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Medication Abortion Blocked Again in Texas COVID-19 Court Battle

Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against abortion providers, prohibiting medication abortion yet again for women in Texas. At Texas’ request, the court vacated a lower court’s ruling that allowed medication abortion to [...]

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Court Blocks Tennessee’s COVID-19 Ban on Most Abortions

Federal court says Tennessee abortion providers can resume procedures, blocking the state’s order restricting abortions during the pandemic Today — at the request of the Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the [...]

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Louisiana’s COVID-19 Ban on Abortion Challenged in Court

Center for Reproductive Rights files lawsuit against Louisiana following State actions attempting to stop abortion care during the pandemic Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s latest attempt to close abortion [...]

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5th Circuit Court of Appeals Backs Down, Restores Medication Abortion in Texas For Now

Decision came two days after abortion providers asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take emergency action to restore Texans’ access to medication abortion Late Monday night, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals backed down from [...]

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Appeals Court Allows Abortion Care to Continue in Oklahoma During COVID-19 Pandemic

Appeals Court upholds lower court ruling to block COVID-19 abortion ban in case filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights and Planned Parenthood Federation of America Today, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals let stand [...]

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BREAKING: Supreme Court is Asked to Urgently Restore Medication Abortion Access in Texas During Pandemic

Abortion Services Remain Virtually Inaccessible Under Gov. Abbott’s COVID-19 Order Today, Texas abortion providers — represented by the Center for Reproductive Rights, the Lawyering Project, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America — asked the U.S. [...]

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Legal Whiplash: Abortion Providers Forced to Cancel Appointments Yet Again After Appeals Court Reinstates Gov. Abbott’s COVID-19 Order Blocking Abortion Access

This comes one day after a federal district court allowed abortion providers to resume medication abortions and abortion procedures for patients who would otherwise be denied abortion access Today, for the second time this week, [...]

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Declare abortion a public health issue during pandemic, WHO urged

The Guardian cites the Center's COVID-19 activities opposing state bans in the context of the worldwide pandemic.

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Federal Court Blocks Gov. Abbott’s COVID-19 Order Against Abortion Care AGAIN

Abortion providers can resume medication abortions and abortion procedures for patients who would otherwise be unable to access abortion due to gestational age cut-offs Today, a federal district court granted a second temporary restraining order [...]

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European governments must ensure safe and timely access to abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Joint civil society statement   The COVID-19 pandemic and public health crisis is presenting grave challenges for health care systems across Europe. As European countries work to address the pandemic, protect their populations, and meet [...]

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5th Circuit Allows Texas to Continue Blocking Abortion Access During COVID-19 Pandemic

The court ruled that the district court was wrong to grant emergency relief that would allow all abortion care to continue in Texas. (PRESS RELEASE) Today, in a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the [...]

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COVID-19 Could Permanently Make Abortions Harder to Access Nationwide

Time reports on Texas's effort to ban abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic and the opposition by the Center for Reproductive Rights and other groups.

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LOS SERVICIOS DE SALUD SEXUAL Y REPRODUCTIVA SON ESENCIALES DURANTE LA PANDEMIA DE COVID-19

La pandemia de COVID-19 continúa extendiéndose por todo el mundo haciendo que los sistemas sanitarios funcionen al límite, esto obliga a los gobiernos y a las instituciones de salud a tomar decisiones difíciles y urgentes [...]

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