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In a Blow to Women’s Health and Rights in Louisiana, Fifth Circuit Completely Disregards U.S. Supreme Court Precedent

In a Blow to Women’s Health and Rights in Louisiana, Fifth Circuit Completely Disregards U.S. Supreme Court Precedent (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a Louisiana law that [...]

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Virginia District Court Rejects Bid to Halt Lawsuit Against the Commonwealth’s Longstanding Abortion Restrictions

Virginia District Court Rejects Bid to Halt Lawsuit Against the Commonwealth’s Longstanding Abortion Restrictions Decision allows challenge by Virginia health care providers to move forward (PRESS RELEASE) A Virginia federal court today rejected the Commonwealth’s efforts to shut [...]

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The Center for Reproductive Rights Sues the Department of State over Deletion of Reproductive Rights from the Annual Human Rights Reports

The Center Sues the Department of State over Deletion of Reproductive Rights from the Annual Human Rights Reports (PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against [...]

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Council of Europe Decision Calls on Poland to Immediately Grant Women Access to Legal Abortion Care and Services

Council of Europe Decision Calls on Poland to Immediately Grant Women Access to Legal Abortion Care and Services (PRESS RELEASE)The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe today called on Poland to immediately put [...]

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Texas Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional Texas Reproductive Health Restriction in Challenge Brought by Whole Woman’s Health and Texas Abortion Providers

(PRESS RELEASE) Today, a federal district court judge struck down a Texas measure requiring health care providers to bury or cremate all embryonic and fetal tissue from abortions, miscarriages, and ectopic pregnancy surgeries—regardless of their [...]

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Unheard Voices: Women’s Experiences with Zika in Colombia

The goal of this report is threefold: firstly, it presents and evaluates the diverse impacts that the Zika virus has had on the reproductive lives of women living in Colombia. Secondly, this report analyzes the [...]

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Unheard Voices: Women’s Experiences with Zika in Brazil

The goal of this report is threefold: firstly, it presents and evaluates the diverse impact that the Zika virus has had on the reproductive lives of women living in Brazil. Secondly, this report analyzes the [...]

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Unheard Voices: Women’s Experiences with Zika in El Salvador

The goal of this report is threefold: firstly, it presents and evaluates the diverse impact that the Zika virus has had on the reproductive lives of women living in El Salvador. Secondly, the report analyzes [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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

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Unheard Voices: Women’s Experiences with Zika – The Global Response

The goal of this report series is threefold: firstly, it presents and evaluates the diverse impacts that the Zika virus has had on the reproductive lives of women living in Colombia, Brazil, and El Salvador. [...]

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Center for Reproductive Rights Opposes Confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh

Center for Reproductive Rights Opposes Confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh Kavanaugh’s judicial record, writing, and public statements are fundamentally hostile to reproductive rights (PRESS RELEASE) Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center [...]

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Statement on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing Dates

Statement on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing Dates (PRESS RELEASE) Said Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: “Members of the United States Senate have a responsibility to understand [...]

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New Directors Join Board of Center for Reproductive Rights

New Directors Join Board of Center for Reproductive Rights (PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights, a global legal advocacy organization that fights to ensure reproductive rights are guaranteed in law as human rights, announced [...]

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Center for Reproductive Rights, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Submit Amicus Brief in Support of the “Janes”

Center for Reproductive Rights, NAPAWF, NLIRH Submit Amicus Brief in Support of the “Janes” (PRESS RELEASE) Today the Center for Reproductive Rights, the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF), and the National Latina Institute [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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