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U.S. Repro Watch, March 21

Medication abortion on the rise, VA expands IVF coverage, prenatal care delayed by abortion bans, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights.

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New Report Provides Strategies for Building SRHR Protections Around the World

“Pathways to Change” features case studies from 13 countries that have increased legal guarantees to abortion, maternal health, emergency contraception, and more.

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New “Criminalized Care” Report Shows How Louisiana’s Abortion Bans Endanger Patients and Clinicians  

Researchers document the stark reality of harm, erosion of medical trust, and human rights violations in Louisiana

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New Research Report Documents How Louisiana’s Abortion Bans Harm Patients and Clinicians

Fact-finding report by the Center and its partners finds that criminalizing abortion care violates medical ethics, public health standards, and human rights—and undermines maternal health.

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U.S. Repro Watch, March 8

Major pharmacies to dispense abortion pills, Alabama scrambles to address alarming IVF ruling, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights.

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Court of Appeal Decision (2024)

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Kahoʻohanohano v. State of Hawaiʻi

Lawsuit asks the court to block a midwifery restriction law to restore access to safe, respectful, and culturally informed maternal care in Hawai‘i communities.

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Victory in Kenya: Court of Appeal Affirms Right to Respectful Maternal Health Care

Court issues sweeping decision in Center’s case of pregnant woman physically and verbally abused by hospital staff and left to deliver on a concrete floor.

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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

Defending Reproductive Autonomy: Center Sues Hawaiʻi to Protect Midwifery Care  card link

Defending Reproductive Autonomy: Center Sues Hawaiʻi to Protect Midwifery Care 

Lawsuit asks state court to block a midwifery restriction law to restore access to safe, respectful, and culturally informed maternal care in Hawaiʻi communities.

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Pregnant Woman Forced to Deliver on Hospital Floor Wins Appeal in Landmark Case

Affirming the Right to Respectful Maternal Health Care in Kenya 

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Hawai‘i Law Restricting Midwives Challenged in Court 

Native Hawaiian midwives and others sue state to block law that prevents them from serving communities in traditional ways.

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About the Plaintiffs: Kahoʻohanohano v. State of Hawaiʻi

More about the Hawai'i midwives, midwifery students and women who are plaintiffs in the case.

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The Center’s Nancy Northup Discusses “Patently Absurd” Alabama IVF Ruling

In an interview with Kaitlan Collins on CNN, the Center's President and CEO highlights the damaging implications of the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling recognizing embryos as children.

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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