Latest News
Center Lawsuit Temporarily Blocks Tennessee’s Medication Abortion “Reversal” Law
2/26/21 Update: A federal court in Tennessee issued a preliminary injunction in this case to block Tennessee's law. Click here for more information on this ruling. Just one day before a Tennessee medication abortion “reversal” law was to [...]
June Medical Services v. Russo
Ruling’s Impact on the Undue Burden Standard
A new report issued by the Center for Reproductive Rights analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 decision in June Medical Services v. Russo, a leading abortion case brought by the Center.
On Hyde Amendment’s 44th Anniversary, Center and Allies Call for its End
Amendment Prohibiting Federal Coverage of Most Abortion Care Harms Marginalized Communities Since 1976, the Hyde Amendment has institutionalized unequal access to reproductive health care by denying coverage of abortion care for people enrolled in Medicaid [...]
Issue Brief: U.S. Government Exploits COVID-19 to Mistreat Pregnant Immigrants and Asylum Seekers
A new issue brief from the Center for Reproductive Rights and partner organizations details how the U.S. government has exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to eviscerate humanitarian and human rights protections for immigrants and people seeking [...]
The Loss of a Reproductive Rights Champion: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The Center for Reproductive Rights remembers Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a trailblazer for women's rights and gender equality.
The Undue Burden Standard after June Medical Services v. Russo
This report by the Center for Reproductive Rights analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June Medical Services v. Russo, a leading abortion case brought and won by the Center and decided in June 2020. The [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
UN Experts Say U.S. Abortion Restrictions During COVID-19 Crisis Violate Human Rights
Experts Condemn States’ Efforts to Restrict Access to Abortion Care UN human rights experts have declared that efforts by U.S. states to restrict access to abortion care during the COVID-19 crisis are violations of human [...]
Five North Carolina Abortion Restrictions Challenged in Lawsuit by the Center and Partners
Restrictions Disproportionately Harm Black People and People in Rural Areas The Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners have filed a wide-reaching lawsuit challenging five North Carolina abortion restrictions that have stigmatized essential health care [...]
Center Calls on Colombia to Halt Use of Herbicide Causing Harm to Reproductive Health
New Research Report by the Center and its Local Partner Shows Negative Effects of Herbicide Used to Eradicate Cocaine Production As Colombia prepares to restart its aerial fumigation program, the Center for Reproductive Rights and its local partners at [...]
Center and Partners Challenge Tennessee Medication Abortion “Reversal” Law
The Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners have sued to block a Tennessee law requiring doctors to lie to patients by telling them that medication abortions can be “reversed.” Such a “reversal” claim is [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.