Amendment coincides with new national poll showing voters support lifting abortion [...]
States Continue to Defend Unconstitutional Clinic Shutdown Laws in Spite of Supreme Court Ruling
States Continue to Defend Unconstitutional Clinic Shutdown Laws in Spite of Supreme Court Ruling (MEDIA ADVISORY) Earlier this week the Center for Reproductive Rights requested a federal district court permanently block Louisiana’s Texas-style clinic shutdown law [...]
House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing Targeting Low-Income Women’s Access to Safe, Legal Abortion
(PRESS RELEASE) Despite facing a host of other issues related to access to critical health care services, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice earlier today held a hearing which focused on two [...]
Federal District Court Ends Legal Challenge to Unconstitutional Arizona Law Restricting Women’s Access to Medication Abortion, Ensuring Measure Will Never Take Effect
Federal District Court Ends Legal Challenge to Unconstitutional AZ Law Restricting Access to Medication Abortion (PRESS RELEASE)—A federal district court yesterday ended the legal challenge to an unconstitutional Arizona law which severely restricted a woman’s [...]
Federal District Court Ends Legal Challenge to Unconstitutional Arizona Law Forcing Doctors to Lie to Women, Ensuring Law Will Never Take Effect
Federal District Court Ends Legal Challenge to Unconstitutional Arizona Law Forcing Doctors to Lie to Women Ruling comes less than two months after nation’s highest court issues historic ruling reaffirming a woman’s constitutional right to [...]
Sia, Jessica Williams, Leslie Jones, and more, to perform in All Access concert supporting abortion access for all
Sia, Jessica Williams, Leslie Jones, and more, to perform in All Access concert supporting abortion access for all Abortion rights supporters will come together on September 10 in Cleveland, Miami, Chicago, Philadelphia and Atlanta for [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Calls on Texas to Abandon Latest Unconstitutional Attempt to Restrict Safe, Legal Abortion
Center Calls on Texas to Abandon Latest Unconstitutional Attempt to Restrict Safe, Legal Abortion (MEDIA ADVISORY) The Center for Reproductive Rights has submitted comments to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) in response [...]
Alaska Supreme Court Overturns Parental Notice Law
Alaska Supreme Court Overturns Parental Notice Law Vulnerable teenagers relieved from additional burdensome hurdles. Ruling comes less than a month after nation’s highest court issues historic ruling reaffirming a woman’s constitutional right to safe, legal [...]
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Center for Reproductive Rights Files New Lawsuit Challenging Every Abortion Restriction Passed in Louisiana This Year
Center for Reproductive Rights Files New Lawsuit Challenging Every Abortion Restriction Passed in Louisiana This Year Louisiana passes seven abortion restrictions this session, the highest number of any state in 2016. New filing comes four [...]
Supreme Court Refuses to Review Mississippi’s Clinic Shutdown Law
Supreme Court Refuses to Review Mississippi’s Clinic Shutdown Law Last clinic in the state to remain open while legal challenge continues Order comes less than one day after nation’s highest court strikes down Texas’ clinic [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Clinic Shutdown Law in Historic Victory for Women
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Clinic Shutdown Law in Historic Victory for Women Clinics in Texas will remain open after high court rejects sham laws attacking constitutional right to legal abortion (PRESS RELEASE) – [...]
Pennsylvania Doubles Down on Restricting Abortion: Bill Passed By House Contains Two Abortion Bans
Pennsylvania Doubles Down on Restricting Abortion: Bill Passed By House Contains Two Abortion Bans The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed an unconstitutional measure yesterday which bans the most common method of second trimester abortion while [...]
137 State Legislators Express Support for Women’s Access to Safe, Legal Abortion
137 State Legislators Express Support for Women's Access to Safe, Legal Abortion 137 state leaders from Arizona to Texas have signed an open letter expressing their support for a woman’s access safe and legal abortion. [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.