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Dobbs’s Destructive Originalism: Using “History and Tradition” to Undermine Liberty card link

Dobbs’s Destructive Originalism: Using “History and Tradition” to Undermine Liberty

This analysis by the Center explains the Dobbs majority’s approach to determining what liberty interests the Fourteenth Amendment protects; considers the ways in which the U.S. Supreme Court has previously assessed protected liberty interests; and [...]

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The Center and Partners Sue South Carolina to Block New Abortion Ban

A six-week abortion ban—nearly identical to one thrown out by the state supreme court earlier this year—was signed into law this morning, causing chaos and confusion for patients and providers.

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New Report Shows More Evidence of Harm Caused by Abortion Bans

Report by ANSIRH details poor-quality care post-Roe and its harm to patients and providers.

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Center Files Lawsuit to Ensure Access to Abortion Drug in Three States

Lawsuit seeks to protect mifepristone access in Virginia, Montana, and Kansas in light of the drug’s legal uncertainty.

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Health, Pharmaceutical and Legal Experts Urge Circuit Court to Reverse Order Attempting to Block FDA’s Approval of Abortion Drug

Case to be argued at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on May 17.

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Medicaid Rule Limiting Abortion Access in Montana Is Blocked After Lawsuit by the Center and Partners card link

Medicaid Rule Limiting Abortion Access in Montana Is Blocked After Lawsuit by the Center and Partners

New state rule would have effectively eliminated access to abortion care for most Montanans insured through Medicaid.

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Plaintiff in Center’s Case Against Texas to Testify at the U.S. Senate April 26

Amanda Zurawski to testify at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "The Assault on Reproductive Rights in a Post-Dobbs America." Watch the hearing live.

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New Study Finds Oklahoma Hospitals Unable to Provide Clear and Accurate Information on Emergency Obstetric Care

Report by the Center, Physicians for Human Rights, and Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice raises concerns about pregnant patients’ ability to access life-saving obstetric care in states where abortion is banned.

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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

No One Could Say: Accessing Emergency Obstetrics Information as a Prospective Prenatal Patient in Post-Roe Oklahoma card link

No One Could Say: Accessing Emergency Obstetrics Information as a Prospective Prenatal Patient in Post-Roe Oklahoma

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“Let’s Talk Repro” Series: Breana Lipscomb, Senior Advisor for Maternal Health & Rights

“Movements for change are most impactful when the communities that are most affected by human rights violations are leading on that change.”

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The Center and Movement Partners Urge Court to Block Unprecedented Ruling Rejecting FDA’s Approval of Abortion Drug

Amicus brief of more than 100 reproductive rights, health, and justice partners highlights the proven safety and efficacy of the drug, the ruling’s “immediate and life-threatening consequences,” and the court’s reliance on “debunked data.”  

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Texas Court’s Radical Decision Attempts to Block FDA Approval of a Medication Abortion Drug Used for More Than 20 Years

Ruling is a devastating blow to abortion access across the U.S.

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Black Maternal Health Week, April 11-17

Amidst an alarming rise in maternal mortality in the U.S., the week aims to raise awareness around racial inequities in maternal health outcomes.

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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