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Planned Parenthood et al. v. Abbott
Texas passed House Bill 2 in 2013, which requires that abortion providers obtain admitting privileges at local hospitals and mandates a medically obsolete method of medication abortion. Laws that require abortion providers to have admitting [...]
Childhood Discarded
A new report calls on the governments in South Asia to stop the human rights crisis that is child marriage. At a time when girls in many countries are thinking about their math homework or [...]
Contraceptive Access Case Filed In Supreme Court of Nepal
Contraceptive Access Case Filed In Supreme Court of Nepal Last month, the first case to be developed by the Center for Reproductive Rights’ South Asia Reproductive Justice and Accountability Initiative (SARJAI) was filed in the [...]
Forced Out
Mandatory Pregnancy Testing and the Expulsion of Pregnant Students in Tanzanian Schools Think back to your teenage years—the angst of “fitting in” or of capturing the attention of your latest crush. Now imagine going to [...]
United Across the U.S.
Transforming this nation’s reproductive rights landscape, to one in which all women have access to the full range of reproductive health care, will require vigorous and widespread pressure on Congress from Americans. On September 25, [...]
2014 Sarah Weddington Writing Prize for New Student Scholarship in Reproductive Rights
Call for submissions - win prizes, get published! The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) and Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ) invite submissions for the ninth annual Sarah Weddington Writing Prize. The 1st place winning [...]
Maternal Mortality: Implementation and Accountability
Maternal Mortality: Implementation and Accountability Guidance on Using a Human Rights Approach in the Context of the Post 2015 Agenda As the world moves forward with negotiating a post 2015 development agenda, this event will [...]
Beyond Roe: Reproductive Justice in a Changing World
Beyond Roe: Reproductive Justice in a Changing World On October 11, 2013, the Center will co-sponsor “Beyond Roe: Reproductive Justice in a Changing World” at Rutgers School of Law – Camden. This day-long event will [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Federal Judge Orders FDA to Broaden Access to Emergency Contraception
In a landmark decision on April 5, 2013, a federal judge ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to lift longstanding restrictions that impede and delay women's access to emergency contraception. U.S. District Court Judge [...]
Unspeakable Cruelty
The Costa Rican government ignored its laws and inflicted brutal suffering on a woman who had every right to a legal abortion. Aurora was on the way to her friend’s house when the bleeding started. [...]
The Worst Broken Record
After a decade-long battle led by the Center for Reproductive Rights, in June this year the US Food and Drug Administration finally approved the emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step for over-the-counter sale. Like clockwork, Oklahoma, [...]
Mark Ruffalo Speaks Out
Mark Ruffalo Speaks Out Great speech from Mark Ruffalo over the weekend. The actor wrote a letter that was read at an abortion rights rally in Jackson, Mississippi, recounting his mother’s harrowing experience with an [...]
Tummino v. Hamburg
This case challenges the arbitrary decision of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to restrict access to emergency contraception (EC). Filing date: 01/21/2005, Re-opened 2/15/2012 Plaintiff(s): Annie Tummino, Erin T. Mahoney, Carol GiardinaKelly Mangan, [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.