“They Are Girls, Not Mothers”—Protecting Sexual Abuse Victims from Forced Pregnancy and Childbirth (UN Human Rights Committee)
These cases against Guatemala, Nicaragua and Ecuador were brought on behalf of four girls—each age 14 or younger—who were raped and forced to give birth. The cases argue that by failing to protect these sexual abuse victims, the countries violated their human rights.
Maine Family Planning v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(REVISED 01.07.2022) Just days after the Trump Administration published its Domestic Gag Rule, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a case on behalf of Maine Family Planning --the largest reproductive health care organization in the state and its sole [...]
Trust Women Foundation Inc. v. Bennett
(REVISED 1.19.2022) The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit challenging section 6 of the Kansas Telemedicine Act (House Bill 2028), which seeks to ban abortions administered through telemedicine, and a provision of a Kasnas regulatory [...]
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