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Teen Endangerment Act: Putting Politics Before Teens’ Well-Being

Statement From Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive Rights The Center for Reproductive Rights strongly opposes the abortion bill H.R. 748, passed by the House of Representatives today, and calls on the Senate to reject [...]

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FDA Commissioner Crawford, No More Stalling! Plan B Belongs On the Drugstore Shelves.

Statement from Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive Rights The Center for Reproductive Rights urges the FDA's Acting Commissioner Lester Crawford to issue a decision making the emergency contraceptive Plan B available without a prescription [...]

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U.S. Government’s Appeal in Federal Abortion Ban Case Heads to Court for the First Time

WHAT: Oral argument in Carhart v. Gonzales will be heard at U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.The Eighth Circuit will review the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska's decision on September [...]

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Alaska Supreme Court to Review Injunction on State’s Teen Abortion Law

WHAT: Oral arguments will be heard at the Alaska Supreme Court in Planned Parenthood of Alaska, et. al. v. State of Alaska. The Supreme Court will review the Superior Court of the State of Alaska's [...]

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Yet Another Excuse from the FDA on Delaying Plan B Decision

Statement from Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive Rights Last week, Dr. Lester Crawford, the nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration, gave yet another excuse for failing to make the emergency contraceptive, Plan [...]

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Statement from Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive Rights

The Teen Endangerment Act The Center for Reproductive Rights urges Congress to reject the Teen Endangerment Act (H.R. 748, S. 8, 396, 403). The Center opposes the Teen Endangerment Act because its passage would not [...]

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Michigan Abortion Ban Put on Hold While Challenge Proceeds

The American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America announced today that Michigan has agreed to delay enforcement of its recently enacted abortion ban until the court considers [...]

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Statement from Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive Rights

Responding to India Supreme Court Decision on Country’s Sterilization Practices The Center for Reproductive Rights is extremely pleased that the Indian Supreme Court is taking action against the illegal and coercive sterilization practices in its [...]

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As World Eases Restrictions on Abortion, U.S. Becomes More Restrictive, Study Finds

Since 1995, 15 countries have passed laws making abortion legal under more circumstances, while only five-including the United States-have taken steps to make abortion illegal or more difficult for women to obtain. According to a [...]

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What’s Missing from the Beijing Platform?

Center Holds Panel on Using the Force of Law to Transform Beijing’s Commitments into Reality WHAT: Panel presentation and open discussion on legal strategies for implementing the reproductive rights commitments of the Beijing Platform for [...]

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Women’s Health Care Providers Challenge Michigan Law Banning Virtually All Abortions

ACLU, Center for Reproductive Rights, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America File Joint Lawsuit in Federal Court Today The American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America asked [...]

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Government in Action: Legal and Policy Developments Affecting Reproductive Rights

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Beijing and International Law: UN Treaty Monitoring Bodies Uphold Reproductive Rights

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.