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Federal Court Blocks Georgia’s Abortion Ban From Taking Effect

U.S. District Court Judge Blocks a Georgia Law Banning Abortion from the Earliest Weeks in Pregnancy from Going into Effect While the Case is Argued in the Court (Press Release) -Today, the U.S. District Court [...]

Legal Restrictions,United States,In the Courts,News

Federal Court Rules on Virginia Abortion Restrictions

In a mixed ruling, a federal judge struck down multiple anti-abortion laws in Virginia, while upholding others (Press Release) Today, a federal district court ruled on four Virginia laws that have impeded abortion access for [...]

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Center for Reproductive Rights Sues to Protect Free Speech of Oklahoma Physicians 

Oklahoma law forces physicians to lie to patients about abortion, violating medical ethics and free speech (PRESS RELEASE)—Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit in Oklahoma state court on behalf of abortion providers [...]

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Court Blocks North Dakota Law Forcing Physicians to Lie About Abortion

In case filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights and the AMA, a federal court has blocked a law that would force doctors to tell patients that some abortions are reversible (PRESS RELEASE) Today, a [...]

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Oklahoma Court Goes Rogue, Upholds Abortion Ban

Judge says doctors can no longer use a safe and standard abortion method (Press Release) Today, the Oklahoma district court became the first court in the country to uphold a ban on the standard method [...]

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Judge refuses to block Title X Rule in Maine, jeopardizing healthcare access for thousands of Mainers

Judge refuses to block Title X Rule in Maine, jeopardizing healthcare access Ruling will force Maine’s family planning clinics to eliminate key services, severely limiting healthcare options in many rural communities U.S. District Court Judge [...]

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ACLU, Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood File Lawsuit Challenging Georgia Abortion Ban

ACLU, Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood File Lawsuit Challenging Georgia Abortion Ban Extreme Law Takes Direct Aim at the Right to Abortion Guaranteed by Roe v. Wade The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU [...]

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AMA files lawsuit to protect patient-physician relationship in North Dakota in partnership with the Center for Reproductive Rights

AMA files lawsuit to protect patient-physician relationship in North Dakota in partnership with the Center for Reproductive Rights State law would force physicians to provide false and misleading information to patients (PRESS RELEASE)– The American [...]

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Emergency Request to Block Title X Rule Filed in Maine

Emergency Request to Block Title X Rule Filed in Maine After a nationwide block of the Gag Rule was lifted yesterday, the Center for Reproductive Rights is asking a court in Maine to re-block the [...]

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Center for Reproductive Rights and the Legal and Human Rights Centre file a complaint challenging the expulsion and exclusion of pregnant school girls in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam - (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) filed a Complaint before the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child challenging [...]

Adolescent SRHR,Tanzania,In the Courts,News

Kenya’s High Court issues a landmark ruling on access to safe abortion in a case against Ministry of Health 

Kenya’s High Court issues a landmark ruling on access to safe abortion in a case against Ministry of Health   Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights won a landmark case challenging the government’s withdrawal of “Standards [...]

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Lambda Legal, Americans United, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the County of Santa Clara Ask Court for Immediate Halt to Implementation of Denial of Care Rule

Lambda Legal, Americans United, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the County of Santa Clara Ask Court for Immediate Halt to Implementation of Denial of Care Rule The threat to the health of LGBTQ people, [...]

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Innovative litigation filed against three countries to protect girls’ rights in Latin America

Geneva (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood Global, Mujeres Transformando el Mundo Guatemala (MTM), Observatorio en Salud Sexual y Reproductiva Guatemala (OSAR), Surkuna Ecuador, Fundación Desafío and Asociación de Mujeres Axayacatl filed a lawsuit with the United Nations Human Rights Committee [...]

Abortion,Latin America & Caribbean, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua,In the Courts,News

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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