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New Report Calls for Legal Accountability for States to Ensure Reproductive Rights

New Report Calls for Legal Accountability for States to Ensure Reproductive Rights (PRESS RELEASE) This week global human rights experts released a report calling for governments to provide greater resources and accountability to ensure reproductive [...]

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Chile’s Senate Health Commission Approves Abortion Bill

Chile's Senate Health Commission Approves Abortion Bill (PRESS RELEASE) This week Chile’s Senate Health Commission agreed to advance a proposed bill that would allow women to access safe and legal abortion services in cases of [...]

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Federal District Court Ends Legal Challenge to Unconstitutional Arizona Law Forcing Doctors to Lie to Women, Ensuring Law Will Never Take Effect

Federal District Court Ends Legal Challenge to Unconstitutional Arizona Law Forcing Doctors to Lie to Women Ruling comes less than two months after nation’s highest court issues historic ruling reaffirming a woman’s constitutional right to [...]

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Sia, Jessica Williams, Leslie Jones, and more, to perform in All Access concert supporting abortion access for all

Sia, Jessica Williams, Leslie Jones, and more, to perform in All Access concert supporting abortion access for all Abortion rights supporters will come together on September 10 in Cleveland, Miami, Chicago, Philadelphia and Atlanta for [...]

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Center for Reproductive Rights Calls on Texas to Abandon Latest Unconstitutional Attempt to Restrict Safe, Legal Abortion

Center Calls on Texas to Abandon Latest Unconstitutional Attempt to Restrict Safe, Legal Abortion (MEDIA ADVISORY) The Center for Reproductive Rights has submitted comments to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) in response [...]

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New Report Exposes Impact of Uganda’s Abortion Law Through Personal Stories

(PRESS RELEASE) Due to the unclear abortion law in Uganda, women and adolescents continue seeking unsafe abortions and are vilified by their families and communities—even the doctors and health workers who provide legal post-abortion care [...]

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U.N. Experts Call For Dominican Republic to Repeal Restrictive Abortion Laws

U.N. Experts Call For Dominican Republic to Repeal Restrictive Abortion Laws (PRESS RELEASE) A group of United Nations experts urged President Danilo Medina of the Dominican Republic to work with legislators to protect women and [...]

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U.N. Committee: Philippines Must Provide Access to Modern Contraceptives, Legalize Abortion in Certain Circumstances

U.N. Committee: Philippines Must Provide Access to Modern Contraceptives, Legalize Abortion in Certain Circumstances (PRESS RELEASE) The Philippine government must ensure access to modern contraceptives and legalize abortion in certain circumstances, according to the U.N. [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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Alaska Supreme Court Overturns Parental Notice Law

Alaska Supreme Court Overturns Parental Notice Law Vulnerable teenagers relieved from additional burdensome hurdles. Ruling comes less than a month after nation’s highest court issues historic ruling reaffirming a woman’s constitutional right to safe, legal [...]

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Center for Reproductive Rights Files New Lawsuit Challenging Every Abortion Restriction Passed in Louisiana This Year

Center for Reproductive Rights Files New Lawsuit Challenging Every Abortion Restriction Passed in Louisiana This Year Louisiana passes seven abortion restrictions this session, the highest number of any state in 2016. New filing comes four [...]

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Supreme Court Refuses to Review Mississippi’s Clinic Shutdown Law

Supreme Court Refuses to Review Mississippi’s Clinic Shutdown Law Last clinic in the state to remain open while legal challenge continues Order comes less than one day after nation’s highest court strikes down Texas’ clinic [...]

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U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Clinic Shutdown Law in Historic Victory for Women

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Clinic Shutdown Law in Historic Victory for Women Clinics in Texas will remain open after high court rejects sham laws attacking constitutional right to legal abortion (PRESS RELEASE) – [...]

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New Study: Zika Virus Fueling Online Demand for Abortion Pills in Latin America

New Study: Zika Virus Fueling Online Demand for Abortion Pills in Latin America (PRESS RELEASE) Since the Pan America Health Organization issued its Zika advisory in November 2015, online requests to Women on Web for [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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