States have consistently chosen to use language in their constitutions that affirms the right to life without trying to define when life begins, reinforcing the approach taken by all major international human rights instruments. However, the current draft of the Zambian Constitution contains language stating that the right to life begins from conception, a troubling […]
Michigan Senate Committee Advances Extreme Anti-Choice Legislation (PRESS RELEASE) After providing legislators and the public with only a few hours’ notice, today the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee advanced an extreme anti-choice measure that would virtually eliminate the use of medication abortion and impose unwarranted physical plant requirements on abortion providers that could shut down nearly […]
International human rights groups are urging world leaders attending next month’s global Family Planning Summit to ensure that any effort to increase the use of contraceptives be a part of a broader strategy to improve comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care and uphold sexual and reproductive rights for all women. While contraceptive information and […]
Center requests addition of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius as defendant, seeks immediate and unrestricted OTC status (PRESS RELEASE) Seeking immediate relief that would allow emergency contraception over-the-counter access for women of all ages, today the Center for Reproductive Rights asked a federal court to reopen the Center’s 2005 lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration […]
Filing date: 07/06/2010 State: Mississippi, USA Plaintiff(s): Deborah Hughes &, Cristen Hemmins Center Attorney(s): Suzanne Novak Co-Counsel/Cooperating Attorneys: Robert McDuff, Cliff Johnson, Eve Gartner (PPFA), Alexa Kolbi-Molinas (ACLU), Bear Atwood (ACLU of MS) Description: This suit is to prevent proposed ballot Measure 26, which would define a “person” in the Mississippi Bill of Rights to […]
First Printed on ACSblog, December 7, 2009 >, The debate over abortion coverage within the larger healthcare reform dialogue has been painfully narrow for those of us who believe that as a matter of equality, due process, and sound public health policy, abortion should be treated like other medical procedures. From early on when the […]
This case, known as the Alaska Personhood Initiative, is a pre-election challenge to the Alaska Lieutenant Governor’s certification of a measure seeking to extend legal rights from the moment of conception. Case filed: 11/23/2009 State: Alaska Plaintiff(s): Victor Fischer, Anne Harrison, Mark Sandberg Center Attorney(s): Janet Crepps Co-Counsel/Cooperating Attorneys: Jeffrey M. Feldman, Feldman Orlansky […]
Louisiana Choice, Inc. v. Graham: Final Judgment and Order for Dismissal with Prejudice , https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/99-Final-Judgment-and-Order-for-Dismissal-with-Prejudice.pdf
Stipulation of SettlementLouisianaJanuary 13, 2006 https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/88-Stipulation-of-Settlement.pdf
Louisiana It is ordered that William A. Graham is preliminary enjoined from using the name “Causeway Center for Women” or any other name that is confusingly similar to Causeway Medical Clinic’s marks CAUSEWAY and CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CLINIC, including, but not limited to, by initiating or renewing yellow pages or other directory assistance listings… https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Amended-PI-Order.pdf