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Irish Woman Forced to Travel Abroad for Abortion Brings Case to United Nations
Irish Woman Forced to Travel Abroad for Abortion Brings Case to U.N. (PRESS RELEASE) Today the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a case before the United Nations Human Rights Committee on behalf of Amanda Mellet [...]
New Investigation Details Devastating Impact of Texas Family Planning Cuts on Latinas in the Rio Grande Valley
New Report Details Devastating Impact of Texas Family Planning Cuts on Latinas in Rio Grande Valley Clinic closures, high costs and lack of transportation cause widespread human rights violations (PRESS RELEASE) **Ver abajo para versión [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Unconstitutional Oklahoma Law Forcing Narrated Ultrasounds on Women Seeking Abortion
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Unconstitutional Okla. Law Forcing Ultrasounds on Women Seeking Abortion Law imposing required ultrasounds on women to remain permanently struck down as a violating the constitutional rights of women and [...]
The Rachel Maddow Show: Anti-abortion laws thwarted by Constitution
The Rachel Maddow Show: Anti-abortion laws thwarted by Constitution Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights, talks with Rachel Maddow about recent legal victories to secure women’s reproductive rights.
The Irish Times: Irish women forced to travel for abortions to take cases to UN
The Irish Times: Irish women forced to travel for abortions to take cases to UN By Kitty Holland Three women who were forced to travel to Britain to terminate their pregnancies following diagnoses that their [...]
Senator Lindsey Graham Leads New Attack on Women’s Health and Rights
Senator Lindsey Graham Leads New Attack on Women’s Health and Rights Senate bill follows House in attempting to enact unconstitutional ban on abortion at 20 weeks (PRESS RELEASE) After anti-choice politicians in the U.S. House of [...]
Nation’s Highest Court Dismisses Case Concerning Oklahoma’s Unconstitutional Medication Abortion Ban
Nation’s Highest Court Dismisses Case Concerning Oklahoma’s Unconstitutional Medication Abortion Ban Law banning all medication abortion and use of medication to treat ectopic pregnancies remains permanently blocked (PRESS RELEASE) Following a recent ruling from the [...]
Texas Health Care Providers Take Fight Against Unconstitutional Law to U.S. Supreme Court
Texas Health Care Providers Take Fight Against Unconstitutional Law to U.S. Supreme Court (PRESS RELEASE) Following a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that allowed the immediate enforcement of a [...]
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One-Third of Texas Women Will Soon Lack Access to Safe, Legal Abortion Following Appellate Court Ruling
One-Third of Texas Women Will Soon Lack Access to Safe, Legal Abortion Following Appellate Court Ruling 5th Circuit grants TX request to stay district court order blocking requirement all abortion providers must have admitting privileges [...]
Maternal Mortality and the Decriminalization of Abortion at the Human Rights Council
Maternal Mortality and the Decriminalization of Abortion at the Human Rights Council The UN Human Rights Council gathered for its 24th session in Geneva, from September 9-27, 2013, bringing together human rights activists, civil society [...]
Shadow letter to the Human Rights Committee for its adoption of list of issues for Ireland
In August 2013 the Center for Reproductive Rights submitted a letter to assist the Pre-Sessional Working Group of the Human Rights Committee in its formulation of issues for Ireland’s coming review under the International Covenant [...]
New U.N. Report Links Adolescent Pregnancy to Human Rights Failures, Calls on States to Address Range of Contributing Issues
U.N. Report Links Adolescent Pregnancy to Human Rights Failures, Calls on States to Address Contributing Issues (PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights commended the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today for linking adolescent pregnancy [...]
Sharing Our Stories
Sharing Our Stories There was much to celebrate at the Center for Reproductive Rights 2013 Annual Gala. In the previous 30 hours, we secured crucial victories for women in Texas and Oklahoma. And we presented [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.