New York Times Editorial: If Roe v. Wade Goes
New York Times Editorial: If Roe v. Wade Goes It is no secret that Mitt Romney and his running-mate, Representative Paul Ryan, are opponents of abortion rights. When Mr. Ryan was asked at last week’s [...]
The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell: A-list actors back ‘Bill of Reproductive Rights’ campaign
The Last Word: A-list actors back 'Bill of Reproductive Rights' campaign Host: Lawrence O'Donnell "Hollywood A-listers are teaming up to send a message to Washington lawmakers on reproductive rights. The Center for Reproductive Rights launched [...]
Parade: Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Meryl Streep & More Team Up for New PSA
Parade: Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Meryl Streep & More Team Up for New PSA By Mary Margaret "Celebrities including Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Meryl Streep, Amy Poehler, Sarah Silverman, and Lisa Kudrow have teamed up [...]
Us Weekly: Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon and Amy Poehler Fight for Reproductive Rights in PSA
Us Weekly: Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon and Amy Poehler Fight for Reproductive Rights in PSA "Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon and Amy Poehler are ready to draw the line. In an effort to bring attention to [...]
RH Reality Check: It’s Time to Draw the Line on Attacks Against Reproductive Freedom
RH Reality Check: It's Time to Draw the Line! By Nancy Northup As we approach the 40th anniversary of the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, it has never been clearer what is [...]
Jezebel: Celebrities Have Had it Up to Here With This Anti-Woman Crap
Jezebel: Celebrities Have Had it Up to Here With This Anti-Woman Crap By Erin Gloria Ryan "Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights has launched a star-heavy initiative called Draw the Line, which controversially asserts that [...]
Guardian: Sonia Tábora and the risks of being poor and pregnant in El Salvador
Guardian: The risks of being poor and pregnant in El Salvador By Vickie Knox In the middle of the night of 19 February 2005, 20-year-old Sonia Tábora went into premature labour at seven months, alone, [...]
Bloomberg: Laws Revive ‘World Before Roe’ as Abortions Require Arduous Trek
Bloomberg: Laws Revive ‘World Before Roe’ as Abortions Require Arduous Trek By Amanda Crawford "Over the past two years, state lawmakers across the U.S. have been passing new abortion restrictions at a record pace. Dozens [...]
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CAT Committee Includes Center’s Input in List of Issues for Upcoming Philippines Review
The Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a shadow letter to the Committee against Torture (CAT Committee) recommending questions to be incorporated in the List of Issues being prepared for the upcoming review of the Philippines. [...]
Concluding Observations from UN Reveal Grave Reproductive Rights Concerns in Indonesia
In July, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) held its review of Indonesia. The Concluding Observations from the session have just been released, highlighting recommendations made by the Center in [...]
RH Reality Check: Forced Pregnancy Testing: Blatant Discrimination and a Gross Violation of Human Rights
Forced Pregnancy Testing: Blatant Discrimination and a Gross Violation of Human Rights by Onyema Afulukwe, Legal Adviser for Africa at the Center for Reproductive Rights Earlier this month, news spread of a Louisiana charter school's [...]
Slate: Rape Exceptions Don’t Work
Slate: Rape Exceptions Don't Work By Amanda Marcotte "Irin Carmon has an excellent piece at Salon decrying, in light of the Akin controversy, the entire discourse around 'rape exceptions.' Carmon points out that when rape [...]
Baltimore Sun: City’s pregnancy center law gets new hearing
Baltimore Sun: City's pregnancy center law gets new hearing By Andrea Walker "A federal appeals court has granted a new hearing in a case challenging whether Baltimore can require faith-based pregnancy counseling centers to post [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
