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U.S. Supreme Court Case Summaries: Privacy Law 1891-Present

The 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade was far from radical—it was the logical extension of Supreme Court decisions on the right to privacy dating back to the turn of the century and [...]

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Roe v. Wade – Then and Now

On January 22, 1973, the United States Supreme Court struck down the State of Texas's criminal abortion laws, finding that the right to decide whether to have a child is a fundamental right guaranteed by [...]

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Reproductive Rights Groups Hail Decision Striking Down Michigan’s Third Attempt at a Dangerous and Extreme Ban on Abortion

The American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Reproductive Rights, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America today hailed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit striking down Michigan's third attempt at [...]

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The Center for Reproductive Rights Commends Mexico City for New Law Legalizing Abortion in First Trimester

Vote Follows Important Decisions Acknowledging Reproductive Rights As Human Rights Tuesday, April 24, 2007, New York, NY USA -- Today Mexico City's legislature voted to make abortion legal in the first trimester, a landmark decision [...]

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Statement on Supreme Court’s Abortion Ruling by Dr. LeRoy H. Carhart, the lead plaintiff in Stenberg v. Carhart (2000) and Gonzales v. Carhart (2007)

April 18, 2007 - I am devastated by today's decision. I have taken this issue to the Supreme Court twice because I care deeply about the health of my patients and all women. When the [...]

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Roberts Court Shows Its Cards: In A Stunning Reversal, Supreme Court Rules Against Women’s Health, In Favor Of Abortion Restriction

Today, in its ruling upholding the Federal Abortion Ban case, the U.S. Supreme Court effectively overturned 30 years of precedent and announced that women's health is no longer a paramount concern. The Center for Reproductive [...]

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Children’s Rights Committee Recommends Strengthening Adolescents’ Reproductive Rights in Kenya

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Center for Reproductive Rights Applauds Landmark Abortion Decision by European Court of Human Rights

Court finds Poland in violation of human rights and awards EUR 25,000 in case of woman left nearly blind. March 20, 2007 - The European Court of Human Rights held today, for the first time, [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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Center for Reproductive Rights Statement On 8th Circuit Ruling that Employers Don’t Have to Cover Contraceptives in Health Plans

New York, NY - Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled that the country's largest railroad, Union Pacific, is not discriminating against women by excluding coverage for prescription contraceptives in its [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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