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Detention and Abuse of Women Seeking Maternal Health Services
On September 17, 2015, the High Court of Kenya issued a groundbreaking judgment in the case of Millicent Awuor (Maimuna) & Margaret Anyoso Oliele v. Attorney General and others, Constitutional Petition No. 562 of 2012. [...]
Texas Clinic Reopens After Landmark Victory
Texas Clinic Reopens After Landmark Victory Texas has been a battleground for anti-abortion legislation for years, but the reopening of the Whole Woman’s Health clinic in Austin offers hope to countless women seeking abortion care [...]
Trump’s Global Gag Endangers Women Worldwide
Trump’s Global Gag Endangers Women Worldwide In one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump reinstated the Global Gag Rule, a destructive policy that prohibits overseas nongovernmental organizations from providing, or even mentioning, safe [...]
Justice Served
When Guadalupe took her first job as a domestic worker she had high hopes for her future. She was thrilled to be earning her own money, and often dreamed of the day she would become [...]
Reproductive Rights in Indian Courts
Over the last decade, Indian courts have issued several notable decisions recognizing women’s reproductive rights as part of the “inalienable survival rights” implicitly protected under the fundamental right to life. In certain ground-breaking judgments, the [...]
Justice for Francisca
The Center successfully pursued the first-ever forced sterilization case of a person living with HIV in Latin America. For many women, having a child is one of the best days of their lives. For Francisca, [...]
Criminalization of Abortion in the Philippines Fact Sheet
The Philippines criminalizes abortion without any clear exception. Despite the criminal abortion ban, women and girls continue to undergo abortions which are often performed under unsafe conditions and result in complications that require immediate medical [...]
Eroding Abortion Rights Is Just the Beginning
Eroding Abortion Rights Is Just the Beginning Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Rachel B. Tiven, chief executive of Lambda Legal, have dedicated their lives to fiercely defending the [...]
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Miscarriage of Justice: The Impact of El Salvador’s Total Abortion Ban (Advocacy Brief)
Miscarriage of Justice: The Impact of El Salvador’s Total Abortion Ban (Advocacy Brief)
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.