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Centering Human Rights in the Response to Zika
Available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, this statement calls for a human rights-based approach to the Zika epidemic. It identifies states' obligations to respect, protect, and fulfill the human rights of all impacted by the [...]
Mellet v. Ireland: Ireland must legalize abortion to end violations of women’s human rights
In June 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Committee issued a groundbreaking decision in the case of Mellet v. Ireland. The Committee held that by prohibiting and criminalizing abortion, and thereby preventing Ms. Mellet from [...]
Looking Forward
Watch a discussion hosted by the Center and Cosmopolitan magazine on the future of reproductive rights. Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief Joanna Coles—whose tenure at the magazine has been marked by a commitment to advancing women’s health issues—moderated [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Burns v. Cline: Motion for Leave to Provide Briefing
Appellant Larry A. Burns, D. O., makes this Second motion to the Court for an Order granting the parties leave to submit briefs in this case. Dr. Burns' first motion for additional briefing was filed [...]
Game Changer
What does our historic win at the Supreme Court mean for abortion access? Stephanie Toti, lead attorney in the case, breaks it down. To keep calm on the evening before the U.S. Supreme Court was [...]
A Duty to Protect
The Zika outbreak threatens dire consequences in countries that have failed to prioritize women’s health and human rights. Katia lives in El Salvador, one of several Latin American countries where the government has advised women [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
