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Pregnant Woman Forced to Deliver on Hospital Floor Wins Appeal in Landmark Case

Affirming the Right to Respectful Maternal Health Care in Kenya 

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

Hawai‘i Law Restricting Midwives Challenged in Court 

Native Hawaiian midwives and others sue state to block law that prevents them from serving communities in traditional ways.

Maternal Health,United States,In the Courts,Press Releases

The Center’s Nancy Northup Discusses “Patently Absurd” Alabama IVF Ruling

In an interview with Kaitlan Collins on CNN, the Center's President and CEO highlights the damaging implications of the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling recognizing embryos as children.

Assisted Reproduction, IVF,United States,Reporting on Rights,Center in the Spotlight

Refugees from Ukraine Still Cut Off from Reproductive Health Care Two Years into War

Center and partners advocate for the removal of barriers to sexual and reproductive health care for refugees from Ukraine in some parts of the EU.

Humanitarian Settings, SRHR General,Europe, Ukraine,Engaging Policymakers, Reporting on Rights,News

Michigan Abortion Restrictions Challenged in Court

02.06.24 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights, on behalf of Northland Family Planning Centers and Medical Students for Choice, filed a case in the Michigan Court of Claims challenging three abortion restrictions. [...]

Abortion,United States,In the Courts,Press Releases
Feminist Foreign Policy and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights card link

Feminist Foreign Policy and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

The Center's report outlining recommendations on SRHR for meaningful Feminist Foreign Policy.

SRHR General,Global,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Fact Sheets

2024-2029: Priorities for EU Action to Advance Gender Equality and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

The Center's report recommending actions by EU institutions to ensure continued progress on gender equality and SRHR.

SRHR General,Europe, Accountability Bodies, European Human Rights System,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World,Fact Sheets

North Dakota Court Keeps Abortion Ban in Place for Now, Even for Those Facing Serious Health Risks

01.23.2024 (PRESS RELEASE) –Today, a North Dakota state court denied a request to block the state’s extreme abortion ban in situations where an abortion is necessary to preserve the life or health of a pregnant [...]

Abortion,United States,In the Courts,News

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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

Kate Cox Tells Her Story card link

Kate Cox Tells Her Story

Kate Cox, who was denied emergency abortion care by the Texas Supreme Court, talks to CBS Sunday Morning and The Daily.

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,United States,Center in the Spotlight

Andorra: Acquittal of Human Rights Defender Vanessa Mendoza Cortes  

01.17.24 (PRESS RELEASE, GENEVA) - Amnesty International, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Women’s Link Worldwide and Front Line Defenders welcome today’s court decision acquitting human rights defender Vanessa Mendoza Cortés, President of the women’s rights [...]

Abortion,Europe,Reporting on Rights,News

Center Clients Featured on ABC News Special

Diane Sawyer and Rachel Scott interview women denied abortion care and report on the dire impact of abortion bans on pregnant people and physicians.

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,United States,Center in the Spotlight

More Women Join Abortion Lawsuit Against Tennessee

01.08.24 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, four more women came forward to join a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights against the state of Tennessee (Blackmon v. State of Tennessee). The lawsuit, one of [...]

Abortion,United States,In the Courts,News

Supreme Court Says Idaho Hospitals Don’t Have to Provide Emergency Abortions Under Federal Law, for Now

High Court reinstates Idaho abortion ban despite federal law requiring hospitals to stabilize patients in emergency rooms; the Court will hear the case in full this April

Abortion,United States,Press Releases

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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