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New Amendment Introduced in El Salvador to Decriminalize Abortion in Certain Circumstances

New Amendment Introduced in El Salvador to Decriminalize Abortion in Certain Circumstances (PRESS RELEASE) This week an amendment to decriminalize abortion in certain circumstances was introduced in El Salvador. If passed, abortion would become legal [...]

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Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns, Inc. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore: Court Decision Re: Motion for Summary Judgment

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Women’s Strike Defeats Abortion Ban in Poland

Women’s Strike Defeats Abortion Ban in Poland On October 3, seven million women in Poland went on strike, outraged by a proposal that would completely ban abortion—and punish women who end a pregnancy with up [...]

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After Massive Public Outcry, Polish Parliament Rejects Total Abortion Ban

After Massive Public Outcry, Polish Parliament Rejects Total Abortion Ban Polish women still face countless obstacles when trying to access safe, legal abortion (PRESS RELEASE) By a vote of 352-58, the Polish Parliament today rejected [...]

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Oklahoma Supreme Court Permanently Blocks State Law Criminalizing Women’s Health Care Providers

Oklahoma Supreme Court Permanently Blocks Law Criminalizing Health Care Providers Measure would have allowed warrantless searches of abortion providers and felony charges for administrative errors (PRESS RELEASE) The Oklahoma Supreme Court today permanently blocked an [...]

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Texas Doubles Down on Latest Unconstitutional Attempt to Restrict Safe, Legal Abortion

Texas Doubles Down on Latest Unconstitutional Attempt to Restrict Safe, Legal Abortion (MEDIA ADVISORY) Today the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) re-submitted unconstitutional new healthcare restrictions designed to increase both the cost of [...]

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As the Hyde Amendment Turns Forty, Center for Reproductive Rights Continues to Call for Repeal

As the Hyde Amendment Turns Forty, Center for Reproductive Rights Continues to Call for Repeal 40 years since passage of dangerous and discriminatory Hyde Amendment coincides with new national poll showing voters support lifting abortion [...]

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States Continue to Defend Unconstitutional Clinic Shutdown Laws in Spite of Supreme Court Ruling

States Continue to Defend Unconstitutional Clinic Shutdown Laws in Spite of Supreme Court Ruling (MEDIA ADVISORY) Earlier this week the Center for Reproductive Rights requested a federal district court permanently block Louisiana’s Texas-style clinic shutdown law [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing Targeting Low-Income Women’s Access to Safe, Legal Abortion

(PRESS RELEASE) Despite facing a host of other issues related to access to critical health care services, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice earlier today held a hearing which focused on two [...]

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House Judiciary Committee on the Hyde Amendment: Statement

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Testimony of the Center for Reproductive Rights at House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing “The Ultimate Civil Right: Examining the Hyde Amendment and the Born Alive Infants Protection Act”

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New Report Calls for Legal Accountability for States to Ensure Reproductive Rights

New Report Calls for Legal Accountability for States to Ensure Reproductive Rights (PRESS RELEASE) This week global human rights experts released a report calling for governments to provide greater resources and accountability to ensure reproductive [...]

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Centering Human Rights in the Response to Zika

Available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, this statement calls for a human rights-based approach to the Zika epidemic. It identifies states' obligations to respect, protect, and fulfill the human rights of all impacted by the [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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