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Decline in Maternal Mortality Welcome, but Suffering Persists
By Ximena Andión Ibañez, International Advocacy Director An article in the recent Lancet, a weekly peer-reviewed medical journal, announced a global decrease in maternal deaths from 526,300 in 1980 to 342,900 in 2008. The Center [...]
One Year Later: Celebrating Nepal’s Comprehensive Abortion Law
One year ago today, May 20, 2010, the Nepal Supreme Court ordered the government of Nepal to enact a comprehensive abortion law guaranteeing that all women have safe and affordable access to legal abortion services [...]
Decade-long Arizona Abortion Battle Ends in Victory
05.07.10 - Earlier today, a longtime legal challenge against a 1999 Arizona law regulating abortion providers has come to a close and a 10-year stay blocking the law's enforcement has been lifted by the U.S. [...]
Abortion in Colombia: Hard-Won Gains at Risk
USAID funds must not be used to roll back historic wins for women's reproductive health and rights in Colombia — this is the message that the Center recently delivered to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary [...]
Philippines Must Act on Magna Carta of Women
After languishing for more than 10 years in three different congresses, the Magna Carta of Women (Magna Carta), Republic Act 9710, was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines on August 14, [...]
The FDA and Emergency Contraception: One Year After the Decision
On March 23, 2009, the Center scored a major victory when a federal court ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had put politics before women’s health when it decided to limit access to [...]
Center Celebrates International Women’s Day and Launch of UN Women
On March 8, the Center for Reproductive Rights joins women around the world in celebrating the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, as well as the official launch of UN Women, the newly created United [...]
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