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Biden Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
2.25.2022 (STATEMENT) — Today, it was announced that President Biden will nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to the U.S. Supreme Court. Statement from Nancy [...]
U.S. Senate Will Vote to Protect Abortion in Federal Law
02.17.22 (PRESS RELEASE)— Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer announced that the Senate will vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) on February 28, 2022. The bill—which would protect the right to abortion [...]
Justice Breyer to Retire this Term
PRESS STATEMENT1/26/22 Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: Today, it was reported that Justice Stephen Breyer, the author of some of the most important abortion cases in recent [...]
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.
Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on U.S. Department of Justice Lawsuit Against Texas on Six-Week Abortion Ban
09.09.2021 – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights regarding the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the state of Texas on S.B. 8: “It’s a gamechanger [...]
Statement: House Passes Spending Bill Without Helms Amendment
07.29.2021 Statement by Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: We applaud the House of Representatives on the historic passage of an appropriations bill that will significantly advance sexual and reproductive [...]
Statement: House Passes Spending Bill Free From Hyde
07.29.2021 Statement from Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: Today, for the first time in more than 40 years, the House of Representatives passed an appropriations package free from the Hyde [...]
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Members of Congress Introduce Bill to Protect Abortion Access
06.08.21 (PRESS RELEASE) — Today, the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA)—a bill that would protect the right to access abortion throughout the country—was introduced in the House by U.S. Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), [...]
Center Applauds Reintroduction of Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act in U.S. Congress
5.26.2021 (PRESS RELEASE) -- The Center for Reproductive Rights commends Senators Robert Menendez(D-NJ), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-05), Gregory Meeks (NY-05), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Lois [...]
Statement on the Confirmation of Kristen Clarke for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights
Statement from Lourdes Rivera, Senior Vice President of the Center for Reproductive Rights: We congratulate Kristen Clarke on her historic confirmation as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and are encouraged that a bipartisan majority [...]
Statement from Lourdes Rivera, Senior Vice President of U.S. Programs at the Center for Reproductive Rights, on President Biden’s Proclamation on Black Maternal Health Week in the U.S.
Today, President Joe Biden took a momentous step and brought national awareness to the U.S. maternal health crisis disproportionately impacting Black mothers by signing a proclamation recognizing April 11 through April 17, 2021 as Black Maternal Health Week. The proclamation [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
