Hodes & Nauser v. Kobach
This case challenges a Kansas regulatory scheme that forces providers to relay inaccurate information to patients and makes it more difficult for Kansans to access abortion care.
The Right to Quality Maternal Health Care in Kenya: The Josephine Majani Cases
The landmark 2018 ruling in Josephine Oundo Ongwen v. Attorney General and 4 Others (Bungoma High Court Petition No. 5 of 2014)—which recognized the right to quality maternal health care in Kenya—and the appeal of the ruling by Bungoma County.
Josephine Oundo Ongwen v. the Attorney General and 4 Others (Bungoma High Court Petition No. 5 of 2014)
The landmark 2018 judgment in this case recognized the right to quality maternal health care in Kenya.
County Government of Bungoma & 2 Others v. Josephine Oundo Ongwen (a.k.a. Josephine Majani) & 2 Others (Kenya Civil Appeal No. 61 of 2018)
This case involves the appeal by the County Government of Bungoma of a landmark 2018 judgment on the right to maternity care.
Decriminalization of Abortion: A Human Rights and Public Health Imperative
This primer demonstrates how decriminalization of abortion is an essential part of states’ human rights obligations and a key step in guaranteeing reproductive autonomy. It also underscores the harmful effects of the continued criminalization of [...]
All Families Healthcare, Blue Mountain Clinic, and Helen Weems v. State of Montana and Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
This case challenges restrictive licensing requirements for Montana abortion clinics.
Realizing the Full Decriminalization of Abortion: A Comprehensive Approach Through Public Health and International Human Rights Law
Developed in partnership by the Guttmacher Institute and the Center for Reproductive Rights, this in-depth report integrates evidence from demographic, health and legal perspectives to present arguments for the liberalization and decriminalization of abortion laws.
Abortion Decriminalization
Like other health services, abortion should be regulated based on health, well-being and human rights—not by criminal laws.
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Medical Emergency Exceptions to State Abortion Bans
Adkins v. State of Idaho
This case seeks to clarify and expand the medical exceptions to Idaho’s two abortion bans to ensure physicians can provide abortion care to preserve a pregnant person’s health and safety, including in cases of fatal fetal diagnoses.
Medical Emergency Exceptions to State Abortion Bans
Blackmon v. State of Tennessee
This case challenges Tennessee’s total abortion ban as applied to pregnant people with emergent medical conditions.
Medical Emergency Exceptions to State Abortion Bans
Medical Emergency Exceptions to State Abortion Bans: Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma
Complaints filed to ensure pregnant people in dire situations can access abortion care and that doctors are given clarity on “medical emergency” exceptions in their state’s abortion bans.
European Abortion Laws: A Comparative Overview
Get an overview of abortion laws and policies in all 47 European countries (updated September 2023).
Abortion Rights Are Advancing Across the Globe
A supplement to the Center's World’s Abortion Laws Map, this report outlines trends in the liberalization of abortion laws over the last 30 years. You’ll see the 60+ countries that have liberalized their abortion laws [...]
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