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Child Marriage in South Asia: Stop the Impunity (Press Release)
Child Marriage in South Asia: Stop the Impunity Center for Reproductive Rights Details Human Rights Violations Against Girls and Women Stemming From Child Marriage (PRESS RELEASE) Despite international and local laws clearly condemning child marriage, [...]
Child Marriage in South Asia: Stop the Impunity
A new report calls on the governments in South Asia to stop the human rights crisis that is child marriage. This publication was supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation.
Center for Reproductive Rights: Politicians in U.S. House Holding Women’s Health Hostage
Center for Reproductive Rights: Politicians in U.S. House Holding Women's Health Hostage (PRESS RELEASE) Politicians in the U.S. House of Representatives over the weekend attached a so-called “conscience clause” to a must-pass federal government spending [...]
Texas Health Care Providers in Court to Protect Abortion Access in Texas
Texas Health Care Providers in Court to Protect Abortion Access in Texas Lawsuit seeks to immediately block restrictions that will jeopardize women’s health and interfere with a woman’s ability to make personal medical decisions (PRESS [...]
New Report: Tanzania Forces Girls to Undergo Invasive Pregnancy Tests, Expels Pregnant Students
New Report: Tanzania Forces Girls to Undergo Invasive Pregnancy Tests, Expels Pregnant Students Study by Center for Reproductive Rights finds schools routinely violate adolescents’ basic human rights (PRESS RELEASE) Adolescent girls in Tanzania are routinely—and [...]
Forced Out: Mandatory Pregnancy Testing and the Expulsion of Pregnant Students in Tanzanian Schools
The Center for Reproductive Rights’ Global Legal Program’s newest publication, Forced Out: Mandatory Pregnancy Testing and the Expulsion of Pregnant Students in Tanzanian Schools, documents the forced pregnancy testing and expulsion of pregnant school girls [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Hosts “UNITE TONIGHT”
Center for Reproductive Rights Hosts "UNITE TONIGHT" on Wed. 9/25 A national day of action on September 25th to defend against extreme attacks on women’s health care (PRESS RELEASE) On September 25, the Center for [...]
Despite Country’s Own Laws, Costa Rica Continues to Deny Women Legal Abortion
Despite Country’s Own Laws, Costa Rica Continues to Deny Women Legal Abortion Center for Reproductive Rights brings second case of human rights violations in Costa Rica to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (PRESS RELEASE) [...]
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State Judge Blocks Okla. Emergency Contraception Restrictions
State Judge Blocks Okla. Emergency Contraception Restrictions Plan B One-Step can remain on pharmacy, grocery store shelves without restriction pending outcome of Center for Reproductive Rights lawsuit (PRESS RELEASE) A state judge ruled today that [...]
NEW LAWSUIT: Oklahoma Law Restricting Emergency Contraception Violates State Constitution, Discriminates Against Women
NEW LAWSUIT: Oklahoma Law Restricting Emergency Contraception Violates State Constitution Center for Reproductive Rights seeks to block law keeping emergency contraception behind the counter before it takes effect Aug. 22 (PRESS RELEASE) The Center for [...]
Leading Reproductive Rights Organizations Join Together For “31 Days of Unity”
Leading Reproductive Rights Organizations Join Together For “31 Days of Unity” Center for Reproductive Rights joins with reproductive rights, health, and justice organizations in August to urge Congress to take action against extreme attacks on [...]
State Judge Blocks ND Law Designed to Close Only Abortion Clinic in the State
State Judge Blocks ND Law Designed to Close Only Abortion Clinic in the State (PRESS RELEASE) A state judge ruled today that North Dakota state officials cannot enforce a law designed to shut down the [...]
Ireland President Michael D. Higgins Signs Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 Into Law
Ireland President Michael D. Higgins Signs Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 Into Law Legislation Only For Women Whose Live Are At Risk Fails to Expand Access to Safe and Legal Abortion (PRESS RELEASE) [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.