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An International Human Right: Sexuality Education for Adolescents in Schools
An International Human Right: Sexuality Education for Adolescents in Schools
Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Mexico City Abortion Law
Court Joins Global Trend of Loosening Restrictions on Abortion NEW YORK - Today in an 8 to 3 groundbreaking vote, Mexico's Supreme Court upheld Mexico City's law making abortion legal in the first trimester, ruling [...]
Proposed HHS Regulations Create Confusion Around Women’s Access to Reproductive Healthcare Information
NEW YORK - Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed new regulations which would limit women's ability to get complete reproductive healthcare services. While the rules are not identical to the draft [...]
At Risk: Rights Violations of HIV-Positive Women in Kenyan Health Facilities
Women living with HIV in Kenya who seek medical care suffer multiple human rights violations and encounter daunting barriers to quality healthcare. The Center will highlight findings from its new report At Risk: Rights Violations [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Opposes Proposed HHS Regulations That Would Launch a Dangerous Assault on Women’s Health
Applauds Senator Clinton for Taking a Stand Against Proposal to Limit Access to Reproductive Healthcare NEW YORK - Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) will hold a press conference today at New York's Bellevue Hospital, speaking out [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Conclusion of Grand Jury Investigation of Dr. George Tiller
On Thursday, July 3, a citizen-convened grand jury refused to indict Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. In a written statement, the jurors said they had not found sufficient evidence to accuse Dr. Tiller of [...]
Pregnant Women in Nigeria Die Due to Government Negligence, According to Center for Reproductive Rights’ New Report
Almost 60,000 women die every year in Nigeria from preventable pregnancy-related causes because the oil-rich country has failed to implement and enforce its own policies on maternal health, according to a new report published by [...]
Broken Promises: Human Rights, Accountability, and Maternal Death in Nigeria
Broken Promises: Human Rights, Accountability, and Maternal Death in Nigeria, a new report by the Center for Reproductive Rights and Women Advocates Resource and Documentation Centre, illustrates the systematic failure of the Nigerian government to [...]
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High Court in Colombia Refuses to Outlaw “Morning-After Pill”
Council of State of Colombia Rules that Drug Doesn't Violate Right to Life NEW YORK -- Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights applauded a decision by Colombia's highest administrative court not to deny women legal [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Launches U.S. Law School Initiative and Selects First Fellow
NEW YORK -- The Center for Reproductive Rights today announced a joint fellowship program with Columbia Law School for outstanding law school graduates pursuing legal academic careers in reproductive health and human rights. This program [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Declares Victory Against Virginia Abortion Ban
Court Recognizes that Law Would Force Physicians to Stop Providing Services NEW YORK -- Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights hailed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit striking down [...]
Kansas Supreme Court Limits Grand Jury’s Power in Abortion Patients’ Medical Records Case
NEW YORK -- Today, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the grand jury investigating abortion provider Dr. George Tiller cannot embark on a fishing expedition into his patients' medical records. The court ordered the lower [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Calls on U.N. to Incorporate Reproductive Rights into New “Peer Review” Process
Geneva -- As the United Nations convenes its first "peer review" of member countries' human rights records, the Center for Reproductive Rights, along with ten other organizations from around the world, is expressing concern that [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
