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U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Clinic Shutdown Law in Historic Victory for Women

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Clinic Shutdown Law in Historic Victory for Women Clinics in Texas will remain open after high court rejects sham laws attacking constitutional right to legal abortion (PRESS RELEASE) – [...]

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Arizona Governor Signs Measure Reversing Restrictions on Medication Abortion

Arizona Governor Signs Measure Reversing Restrictions on Medication Abortion Measure is intended to resolve legal challenges blocking restrictions (PRESS RELEASE) Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R) signed a measure into law late yesterday which effectively repeals [...]

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U.S. Supreme Court Sends Second Challenge to ACA Birth Control Benefit Back to Lower Courts

U.S. Supreme Court Sends Second Challenge to ACA Birth Control Benefit Back to Lower Courts (PRESS RELEASE) Today the U.S. Supreme Court remanded Zubik v. Burwell, the second major challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s [...]

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Florida Supreme Court Blocks Measure Forcing Women to Delay Health Care, Make Additional Trips When Seeking Safe, Legal Abortion

FL Supreme Court Blocks Measure Forcing Women to Delay Care, Make Additional Trips When Seeking Safe, Legal Abortion (PRESS RELEASE) The Florida Supreme Court today blocked a 2015 measure which forces a woman to wait [...]

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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Second Attack on ACA Birth Control Benefit

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Second Attack on ACA Birth Control Benefit Religiously affiliated employers attempting to undermine women’s guaranteed access to affordable contraception (PRESS RELEASE) Today the U.S. Supreme Court will hear [...]

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Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on the Announcement of Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland

Center for Reproductive Rights on Supreme Court Nomination of Merrick Garland Said Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: "Today, President Obama took an important step by nominating Merrick Garland to [...]

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Supreme Court Steps In To Protect Abortion Access in Louisiana

Supreme Court Steps In To Protect Abortion Access in Louisiana Nation’s highest court blocks Fifth Circuit ruling that would have closed all but one clinic in the state. Order comes two days after oral argument [...]

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Thousands Gather To Support Abortion Access as U.S. Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Texas’ Harmful Clinic Shutdown Law

Thousands Gather To Support Abortion Access as U.S. Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Texas’ Harmful Clinic Shutdown Law Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt most significant abortion case in decades (PRESS RELEASE) Today the U.S. Supreme [...]

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SUPREME COURT SHOWDOWN: Justices to Hear Oral Arguments in Historic Challenge to Texas’ Clinic Shutdown Law

SUPREME COURT SHOWDOWN: Justices to Hear Oral Arguments in Historic Challenge to Texas’ Clinic Shutdown Law Supporters will rally at courthouse against unconstitutional limits on safe, legal abortion (PRESS RELEASE) The U.S. Supreme Court will [...]

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Florida Women Now Face Mandatory Delay, Additional Visits When Seeking Safe, Legal Abortion

Florida Women Now Face Mandatory Delay, Additional Visits When Seeking Safe, Legal Abortion Appellate court allows mandatory delay measure to take effect, Center for Reproductive Rights, ACLU vow to seek relief on behalf of Florida [...]

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Fifth Circuit Greenlights Texas-style Clinic Shutdown Law in Louisiana, Three out of Four Remaining Abortion Clinics in the State Will Be Forced to Close

Fifth Circuit Greenlights Texas-style Clinic Shutdown Law in Louisiana, 3 of 4 Remaining Abortion Clinics in LA to close Center for Reproductive Rights Vows Immediate Appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Order comes one week [...]

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Oklahoma Supreme Court Fails to Permanently Block State’s Unconstitutional Restrictions on Medication Abortion

Oklahoma Supreme Court Fails to Permanently Block State’s Unconstitutional Restrictions on Medication Abortion Measure will remain blocked while litigation continues (PRESS RELEASE) The Oklahoma Supreme Court today failed to permanently block a state law restricting access [...]

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Oklahoma District Court Greenlights Texas-Style Clinic Shutdown Law

Oklahoma District Court Greenlights Texas-Style Clinic Shutdown Law Center for Reproductive Rights plans immediate appeal to the state Supreme Court (PRESS RELEASE) A state court judge today failed to block an Oklahoma measure specifically designed to shut [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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