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Abortion in Texas
According to the Center's "What if Roe Fell?" interactive tool, Texas is categorized as a "hostile" state for abortion. See more about Texas's abortion laws here. Even before Texas’s S.B. 8 abortion ban took effect, abortion access in the [...]
House Passes Build Back Better Act with Historic Maternal Health Investments
11.19.2021 – (PRESS STATEMENT) Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act, which includes key maternal health investments from the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 and permanent, mandatory year-long [...]
Over 150 State Legislators Sign Letter to Call on the Senate to Enact Permanent and Mandatory Postpartum Medicaid Investments in Build Back Better Act
State legislators across 38 states encourage congressional leadership to include permanent and mandatory postpartum Medicaid coverage for one year in the Build Back Better Act.
Precedent and the Rule of Law: Spotlight on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
In upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case nearly 50 years of precedent hang in the balance.
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Rally for Abortion Rights at the Supreme Court December 1
Join us for a rally at the Supreme Court Wednesday, December 1 as we present oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Oral Arguments
Mark your calendar now to listen to an audio livestream of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health on December 1.
Abortion and Gender Equality: Spotlight on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health
For almost five decades, the right to abortion has helped advance gender equality in the U.S. by allowing generations of women to pursue their personal, educational, and employment opportunities and life goals.
New Rule Restores Reproductive Health Services to Title X Family Planning Program
Biden Administration's Final Rule on Title X restores reproductive health services under nationwide family planning program.
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Oral Arguments Presented at the Supreme Court in Texas Abortion Ban Cases
Cases challenging the Texas law brought by the Center and the Department of Justice were argued at the Court November 1.
Briefs Filed in Texas Abortion Ban Cases Cite Threats to Constitutional Rights, the Rule of Law, and Health and Wellbeing
Citing threats to constitutional rights and the rule of law—as well as harms to health and wellbeing—experts in constitutional law, health care, government, and civil rights filed amicus briefs in support of two cases challenging Texas’s extreme abortion ban.
Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson
Amicus Briefs: Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson
A broad range of experts and leaders in constitutional law, health care, government, and civil rights have filed amicus briefs in two cases challenging Texas’s unconstitutional law, Senate Bill 8 (S.B. 8), which bans abortion [...]
Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments Monday in Texas Abortion Ban Case
Listen to the livestream as the Center presents its case--Monday, November 1 at 10 a.m.
Abortion Providers’ Brief Filed in TX Abortion Ban Case Before SCOTUS
10.27.2021 – (PRESS STATEMENT) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed its opening brief in advance of Monday’s arguments when the Supreme Court will hear both Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson and United States v. [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.