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Center for Reproductive Rights Calls Out Texas for Ignoring Widespread Concern Over Latest Unconstitutional Attempt to Restrict Safe, Legal Abortion
Center Calls Out TX for Ignoring Widespread Concern Over Latest Attempt to Restrict Safe, Legal Abortion (MEDIA ADVISORY) The Center for Reproductive Rights today denounced the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for ignoring [...]
Salvadoran Court Upholds Freedom of Woman Wrongfully Imprisoned After Miscarriage
Salvadoran Court Upholds Freedom of Woman Wrongfully Imprisoned After Miscarriage (PRESS RELEASE) A Salvadoran woman wrongfully imprisoned after a miscarriage who was absolved and released will remain free, according to the San Salvador Third Criminal [...]
Virginia Board of Health Protects Women’s Access to Constitutionally Protected Health Care, Votes to Amend Texas-style Clinic Shutdown Regulations
VA Board of Health Protects Access to Constitutionally Protected Health Care, Votes to Amend Clinic Shutdown Regulations Vote comes less than three months after Supreme Court issues historic ruling reaffirming a woman’s right to safe, [...]
U.N. Committee: Philippines Must Allow Legal Abortion, Improve Access to Contraceptives
U.N. Committee: Philippines Must Allow Legal Abortion, Improve Access to Contraceptives (PRESS RELEASE) The Philippine government should take measures to legalize abortion in certain circumstances and provide sexual and reproductive health information and services, according [...]
New Amendment Introduced in El Salvador to Decriminalize Abortion in Certain Circumstances
New Amendment Introduced in El Salvador to Decriminalize Abortion in Certain Circumstances (PRESS RELEASE) This week an amendment to decriminalize abortion in certain circumstances was introduced in El Salvador. If passed, abortion would become legal [...]
Texas Facing $4.5 Million Legal Bill in U.S. Supreme Court Fight Over Unconstitutional Clinic Shutdown Law
Texas Facing $4.5 Million Legal Bill in U.S. Supreme Court Fight Over Unconstitutional Clinic Shutdown Law Center for Reproductive Rights entitled to costs after high court strikes down sham abortion restrictions (PRESS RELEASE) The Center [...]
After Massive Public Outcry, Polish Parliament Rejects Total Abortion Ban
After Massive Public Outcry, Polish Parliament Rejects Total Abortion Ban Polish women still face countless obstacles when trying to access safe, legal abortion (PRESS RELEASE) By a vote of 352-58, the Polish Parliament today rejected [...]
Oklahoma Supreme Court Permanently Blocks State Law Criminalizing Women’s Health Care Providers
Oklahoma Supreme Court Permanently Blocks Law Criminalizing Health Care Providers Measure would have allowed warrantless searches of abortion providers and felony charges for administrative errors (PRESS RELEASE) The Oklahoma Supreme Court today permanently blocked an [...]
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Texas Doubles Down on Latest Unconstitutional Attempt to Restrict Safe, Legal Abortion
Texas Doubles Down on Latest Unconstitutional Attempt to Restrict Safe, Legal Abortion (MEDIA ADVISORY) Today the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) re-submitted unconstitutional new healthcare restrictions designed to increase both the cost of [...]
As the Hyde Amendment Turns Forty, Center for Reproductive Rights Continues to Call for Repeal
As the Hyde Amendment Turns Forty, Center for Reproductive Rights Continues to Call for Repeal 40 years since passage of dangerous and discriminatory Hyde Amendment coincides with new national poll showing voters support lifting abortion [...]
States Continue to Defend Unconstitutional Clinic Shutdown Laws in Spite of Supreme Court Ruling
States Continue to Defend Unconstitutional Clinic Shutdown Laws in Spite of Supreme Court Ruling (MEDIA ADVISORY) Earlier this week the Center for Reproductive Rights requested a federal district court permanently block Louisiana’s Texas-style clinic shutdown law [...]
House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing Targeting Low-Income Women’s Access to Safe, Legal Abortion
(PRESS RELEASE) Despite facing a host of other issues related to access to critical health care services, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice earlier today held a hearing which focused on two [...]
Federal District Court Ends Legal Challenge to Unconstitutional Arizona Law Restricting Women’s Access to Medication Abortion, Ensuring Measure Will Never Take Effect
Federal District Court Ends Legal Challenge to Unconstitutional AZ Law Restricting Access to Medication Abortion (PRESS RELEASE)—A federal district court yesterday ended the legal challenge to an unconstitutional Arizona law which severely restricted a woman’s [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.