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Center’s “Emergency Medical” Exceptions Case Heads to Texas Supreme Court November 28 card link

Center’s “Emergency Medical” Exceptions Case Heads to Texas Supreme Court November 28

In Zurawski v. State of Texas, the Center is representing women denied abortion care despite facing severe pregnancy complications that risked their health and lives.

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News Coverage: Seven New Plaintiffs Join Center Lawsuit Against Texas

Media coverage on more women denied abortion care who joined Zurawski v. Texas.

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IACHR Explores Human Rights Violations of U.S. Abortion Bans

Watch the replay of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearing with testimony by the Center and its partners on rights violations resulting from the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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More Women Join Lawsuit Against Texas After Being Denied Abortion Care Despite Dangerous Pregnancy Complications

Number of women harmed by the state’s abortion bans continues to grow as case heads to the Texas Supreme Court November 28.

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Abortion on the Ballot: Ohio Voters Approve State Constitutional Right to Abortion

Ohio becomes the seventh state to vote in favor of abortion since the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the fourth state to approve a proactive constitutional amendment enshrining reproductive freedom in their state constitutions.

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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Hold Hearing on Rights Violations of U.S. Abortion Bans card link

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Hold Hearing on Rights Violations of U.S. Abortion Bans

Watch the November 8 livestream of testimony by the Center and its partners at the IACHR’s public hearing examining the grave human rights violations resulting from the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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European Abortion Laws: A Comparative Overview

Explore the Center’s updated report outlining abortion laws and policies—and remaining barriers to access—in all 47 European countries.

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International Safe Abortion Day Highlights the Need for Safe, Legal and Stigma-free Access to Abortion

Check out the status of abortion laws across the globe with the Center’s updated World’s Abortion Laws Map, featuring new narratives, improved interface and more context.

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.

Kenyan Court Exonerates Health Care Provider and Mother of Adolescent Girl from Abortion Charges card link

Kenyan Court Exonerates Health Care Provider and Mother of Adolescent Girl from Abortion Charges

Case’s dismissal aligns with earlier rulings that abortion is a health care right under the Kenyan Constitution.

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Center Continues Work to Enforce the Constitutional Right to Abortion in Kenya 

Hearing being today in case concerning the unjust prosecution of a health care provider and the mother of an adolescent girl treated for serious pregnancy complications.

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Center Leaders in Latin America Discuss Mexico Ruling Decriminalizing Abortion

Historic decision by Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice will increase abortion access nationwide and marks another victory for the Latin American Green Wave movement.

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Center Expands Work on Behalf of Patients Denied Abortion Care Despite Grave Pregnancy Complications

Building momentum on its case against Texas, the Center files complaints in Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma to ensure pregnant people in dire situations can access abortion care and doctors have clarity on “medical emergency” exceptions in their state’s abortion bans.

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The Global Context of the U.S.’s Regression on Abortion

As highlighted in a recent article and in Center resources, the U.S. has become a global outlier on abortion rights.

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.