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Texas Court Rules in Favor of Pregnant Woman Seeking an Emergency Abortion
12.07.2023 -- Today, a Texas state court has granted the request of a woman with severe pregnancy complications, Kate Cox, to have an abortion to protect her life, health and future fertility. Kate had been [...]
Texas Woman Asks Court for an Emergency Abortion
12.05.23 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed an emergency lawsuit on behalf of a pregnant woman in Texas, Kate Cox, who needs urgent abortion care due to a lethal fetal diagnosis [...]
Even More Women Sue Texas After Being Denied Abortions for Dangerous Pregnancy Complications
11.14.2023 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, seven women who were refused medically necessary abortions joined a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights earlier this year against the state of Texas (Zurawski v. State of [...]
State of Tennessee Attempts to Dismiss Case Filed by Women Denied Abortions in Dangerous Situations
11.02.23 (PRESS RELEASE) – Last night, the State of Tennessee filed a motion attempting to throw out a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of two Tennessee doctors and three women [...]
State of Idaho Tries to Dismiss Women Denied Abortions in Dire Situations
10.31.23 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the State of Idaho asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of four women who were denied abortions despite severe pregnancy [...]
Kansas Court Blocks Laws Mandating Disinformation About Abortion
10.30.23 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, a Kansas state court judge blocked several onerous restrictions on abortion, including laws that force providers to give government-scripted misinformation to patients, threaten patients’ health, and undermine medical ethics. The [...]
Georgia Supreme Court Allows Six-Week Abortion Ban to Remain in Effect as Legal Challenge Continues
10.24.23 (PRESS RELEASE) — The Georgia Supreme Court issued a ruling today that allows H.B. 481, a ban on abortion after approximately six weeks of pregnancy, to remain in effect. The court’s majority opinion disregards [...]
Abortion Providers File New Case Challenging South Carolina Abortion Ban
09.14.23 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, Greenville Women’s Clinic, and two physicians filed a new legal challenge asking the South Carolina Supreme Court to resolve ambiguity raised in its decision to uphold a [...]
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Women Denied Abortions File Legal Actions in Idaho, Tennessee, and Oklahoma
09.12.23 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed legal actions in three states where abortion is banned—Idaho, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. These actions were filed on behalf of eight women who were denied [...]
Florida Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Abortion Ban Challenge
09.08.2023 – (PRESS RELEASE) The Florida Supreme Court heard oral argument today in a case brought by abortion providers challenging the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy as a blatant violation of [...]
Abortion Providers File for Rehearing In S.C. Abortion Ban Case
08.24.23 (PRESS RELEASE) — Today, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, the Greenville Women’s Clinic, and two physician plaintiffs filed a request for rehearing on yesterday’s South Carolina Supreme Court decision, which upheld a ban on abortion [...]
BREAKING: South Carolina Supreme Court Allows Six-Week Abortion Ban to Go Into Effect
08.23.23 (PRESS RELEASE) — Today, the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld the state’s newly enacted ban on abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy (Senate Bill 474). The law, which had been blocked since May [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
