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Center for Reproductive Rights Calls on U.S. to Keep It’s Promise to Protect Reproductive Rights

United States Goes Before U.N. Human Rights Committee Geneva - Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights urged the United States to uphold the legal pledge it made under the International Covenant on Civil and Political [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions, Adolescent SRHR, Sex Education, Censorship, Funding for Reproductive Healthcare, Global Gag Rule, Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care, Coercive Policies, Maternal Mortality,United States,At the United Nations,News

Center Sends Bush Letter, Urging President To Put Position On Contraception To The Test

The Center for Reproductive Rights today urged the Bush administration to reconcile its recently stated position on contraception with the five-year long refusal by the Food and Drug Administration to make Plan B, known as [...]

Contraception, Emergency Contraception,United States,In the Courts,News

Bibliography: Adolescent Sexual Health

This bibliography is intended as a reference tool, for convenience only. It is not exhaustive, and is not updated on a regular basis. The inclusion or omission of any article, book, website or other source [...]

United States,Reporting on Rights,Publications

Supreme Court Declines to Review Controversial Louisiana “Choose Life” License Plates Case

Statement from Nancy Northup, President of the Center for Reproductive Rights Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Keeler v. Stalder, a case that looked at whether states may issue specialty license plates with [...]

Biased Information, Censorship,United States,In the Courts,News

Former Head Of FDA To Be Desposed On Tuesday In “Morning-After Pill” Case As Agency Rejects Five-Year-Old Citizen’s Petition

New York, NY—On Tuesday, June 13, 2006, attorneys from the Center for Reproductive Rights will question former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Mark B. McClellan in a court-ordered deposition about the FDA’s [...]

Contraception, Emergency Contraception,United States,In the Courts,News
Litigating Reproductive Rights: Using Public Interest Litigation and International Law to Promote Gender Justice in India card link

Litigating Reproductive Rights: Using Public Interest Litigation and International Law to Promote Gender Justice in India

This report explores the use of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to promote gender justice and advance women’s reproductive rights in India. Women’s reproductive rights in India are severely undermined by gender-biased practices. As a result, [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,Asia, India,Reporting on Rights,Publications

Female Genital Mutilation: A Matter of Human Rights An Advocate’s Guide to Action

"Our position is that FC/FGM must be acknowledged as a violation of the human rights of women and girls - it cannot be separated from deep-seated and pervasive discrimination against women." "This practical guide is [...]

Adolescent SRHR, Female Genital Mutilation,Accountability Bodies,Reporting on Rights,Publications

Beyond the Law: Justice and Gender in Latin America

What is the role of law in transforming women's lives in Latin America? Have recent legal reforms made a difference for women's equality and access to justice? Are there effective mechanisms for defending women's rights? [...]

Adolescent SRHR,Latin America & Caribbean,Reporting on Rights,Publications

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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

Woodcock and Galson Depositions Released

Ex-FDA Chief Yanked Authority from Senior Staff in "Morning-After Pill" Decision, Officials Testify New York, NY— Since January 2005, former Commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration Dr. Lester Crawford repeatedly yanked decision-making powers on [...]

Contraception, Emergency Contraception,United States,In the Courts,News

Landmark Decision By Colombia’s Highest Court Liberalizes One Of The World’s Most Restrictive Abortion Laws

Colombia’s Constitution Requires Government to Allow for Abortion in Some Cases New York, NY | More Info In a landmark decision, Colombia's highest court has ruled that abortion must be permitted when a pregnancy threatens [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,Latin America & Caribbean, Colombia,In the Courts,News

Ex-Ob/Gyn Chief In Arizona, Fired For Advocating Abortion, Files New Claims Against Phoenix Officials

Doctor Says Officials Violated Freedom of Speech New York New York, May 5, 2006 -- The former director of an OB/GYN residency program at a Phoenix hospital has filed a newly amended complaint in an [...]

Abortion, Other Barriers, Censorship, Medical Education,United States,In the Courts,News

Court Sets Precedent, Stopping Kansas Attorney General’s Effort to Invade Teen Privacy

Judge Rules that "Kiss and Tell" Law Will Drive Teens Away from Seeking Medical Care New York, NY- Today, the U.S. District Court of the District of Kansas stopped the Kansas Attorney General from enforcing [...]

Legal Restrictions, Adolescent SRHR,United States,In the Courts,News

Florida Supreme Court Finds Informed Consent Abortion Law Constitutional, Based On State’s Concessions at Oral Argument

New York, NY- Today, the Florida Supreme Court found an informed consent abortion law constitutional, but adopted an interpretation of the statute that allows abortion providers to provide their patients with information specific to their [...]

Abortion, Legal Restrictions,United States,In the Courts,News

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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