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U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms American’s Right to Privacy in Landmark Case
New York, NY - ,In an historic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today struck down a Texas sodomy law that singled out gay people for criminal prosecution. Ruling that the petitioners in this case "are [...]
Argument Set for Court Challenge to Louisiana’s Speciality License Plates
New Orleans, LA Charging that Louisiana’s specialty license plates infringe upon First Amendment rights, the Center for Reproductive Rights will ask the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to stop production [...]
Virginia’s Abortion Ban Challenged in Federal Court
Ban Threatens Women’s Health by Preventing Doctors from Performing Safe Procedures Richmond, VAToday, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a case in federal court challenging Virginia’s abortion procedures ban as an unconstitutional threat to women’s [...]
ACLU, Center for Reproductive Rights, and Florida NOW Fight Efforts to Interfere With Care of Severely Disabled Rape Victim
The state of Florida should stop interfering with a woman's ability to make choices concerning the course of her pregnancy and medical care, said the American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and [...]
Abortion Clinic asks North Dakota Supreme Court to Affirm Ruling Rejecting Abortion-Breast Cancer Scare Tactic
In an argument before the North Dakota Supreme Court on Wednesday, the Red River Women's Clinic will ask the State Supreme Court to affirm a lower court ruling rejecting the plaintiff's abortion-breast cancer scare tactic. [...]
Congress Urged to Lift Ban on Abortions at Military Facilities Abroad
Statement of Nancy Northup, President This week, Congress is expected to vote on an amendment to the Department of Defense authorization act (HR 1588 and S 1050) that would lift a seven-year-old ban on women [...]
Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care in Michigan no Longer at Risk After Law Suit is Settled
Michigan abortion providers have settled a lawsuit against the State to block a vague, new Michigan law that would have limited women's access to reproductive health care. Under the settlement, women will be able to [...]
Women in Indiana Forced to Make Two Trips to a Clinic in Order to Obtain an Abortion
Judge Refuses to Enjoin the Law during State Court Challenge Today, a judge denied a motion to prevent the Indiana mandatory delay law's "two-trip" requirement from taking effect, forcing women in Indiana to make two [...]
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Center for Reproductive Rights’ Expert Simon Heller to Testify Before Congress Against Abortion Ban
On Tuesday, March 25th, Simon Heller, Of Counsel, for the Center for Reproductive Rights will testify that an abortion ban pending before the House of Representatives is unconstitutional for the same reasons that led the [...]
Abortion Providers Challenge Michigan Law that Impairs Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care and Threatens Providers’ Financial Stability
Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights asked a district court judge to block a Michigan law that could limit women's access to reproductive health care and put abortion clinics out of business. Scheduled to take [...]
Senate Passes Unconstitutional Abortion Ban
Legislation Prohibits Safest Abortion Procedure After 12 Weeks of Pregnancy Flouting a decision by the United States Supreme Court that found a ban on so-called "partial-birth abortion" to be unconstitutional, the U.S. Senate today passed [...]
Challenge to “Choose Life” License Plates Continues in Louisiana
Case Challenges Overall Policy for Issuing Specialty Plates Yesterday, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed an amended complaint challenging Louisiana's policy of issuing specialty license plates. The Center charges that Louisiana's specialty plates infringe on [...]
Indiana’s “Two-Trip” Abortion Requirement Temporarily Blocked By Judge after Clinics Challenge Law in State Court
Indianapolis, INToday, an Indiana state court issued a temporary restraining order blocking the state’s mandatory delay abortion law after the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a state court challenge on behalf of several Indiana reproductive [...]
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