Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline’s “Kiss and Tell” Law goes before Appeals Court
WHAT: Oral argument in Aid for Women v. Foulston will be heard at U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. The Tenth Circuit will review the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas' [...]
Women of the World: East and Southeast Asia
Our Women of the World reports document laws and policies which impact women's reproductive and sexual health and shape their reproductive choices. Reproductive rights are internationally recognized as critical to both advancing women's human rights [...]
Shame On the FDA: More Deception and Delay
Statement from Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive Rights Today, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it would delay making a decision about Plan B, the emergency contraceptive commonly known as the morning-after pill, [...]
Battles Already Raging
In this letter to the editor, Nancy Northup warns that a Roe reversal would be devastating to women’s reproductive rights in the United States, despite the mild projections of a recent Op-Ed in USA Today. [...]
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Contraceptive Equity Bills Gain Momentum in State Legislatures
In the United States almost 50% of pregnancies are unintended. Contraceptive equity legislation could reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and the need for abortion by providing affordable and reliable contraception for women. Women Deserve [...]
For First Time in NCLR’s History, Briefing on Reproductive Rights of Hispanic Women to be Held at Annual Conference
For the first time since the creation of the National Council of La Raza, two organizations focused on women's reproductive rights issues will host a briefing on the reproductive advancement of Latinas during La Raza's [...]
Key Victory In Appeals Court Against 2003 Federal Abortion Ban
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held unconstitutional the "Partial Birth Abortion Act of 2003," because the law failed to provide any exception if a woman's health is at stake. The [...]
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