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ICPD+15: The Center and the ICPD
Commemorating Advances, Calling for Greater Accountability In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), the German government and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will co-host the forum, Global [...]
BREAKING NEWS: OK Judge Strikes Down Extreme Ultrasound Law
Just moments ago, an Oklahoma state district court judge blocked a state law that included the most extreme ultrasound requirement in the country for women seeking abortions. This victory gives women in Oklahoma their decision-making [...]
Federal Employees & Reproductive Health Care
A closer look at the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHBP) DJ and her husband were looking forward to having their first child. Then DJ´s doctor gave the couple devastating news: the baby DJ was [...]
Defending Human Rights: Glossary
Abortion Providers Facing Threats, Restrictions, and Harassment 40 Days for Life: An anti-choice religious organization that organizes bi-annual campaigns of forty-day long protests outside abortion clinics across the country. Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC): Healthcare centers [...]
Defending Human Rights: Recommendations
To State and Local Governments Lawmakers Adopt resolutions recognizing reproductive healthcare workers, including abortion providers, as human rights defenders Adopt resolutions recognizing that access to a full range of reproductive health services, including abortion, is [...]
Defending Human Rights: Human Rights Framework
Abortion Providers Facing Threats, Restrictions, and Harassment HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which recognized the inherent dignity and human rights [...]
Defending Human Rights: Press Room
Abortion Providers Facing Threats, Restrictions, and Harassment Requests for interviews: Dionne Scott, Senior Press Officer (917) 637-3649 [email protected] If you are a reporter working on deadline during non-business hours, please send an email including [...]
Defending Human Rights: Executive Summary
Abortion Providers Facing Threats, Restrictions, and Harassment For more than 60 years, the United States has joined most countries of the world in formally recognizing and committing to protect the fundamental human rights set out [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Defending Human Rights: Get Involved
Abortion Providers Facing Threats, Restrictions, and Harassment Every day, ordinary people put themselves on the line to make sure women are able to exercise their fundamental right to health, which includes access to reproductive health [...]
Defending Human Rights: Learn More
Abortion Providers Facing Threats, Restrictions, and Harassment This report documents the heroism of abortion providers whose dedication to women’s reproductive health compels them to act despite severe personal and professional sacrifices. It details the pervasive [...]
Defending Human Rights: Abortion Providers Under Siege
Watch the first installment of the Center’s three part video series, Intimidation &, Harassment: Preying on Providers, documenting the real stories of abortion providers, clinic employees and patients.In this video, shot in Pennsylvania, meet the [...]
HRD Homepage
Placeholder Video Human Rights Defenders (Website Landing Page) Women’s reproductive rights are grounded in universal human rights the United States has recognized for more than 60 years. These rights include the rights to life, [...]
Remembering Dr. George Tiller
Dr. George Tiller, who was murdered on May 31, 2009, operated the Women's Health Care Services in Wichita, Kansas for more than 30 years. Dr. Tiller was a fearless defender of women's fundamental health and [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
