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Take Action Against the Hyde Amendment
Take Action Against the Hyde Amendment A poor woman in Texas, relying on public assistance to make ends meet for her family, decides that she can’t continue an unwanted pregnancy. But a first-trimester abortion costs [...]
Featured Video: Nancy Northup on CBS News
Center President Nancy Northup talks to CBS News about the Center's victory in our Plan B case against the FDA. On March 23rd a federal court ordered the FDA to reconsider making the emergency contraceptive [...]
Center Calls on Obama to Strike Down Hyde on Roe Anniversary
Nancy Northup Issues Statement On this 2009 anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, the Center for Reproductive Rights calls on President Barack Obama to strike the Hyde Amendment which bans funding [...]
New Director for Law School Initiative
Former Director of NYU’s Global Public Service Law Project to Head Center’s Law School Initiative New York - The Center for Reproductive Rights today announced that Diana Hortsch, the former director of New York University [...]
Repro Rights Are Human Rights
Six months pregnant and feeling unwell, a poor woman goes to a state-run clinic in Rio de Janeiro for help—and is turned away. A week later, she is dead. Halfway around the world, in Hungary, [...]
A New Era for Reproductive Rights
Statement by Center President Nancy Northup The Center for Reproductive Rights congratulates President Barack Obama on his historic inauguration. Center President Nancy Northup issued the following statement:"Today, as the world celebrates the inauguration of Barack [...]
HHS Rule Set to Go into Effect Inauguration Day
New York—Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights announced its support for three federal lawsuits filed against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The suits challenge a new regulation that will drastically hinder [...]
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