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Abortion on the Ballot: Rights Measures Win Approval in First Major U.S. Elections Since Roe v. Wade Overturned card link

Abortion on the Ballot: Rights Measures Win Approval in First Major U.S. Elections Since Roe v. Wade Overturned

Ballot initiatives and elections will shape the direction of abortion access across the U.S.

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Californians Approve Constitutional Amendment Protecting Right to Abortion

11.08.2022 – (PRESS STATEMENT) California voters tonight approved Proposition 1, which adds language to the state constitution expressly ensuring the right to abortion. While the California constitution already protects the right to privacy, the constitution [...]

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Michigan Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment to Protect Reproductive Freedom

11.09.2022 – (PRESS STATEMENT) Voters in Michigan tonight passed Proposition 3, voting to amend their state constitution to affirm the right of every Michigander to reproductive freedom, including the right to abortion. Earlier tonight, voters [...]

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Vermonters Approve Constitutional Amendment to Protect Abortion in Landslide Vote

11.08.2022 – (PRESS STATEMENT) Tonight, voters in Vermont overwhelmingly passed The Reproductive Liberty Amendment, choosing to amend their state constitution to affirm the right of every Vermont citizen to reproductive freedom, including the right to [...]

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Voters to Weigh in on Abortion Rights This Election Day

Ballot initiatives in five states scheduled November 8.

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Elizabeth Banks Helps Raise $2.7 Million for the Center for Reproductive Rights at 30th Anniversary Gala

10.26.22 (PRESS RELEASE) —The Center for Reproductive Rights raised $2.7 million Tuesday night at its 30th anniversary gala in New York, with special guest Elizabeth Banks. The event was held just four months after the [...]

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Georgia Abortion Providers Urge Court to Block Six-Week Abortion Ban at Trial

10.25.2022 (PRESS RELEASE) – This week, Georgia abortion providers and advocates went to trial, seeking to block the state’s ban on abortion after approximately six weeks of pregnancy. For more than three months, the ban [...]

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U.S. Defense Department to Aid Servicemembers’ Travel for Abortion Care

Move comes after years of advocacy by the Center and its coalition partners to improve access to reproductive health care for servicemembers and veterans.

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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

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Center Argues to Protect Abortion Rights Under State Constitutions

Arguments scheduled in South Carolina and Georgia cases challenging abortion bans.

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Center Joins to Petition the FDA to Improve Treatment for Miscarriage Care

Nearly 50 organizations seek to expand access to essential medications for miscarriage care and remove legal risks to providers and patients.

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Center Lawsuit Seeks to Restore Abortion Access in Arizona by Blocking a Civil War-Era Abortion Ban

Court asked to clarify state’s conflicting abortion laws that have forced providers to cease abortion services.

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Lawsuit Filed to Restore Abortion Access in Arizona

10.4.22 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, an Arizona physician and the Arizona Medical Association filed a lawsuit in state court, asking the court to allow abortion care to resume through 15 weeks of pregnancy. The lawsuit [...]

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100 Days Since Roe Fell

A Center infographic offers a quick snapshot of abortion in the U.S. 100 days after the Supreme Court revoked the constitutional right to abortion.

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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