2023 State Legislative Wrap-Up
This policy report by the Center provides an overview of the U.S. state policy landscape after tracking almost 2,000 bills proposed in state legislatures relating to reproductive care.
Temporary Restraining Order in Cox v. Texas
Order issued by Judge Maya Guerra Gamble, District Court of Travis County, Texas.
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 [...]
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.
Reproductive rights are human rights.
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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 [...]
District Court Ruling in Whole Woman’s Health Alliance v. FDA
On August 21, 2023, a federal court in Virginia denied the Center’s request for a preliminary injunction that would have protected access to the abortion pill mifepristone in Virginia, Montana, and Kansas. In its ruling, [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
