Center for Reproductive Rights Condemns the Conviction of Polish Human Rights Defender
14 March 2023 (PRESS RELEASE) - On 14 March 2023 a District Court in Warsaw convicted human rights defender Justyna Wydrzyńska of the crime of ‘helping with an abortion’. Wydrzyńska was accused of helping a [...]
European Abortion Laws: A Comparative Overview
The Center for Reproductive Rights monitors and analyzes European abortion laws and advocates for reform of laws to ensure that they reflect international human rights standards and best medical practice. For more than 80 years [...]
New Report Addresses Concerns Regarding Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Regional Humanitarian Response to the War in Ukraine
Report by the Regional Gender Task Force developed by the Center and other organizations.
Washington Post Op-ed Counters Claims that U.S. Abortion Restrictions Are Aligned with European Laws
Leah Hoctor, the Center's senior regional director for Europe, calls claims by Senator Lindsey Graham and others "simply untrue."
Global Trends: Abortion Rights 2022
An infographic showing the global trends in abortion rights.
With its Regression on Abortion Rights, the U.S. is a Global Outlier
The United States is one of only four countries that has rolled back abortion rights since 1994.
Caso Francisca: (F.S.) Violaciones a los Derechos Reproductivos de las Mujeres Viviendo con VIH
En 2002, Francisca decidió tener su primer hijo, pero en la primera etapa de su embarazo la diagnosticaron VIH. Ella tomó las medidas para reducir el contagio vertical al feto y dio a luz mediante [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Condemns Prosecution of Polish Human Rights Defender Justyna Wydrzyńska
13.07.2022 (PRESS RELEASE): On Thursday the Praga Południe District Court in Poland’s capital Warsaw will hold its next hearing in the case of human rights defender Justyna Wydrzyńska. Wydrzyńska has been accused of helping a woman [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Amicus on the Prosecution of Polish Human Rights Defender
The Center for Reproductive Rights presented an amicus to the Praga Południe District Court in Warsaw, Poland in the case of human rights defender Justyna Wydrzyńska. Wydrzyńska has been accused of helping a woman in [...]
Joint Initiative Addresses SRHR Needs of Women and Girls Fleeing the War in Ukraine
The Center for Reproductive Rights and national partners in key countries are undertaking a joint initiative aimed at addressing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of women and girls impacted by the war in Ukraine.
Leading Organizations From 28 Countries Call on European Leaders to Act Now to Protect Access to Abortion
28 June 2022 - Following last week’s decision by the United States Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, today leading organizations, working to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights in over [...]
Protecting Abortion Access in Europe – A Call to Action
Following a decision by the United States Supreme Court taking away the constitutional right to abortion, the Center for Reproductive Rights joined more than 130 leading organizations, working to advance sexual and reproductive health and [...]
Germany Eradicates Harmful Ban on Abortion Information
06.24.22 (PRESS RELEASE) Today the German Bundestag has repealed §219a of the German Criminal Code removing a harmful ban on information provision on abortion by medical professionals. The ban prohibited doctors and other medical professionals [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
