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IACHR Examines Impact of Agrochemicals on Reproductive Health in Latin America card link

IACHR Examines Impact of Agrochemicals on Reproductive Health in Latin America

The Center provides testimony on the dangers of glyphosate and other agrochemicals, an issue it has worked on for several years.

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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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U.S. Repro Watch, November 9

Ohioans vote to enshrine abortion rights, the Inter-American Commission examines human rights violations of U.S. abortion bans, Tennessee tries to throw out pregnant women's case, and more news on U.S. reproductive rights.

United States,US Repro Watch

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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Kenya Court of Appeal Expected to Issue Judgment Soon in Case of Pregnant Woman Abused by Hospital Staff and Forced to Deliver on Hospital Floor card link

Kenya Court of Appeal Expected to Issue Judgment Soon in Case of Pregnant Woman Abused by Hospital Staff and Forced to Deliver on Hospital Floor

The Center is defending a 2018 judgment recognizing that the neglect and abuse of women seeking maternity health services are rights violations under the Kenyan Constitution and international law.

Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,Africa, Kenya,In the Courts,Story

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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U.S. Repro Watch, November 2

A new anti-abortion House speaker, Idaho dismisses concerns of pregnant women, a first-in-decades rise in U.S. infant deaths, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights.

United States,US Repro Watch

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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

State Legislators and Advocates Strategize to Advance Reproductive Rights Issues at the Center’s State Leadership Summit card link

State Legislators and Advocates Strategize to Advance Reproductive Rights Issues at the Center’s State Leadership Summit

Preparing for upcoming U.S. state legislative sessions, participants discuss interstate shield protections, access to fertility care, criminalization of pregnancy outcomes, state court reform and more.

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U.S. Repro Watch, October 24

Georgia Supreme Court allows abortion ban to remain in effect, Alabama hospitals close maternity care departments, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights.

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Two Plaintiffs in Idaho Case Discuss Being Denied Abortion Care on “This American Life”

Despite facing fatal fetal diagnoses that endangered their health and lives, women were denied care under Idaho's abortion bans.

Center in the Spotlight

U.S. Repro Watch, October 19

Independent pharmacies begin dispensing abortion pills, New Jersey to offer over-the-counter contraceptives, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights.

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Center to Convene Panel on Transnational Surrogacy for the Global South Women’s Forum

Register now to attend this virtual session on October 31.

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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