01.23.2024 (PRESS RELEASE) –Today, a North Dakota state court denied a request to block the state’s extreme abortion ban in situations where an abortion is necessary to preserve the life or health of a pregnant [...]

Kate Cox, who was denied emergency abortion care by the Texas Supreme Court, talks to CBS Sunday Morning and The Daily.

01.17.24 (PRESS RELEASE, GENEVA) - Amnesty International, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Women’s Link Worldwide and Front Line Defenders welcome today’s court decision acquitting human rights defender Vanessa Mendoza Cortés, President of the women’s rights [...]

State Constitutions and Abortion Rights tool features a user-friendly interactive map outlining each state high court's rulings and constitutional provisions.

Number of pregnant people harmed by U.S. state abortion bans continues to grow.

01.08.24 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, four more women came forward to join a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights against the state of Tennessee (Blackmon v. State of Tennessee). The lawsuit, one of [...]

High Court reinstates Idaho abortion ban despite federal law requiring hospitals to stabilize patients in emergency rooms; the Court will hear the case in full this April

A case seeking to expand the medical exceptions in Idaho’s abortion bans will proceed despite the state’s attempt to dismiss the case

State legislation reflects the polarizing nation, with some states acting to strongly protect reproductive rights and access, and others finding new ways to criminalize abortion care despite the health effects.

This policy report by the Center provides an overview of the U.S. state policy landscape after tracking almost 2,000 bills proposed in state legislatures relating to reproductive care.