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Center for Reproductive Rights Sues Department of Health and Human Services for Failing to Comply with Freedom of Information Act Requests
(PRESS RELEASE) —Today, the Center for Reproductive Rightsfiled a complaint against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for failing to produce records related to the Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) operations and enforcement [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Back at U.S. Supreme Court; Identical Abortion Issue Decided in 2016
Court will revisit abortion precedent as it reviews a law designed to shutdown abortion clinics (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for certiorari filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights, [...]
Fight for Abortion Rights Returns to Supreme Court
Justices have agreed to hear a Center case out of Louisiana that could determine the future of abortion rights. Today the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear June Medical v. Gee, a case brought by [...]
Abortion Case Heads to Oklahoma Supreme Court
Center for Reproductive Rights appeals recent court decisions that could devastate abortion access in Oklahoma. (Press Release) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed an appeal with the Oklahoma Supreme Court, asking it to block [...]
Federal Court Blocks Georgia’s Abortion Ban From Taking Effect
U.S. District Court Judge Blocks a Georgia Law Banning Abortion from the Earliest Weeks in Pregnancy from Going into Effect While the Case is Argued in the Court (Press Release) -Today, the U.S. District Court [...]
Federal Court Rules on Virginia Abortion Restrictions
In a mixed ruling, a federal judge struck down multiple anti-abortion laws in Virginia, while upholding others (Press Release) Today, a federal district court ruled on four Virginia laws that have impeded abortion access for [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Sues to Protect Free Speech of Oklahoma Physicians
Oklahoma law forces physicians to lie to patients about abortion, violating medical ethics and free speech (PRESS RELEASE)—Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit in Oklahoma state court on behalf of abortion providers [...]
Court Blocks North Dakota Law Forcing Physicians to Lie About Abortion
In case filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights and the AMA, a federal court has blocked a law that would force doctors to tell patients that some abortions are reversible (PRESS RELEASE) Today, a [...]
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More Than 130,000 Advocates Speak Out Against HHS Rollback of Civil Rights
The Center for Reproductive Rights and coalition partners collected more than 130,000 comments opposing a new HHS rule that rolls back protections for women and LGBTQI people (PRESS RELEASE) This week, the Center for Reproductive [...]
Record Support in Congress for Bill to Protect Abortion Access
The Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019 (H.R. 2975) has surpassed 200 cosponsors in the House of Representatives, more signers than ever before (PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights applauds the more than 200 [...]
Rogue Oklahoma Court Upholds Ban on Standard Abortion Method
Oklahoma facing abortion access crisis as it becomes first state to uphold law that would ban standard abortion method Today, an Oklahoma state court became the first in the nation to uphold a law making [...]
Oklahoma Court Goes Rogue, Upholds Abortion Ban
Judge says doctors can no longer use a safe and standard abortion method (Press Release) Today, the Oklahoma district court became the first court in the country to uphold a ban on the standard method [...]
Statement on Commission on Unalienable Rights
On Monday, July 8, Secretary Pompeo announced the creation of a Commission on Unalienable Rights, chaired by Professor Mary Ann Glendon, to advise on “human rights grounded in our nation’s founding principles” based on documents [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.