NEW YORK- Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights argued before the Kansas Supreme Court to stop a citizen-petitioned grand jury from obtaining the medical records of approximately 2,000 women who sought services from Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. The Center argued that the subpoenas are a profound intrusion on the patients’ privacy, and their […]
The Weldon Amendment New York – The Center for Reproductive Rights salutes both the California Attorney General Bill Lockyer and National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) for filing lawsuits against the Weldon amendment – the anti-choice provision recently placed in a 2005 federal spending bill. These two challenges will expose the devastating effects […]
After a hearing today, Judge Stanwood R. Duval of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana granted a preliminary injunction against William Graham, a Louisiana man who has been operating a fake abortion referral service. The Causeway Medical Clinic and women duped by Graham sued him for false advertising, trademark infringement and […]
Defendant Expected to Represent Himself in Court As More Victims Come Forward WHAT: Oral arguments will be heard regarding plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction against William Graham. Choice, Inc. v. Graham is a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights, Morrison […]
Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit in the District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against Metairie, Louisiana, resident William Graham on behalf of three women, a Metairie medical facility, one of their physicians and his patients. The lawsuit accuses Graham of intentionally interfering with women’s efforts to exercise their constitutional […]
Today, the North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that an anti-choice protestor had no right to use a false advertising law to harass the state’s sole abortion clinic. The decision maintains a lower court ruling that recognized there is no established link between abortion and breast cancer. “As a result of today’s ruling, anti-abortion activists will […]
Statement of Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive Rights “Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $15 billion HIV/AIDS plan aimed at combating the AIDS pandemic internationally over the next five years. We applaud the House’s decision because U.S. financial commitment to providing access to effective prevention, treatment, and care for people living with […]
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Peru Admits Responsibility for Violating Abuse Victim’s Human Rights (Updated 03.18.21) Before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Peru admitted its international responsibility for violating the human rights of a woman who was drugged and raped by a public health service doctor when she was seeking medical services. The Peruvian government compensated the victim, admitted responsibility for violating her rights under international law, and took steps to improve its legal and administrative policies on sexual violence M.M., a […]