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New Research Report Documents How Louisiana’s Abortion Bans Harm Patients and Clinicians
Fact-finding report by the Center and its partners finds that criminalizing abortion care violates medical ethics, public health standards, and human rights—and undermines maternal health.
U.S. Repro Watch, March 8
Major pharmacies to dispense abortion pills, Alabama scrambles to address alarming IVF ruling, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights.
Defending Reproductive Autonomy: Center Sues Hawaiʻi to Protect Midwifery Care
Lawsuit asks state court to block a midwifery restriction law to restore access to safe, respectful, and culturally informed maternal care in Hawaiʻi communities.
Hawai‘i Law Restricting Midwives Challenged in Court
Native Hawaiian midwives and others sue state to block law that prevents them from serving communities in traditional ways.
U.S. Repro Watch, February 22
Alabama Supreme Court rules embryos are children, data on patient clinic visits sold to anti-abortion campaign, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights.
U.S. Repro Watch, February 7
Anti-abortion lawmakers work to keep abortion off the ballot, premature births on the rise, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights.
Michigan Abortion Restrictions Challenged in Court
02.06.24 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights, on behalf of Northland Family Planning Centers and Medical Students for Choice, filed a case in the Michigan Court of Claims challenging three abortion restrictions. [...]
Aligning Michigan Abortion Laws with the Voter-Approved Reproductive Freedom Amendment
Center sues state to block burdensome abortion laws left on the books after voters enshrined reproductive freedom into their state constitution in 2022.
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U.S. Repro Watch, February 1
SCOTUS warned of “junk science” in medication abortion case, pregnancies from rape in states banning abortion, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights.
U.S. Repro Watch, January 24
Marking what would have been Roe’s anniversary, funding limits for faux health clinics, pharmacists train to prescribe abortion pills, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights.
North Dakota Court Keeps Abortion Ban in Place for Now, Even for Those Facing Serious Health Risks
01.23.2024 (PRESS RELEASE) –Today, a North Dakota state court denied a request to block the state’s extreme abortion ban in situations where an abortion is necessary to preserve the life or health of a pregnant [...]
Kate Cox Tells Her Story
The Daily, CBS Sunday Morning
Kate Cox, who was denied emergency abortion care by the Texas Supreme Court, talks to CBS Sunday Morning and The Daily.
New Digital Tool Provides State-by-State Analysis of High Court Rulings on Abortion
State Constitutions and Abortion Rights tool features a user-friendly interactive map outlining each state high court's rulings and constitutional provisions.
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
