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Texas Abortion Ban Blocked
Federal district court temporarily blocks ban in DOJ lawsuit, accusing Texas of pursuing "an unprecedented and aggressive scheme to deprive its citizens of a significant and well-established constitutional right."
Center Files Lawsuit Defending Doctor Who Violated Texas Abortion Ban
The lawsuit defending the physician also asks the district court to declare the Texas law, known as S.B. 8, unconstitutional. The ban has ended almost all abortion access in Texas since it took effect on September 1.
Lawsuit by the Center and Partners Blocks Arizona’s “Reason” Abortion Ban
In yet another lawsuit brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners to block a state abortion ban, a federal district court judge temporarily blocked Arizona’s ban on abortion for patients with fetal diagnoses, just hours [...]
Abortion in India: Report Reveals Widespread Legal Barriers and Recommends Ways to Improve Access
Report by the Center and partners launched at a virtual event for advocates and stakeholders in India.
In Historic Vote, U.S House Passes Women’s Health Protection Act
The federal bill would protect the right to access abortion in every state.
Center Again Appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court to Stop Texas Abortion Ban That Has Ended Most Access in the State
For the second time in weeks, the Center for Reproductive Rights is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a case challenging Texas’s extreme abortion ban that has ended almost all abortion access [...]
Virtual Panel to Discuss Reproductive Rights of Romani Women and Girls
“Reproductive Rights of Romani Women and Girls,” a virtual panel discussion featuring leading Romani women activists, will be held on Tuesday, September 28, with registration open to the public. The event is part of 2021 [...]
Thousands of Voices Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Strike Down Mississippi Abortion Ban and Protect the Right to Abortion
Citing decades of precedent and the harm of abortion bans, people impacted by bans and experts in law, reproductive justice, medicine, and human rights submit “friend-of-the court” briefs supporting the Center’s case.
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Provider Explains in Washington Post Op-ed Why He Violated Texas’s Extreme Abortion Ban
Dr. Alan Braid, one of the plaintiffs in Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson, the Center's case challenging Texas’s extreme abortion ban, has written an op-ed for The Washington Post titled, “Why I violated Texas’s extreme [...]
U.S. House to Take Historic Vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act
he U.S. House of Representatives will soon hold its first-ever vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA). When enacted, WHPA will safeguard abortion access from state-level bans and restrictions. This vote will mark the first time the House has voted on proactive abortion legislation in nearly three decades.
Texas Abortion Ban Update: DOJ Lawsuit, UN Condemnation
The Department of Justice claims the law violates constitutional rights, while UN human rights experts call it a violation of international law. The Center is also challenging the Texas ban , in its case, Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson.
Stakes are High in Upcoming U.S. Supreme Court Case Challenging Mississippi Abortion Ban
In its brief filed in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the Center highlights the consequences of banning abortion—as the reality of Texas’s recent ban already demonstrates.
Mexico Supreme Court Recognizes a Constitutional Right to Abortion
Hailed by the Mexican Supreme Court president Arturo Zaldívar as "a watershed in the history of the rights of all women, especially the most vulnerable,” the Court issued a ruling advancing abortion decriminalization ithroughout the country.
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