Center Praises House for Voting to Lift Ban on Funding for D.C. Abortion Services
(PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights applauded the House of Representatives for voting to discontinue the ban on funding for abortion services that specifically targets women in Washington, D.C. Currently, the District of [...]
Written Comments on the Proposed Legislation on Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy before the Spanish Government
The Center for Reproductive Rights respectfully submits the following comments on the "Proposition of Organic Law on the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy" (Proposición de Ley Orgánica sobre interrupción voluntaria del embarazo. Presentado el 17/04/2008, calificado [...]
Human Rights Day and Reproductive Rights
On this Human Rights Day, the Center for Reproductive Rights urges the U.S. and governments around the world to guarantee the human rights and freedoms that women need to live with dignity and attain healthy [...]
Senate Defeats Anti-Abortion Amendment in Historic Healthcare Reform Debate
(PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Senate voted 54 to 45 to table an anti-abortion amendment in a historic vote on healthcare reform. The amendment, offered by Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE), Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and others, would [...]
Curricular Resources Available for Download
To advance the understanding of reproductive rights as human rights and help law teachers to bring in a comparative and international law perspective, the Center has created Course Modules for three courses that involve reproductive [...]
Anti-Abortion Amendment Introduced in Senate Health Overhaul Debate, Center for Reproductive Rights Calls on Senators to Defeat It
(PRESS RELEASE) Today, Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and others introduced an amendment that would prohibit individuals receiving federal subsidies from buying private insurance plans that cover abortion and would ban the public [...]
National Journal: Will Abortion Language Cost Cloture For Democrats?
By Jason Plautz "Abortion remains a make-or-break issue for Sen. Ben Nelson in health care reform talks, a spokesman said today, responding to an abortion rights leader's remark that the Nebraska Democrat might be open [...]
Gonzales v. Carhart: Opinion of the Nebraska District Court
Nebraska Like giving birth to a child, when a woman ends her pregnancy during or after the second trimester, she confronts a serious problem. Her cervix will frequently be too small to allow the skull [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Abortion: Parental Consent & Notification by State
Parental involvement laws require young women to obtain the consent of or notify one or both parents in order to obtain an abortion, forcing those who are unable to comply with the requirements to delay [...]
Institute for the Study of Regulation Critique of the Department of Health and Human Service’s Cost-Benefit Analysis of proposed “conscientious refusal” regulation
Institute for the Study of Regulation Critique of the Department of Health and Human Service's Cost-Benefit Analysis of proposed "conscientious refusal" regulation
Comments of the Center for Reproductive Rights et al., Opposing Proposed HHS “Conscientious Refusal” Regulation
Comments of the Center for Reproductive Rights et al., Opposing Proposed HHS "Conscientious Refusal" Regulation
Hijacking Healthcare Reform
Posted on the Guardian The debate over US healthcare reform has taken many surprising twists and turns, and the task of navigating the bill through the divided Senate promises yet more deep bends in the [...]
No Abortion Ban: National Day of Action — How to Lobby 101
Print out the Center's basic primer on how to lobby when you attend the National Day of Action on December 2, 2009. Make sure to bring extra copies for your friends and family!
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
