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Even More Women Sue Texas After Being Denied Abortions for Dangerous Pregnancy Complications

11.14.2023 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, seven women who were refused medically necessary abortions joined a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights earlier this year against the state of Texas (Zurawski v. State of [...]

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Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos recibió evidencia de las violaciones a derechos humanos en América Latina por el uso de glifosato y otros pesticidas

• La exposición a agrotóxicos causa devastadores efectos en la salud reproductiva, especialmente en mujeres y niñas de comunidades indígenas, negras y quilombolas. • El 51% de los agrotóxicos usados en el mundo se aplican [...]

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Human Rights Body Hears Firsthand Accounts of Fear and Danger Caused by U.S. Abortion Bans

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights holds first hearing on U.S. abortion access since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion.

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CIDH escuchó impactantes testimonios sobre los efectos de la prohibición del aborto en Estados Unidos

La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos realizó su primera audiencia sobre acceso al aborto en Estados Unidos, desde que la Corte Suprema revocó la protección federal constitucional al derecho al aborto en ese país.

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Ohio Voters Enshrine Abortion Rights Into Law in Historic Vote

11.07.23 (PRESS RELEASE) – Ohio voters have passed a constitutional amendment that enshrines reproductive freedom – including the right to abortion – in the state constitution. Voters turned out in record numbers to support abortion [...]

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“Allowing Domestic Violence Perpetrators to Carry Guns Will Worsen the U.S. Maternal Health Crisis”

The Center's Tamar Eisen and Diana Kasdan explain how the right to life and reproductive autonomy includes the right to live free from violence at the hands of intimate partners.

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State of Tennessee Attempts to Dismiss Case Filed by Women Denied Abortions in Dangerous Situations

11.02.23 (PRESS RELEASE) – Last night, the State of Tennessee filed a motion attempting to throw out a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of two Tennessee doctors and three women [...]

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Victory in Kenya: Court of Appeal Affirms Right to Respectful Maternal Health Care, 02.28.24 Kenya Court of Appeal Expected to Issue Judgment Friday in Case of Pregnant Woman Abused by Hospital Staff and Forced to [...]

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State of Idaho Tries to Dismiss Women Denied Abortions in Dire Situations

10.31.23 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the State of Idaho asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of four women who were denied abortions despite severe pregnancy [...]

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Kansas Court Blocks Laws Mandating Disinformation About Abortion

10.30.23 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, a Kansas state court judge blocked several onerous restrictions on abortion, including laws that force providers to give government-scripted misinformation to patients, threaten patients’ health, and undermine medical ethics. The [...]

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Georgia Supreme Court Allows Six-Week Abortion Ban to Remain in Effect as Legal Challenge Continues

10.24.23 (PRESS RELEASE) — The Georgia Supreme Court issued a ruling today that allows H.B. 481, a ban on abortion after approximately six weeks of pregnancy, to remain in effect. The court’s majority opinion disregards [...]

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Two Plaintiffs in Idaho Case Discuss Being Denied Abortion Care on “This American Life”

Despite facing fatal fetal diagnoses that endangered their health and lives, women were denied care under Idaho's abortion bans.

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European Union: Addressing the urgent needs of refugees from Ukraine who seek sexual and reproductive healthcare and gender-based violence support

17 October 2023 (PRESS RELEASE) Geneva – Today, the European Parliament held a plenary debate on the situation of refugee women from Ukraine, including their access to sexual and reproductive health and rights. The debate [...]

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