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Nation’s Highest Court Dismisses Case Concerning Oklahoma’s Unconstitutional Medication Abortion Ban

Nation’s Highest Court Dismisses Case Concerning Oklahoma’s Unconstitutional Medication Abortion Ban Law banning all medication abortion and use of medication to treat ectopic pregnancies remains permanently blocked (PRESS RELEASE) Following a recent ruling from the [...]

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Texas Health Care Providers Take Fight Against Unconstitutional Law to U.S. Supreme Court

Texas Health Care Providers Take Fight Against Unconstitutional Law to U.S. Supreme Court (PRESS RELEASE) Following a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that allowed the immediate enforcement of a [...]

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One-Third of Texas Women Will Soon Lack Access to Safe, Legal Abortion Following Appellate Court Ruling

One-Third of Texas Women Will Soon Lack Access to Safe, Legal Abortion Following Appellate Court Ruling 5th Circuit grants TX request to stay district court order blocking requirement all abortion providers must have admitting privileges [...]

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New U.N. Report Links Adolescent Pregnancy to Human Rights Failures, Calls on States to Address Range of Contributing Issues

U.N. Report Links Adolescent Pregnancy to Human Rights Failures, Calls on States to Address Contributing Issues (PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights commended the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today for linking adolescent pregnancy [...]

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Access to EC in Latin America Takes Center Stage at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Access to EC in Latin America Takes Center Stage at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Center for Reproductive Rights Participates In Public Hearing Addressing Restrictions on Emergency Contraception at the 149th Period of Sessions [...]

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Oklahoma Supreme Court Confirms Unconstitutional State Law Acts as a Total Ban on All Medication Abortion

Oklahoma Supreme Court Confirms Unconstitutional State Law Acts as a Total Ban on All Medication Abortion Ruling is in response to request from U.S. Supreme Court (PRESS RELEASE) In answering certified questions from the U.S. [...]

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Texas State Officials Appeal Federal Court Decision Blocking Unconstitutional Abortion Restrictions

Texas Officials Appeal Federal Court Decision Blocking Unconstitutional Abortion Restrictions Attorney General also asks 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to stay the injunction, which would make abortion care nonexistent for one-third of Texas women (PRESS [...]

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Court Decision Protects Abortion Access for Most Women in Texas, But Upholds Restrictions on Medication Abortion

Court Decision Protects Abortion Access for Most Women in Texas, But Upholds Restrictions on Medication Abortion Ruling blocks provision that would have made safe, legal abortion non-existent for one in three Texas women (PRESS RELEASE) [...]

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United Nations: Women Living in War-Torn Countries Need Comprehensive Reproductive Health Services

UN: Women Living in War-Torn Countries Need Comprehensive Reproductive Health Services U.N. Security Council and CEDAW Committee Address Lack of Essential Health Care for Women Living in Conflict (PRESS RELEASE) Acknowledging the devastating impact of [...]

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European Parliament Postpones Vote For Report on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

European Parliament Delays Adoption of Reproductive Health Report (PRESS RELEASE) In a 351 to 319 vote Tuesday, members of the European Parliament delayed the adoption of a report calling on all European Union members to [...]

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Texas Health Care Providers in Federal Court to Block Harmful Anti-Choice Measures

Texas Health Care Providers in Federal Court to Block Harmful Anti-Choice Measures (PRESS RELEASE) A federal judge will hear testimony and arguments today in a legal challenge to block two harmful and unconstitutional provisions of [...]

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Child Marriage in South Asia: Stop the Impunity (Press Release)

Child Marriage in South Asia: Stop the Impunity Center for Reproductive Rights Details Human Rights Violations Against Girls and Women Stemming From Child Marriage (PRESS RELEASE) Despite international and local laws clearly condemning child marriage, [...]

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Center for Reproductive Rights: Politicians in U.S. House Holding Women’s Health Hostage

Center for Reproductive Rights: Politicians in U.S. House Holding Women's Health Hostage (PRESS RELEASE) Politicians in the U.S. House of Representatives over the weekend attached a so-called “conscience clause” to a must-pass federal government spending [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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