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Florida Supreme Court Upholds Young Women’s Constitutional Right to Abortion
Parental Notification Law Struck Down Tallahassee, FL Today, in a 5-1 decision, the Florida Supreme Court struck down a law requiring physicians to notify a parent or legal guardian before performing an abortion on a [...]
“Choose-Life” License Plate Scheme Halted in Louisiana
Federal Court Finds Louisiana's Specialty License Plates Unconstitutional New Orleans, LA Yesterday, a federal judge ordered Louisiana to end the production of all specialty license plates, including "Choose Life" plates, finding that the State’s specialty [...]
Judge Enjoins Virginia’s Abortion Ban
Ban Threatens Women’s Health by Preventing Doctors from Performing Safe Procedures Richmond, VA Today, Judge Richard Williams blocked Virginia’s abortion ban by granting the Center for Reproductive Rights’ request for a preliminary injunction. On June [...]
Laws and Regulations Affecting Medical Abortion
Medical abortion is a safe and effective non-surgical method of early pregnancy termination. The FDA has approved one drug specifically for use in early abortions.1 Mifepristone (also known as RU 486) is now available under [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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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 [...]
Hearing Set for Court Challenge to Florida’s Ban on Medicaid Funded Abortions
Charging that Florida's ban on Medicaid funded abortions discriminates based on sex, the Center for Reproductive Rights will argue before a Florida court that it is unconstitutional to deny low-income women Medicaid funded abortions when [...]
The Global Gag Rule’s Effects on NGOs in 56 Countries
The Global Gag Rule penalizes non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in 561 countries that receive family planning assistance funds from the U.S. These NGOs are prohibited from providing abortion-related services, including counseling and referrals, and/or lobbying on [...]
International Family Planning and Reproductive Health
International family planning and reproductive health and programs funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) population program and UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) provide health care choices that assist women in realizing their [...]
ACLU and Center for Reproductive Rights Admonish State of Florida for Failing to Protect the Health and Rights of a Rape Victim
By failing to ask the court to appoint a guardian for a severely disabled woman who is pregnant as a result of rape, the state of Florida once again abdicated its responsibilities today, placing politics [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
