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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 [...]
Kenya: The Worst Possible Treatment
Kenya: The Worst Possible Treatment For many years now, the Center has been documenting the truly deplorable treatment that new mothers have faced in Kenyan hospitals when trying to get timely, quality maternal care. Our [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Truth About Ireland’s Abortion Law
In a recent set of articles, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat once again puts his foot in his mouth when he argues that abortion restrictions can be compatible with gender equality. To illustrate his [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
The Stakes are High
The Stakes are High Maureen, a maternal health advocate in Uganda, lost her young cousin under tragic, but entirely preventable circumstances. The young woman learned that she was pregnant when she was a first year in [...]
New Report Highlights 16 Decisions on Reproductive Health and Rights from the Supreme Court of Nepal
New Report Highlights 16 Decisions on Reproductive Health and Rights from the Supreme Court of Nepal “Supreme Court’s Decisions on Reproductive Health and Rights,” launched in June 2013, is the latest publication from the Asia [...]
47 Pages of Intrusion
Dr. Traci Nauser didn't go to medical school so she could become a reproductive rights activist, and for most of her career she has been able to focus on doing the job she loves: being [...]
Piercing Review of Kenya’s Reproductive Health Services
Piercing Review of Kenya’s Reproductive Health Services In May 2013, the Committee against Torture conducted its periodic review of the human rights situation in Kenya, assessing the country's compliance with the United Nations Convention against [...]
UN Committee Issues Recommendations to Rwanda
UN Committee Issues Recommendations to Rwanda In March 2013, the Center for Reproductive Rights submitted its first-ever shadow letter on Rwanda to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ( UNCESCR) to [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
