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Debate 2012: #NoSoftBalls
Debate 2012: #tktk Reproductive rights issues are frequently raised in the debates, but too often, the questions are softballs or the moderators don’t push back enough to get real, meaningful answers from evasive candidates. Supporters [...]
Uruguay Set to Legalize Abortion
Uruguay Set to Legalize Abortion Uruguay is very close to becoming one of the few countries in Latin America to legalize abortion in the early stages of pregnancy. The country's Chamber of Deputies voted in [...]
International Day of Decriminalization of Abortion: A Look at Nearly Two Decades of Abortion Law Reform
International Day of Decriminalization of Abortion In 2008, Manuela, a 33-year-old mother of two from El Salvador, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison after suffering severe complications giving birth. From the [...]
Polish Parliament Deliberates Groundbreaking Sexual and Reproductive Health Bill
Polish Parliament Deliberates Groundbreaking Sexual and Reproductive Health Bill (PRESS RELEASE) Members of Parliament in Poland – a country out of the step with the overwhelming majority of European countries with progressive sexual and reproductive [...]
CRR-CLS Fellow Publishes Blog on Huffington Post
CRR-CLS Fellow Publishes Blog on Huffington Post On September 20, 2012, 2011-2013 CRR-CLS Fellow, Erez Aloni, published "The Future of Our Relationships" on the Huffington Post. In this blog, he explains what the U.S. might have [...]
Contraception Confusion
Contraception Confusion Yet another clear argument for comprehensive science-based sex education for young people in this country. A new survey finds that young adult women in the U.S. are confused about birth control—specifically, when it [...]
Mississippi’s Lone Abortion Clinic Fights to Stay Open
Mississippi’s Lone Abortion Clinic Fights to Stay Open When he signed it into law in April this year, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant lauded House Bill No. 1390 as the "first step" to making Mississippi the [...]
When Women Pay the Price
When Women Pay the Price The Guardian publishes an interesting column from Turkish novelist Elif Shafak about a controversial rape case in her country. In the piece, Shafak argues that Turkey is stubbornly patriarchal, and [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Virginia Governor McDonnell’s Anti-Woman Crusade
Virginia Governor McDonnell’s Anti-Woman Crusade Update: The Virginia Board of Health caved under intense political pressure from the state’s governor and attorney general this afternoon. The panel voted to require existing reproductive health care providers [...]
Costa Rica’s IVF Ban and the Future of Reproductive Rights in Latin America
Costa Rica’s IVF Ban and the Future of Reproductive Rights in Latin America Miguel and Ileana worked together for one year at a car dealership in the late 1980s. They fell for each other in [...]
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Hears Challenge to Costa Rica’s In-Vitro Fertilization Ban; Ruling Will Have Broad Consequences for Reproductive Rights Throughout Latin America
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Hears Challenge to Costa Rica’s In-Vitro Fertilization Ban (PRESS RELEASE) In a case that will affect the ability of women and families throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to make [...]
A World of Tragedy: The real-world consequences of a “human life” amendment
A World of Tragedy: The real-world consequences of a “human life” amendment The opponents of reproductive rights are once again calling for a "human life" amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Of course, the Constitution already [...]
Canadian Doctors: “Life Begins at Birth”
Canadian Doctors: “Life Begins at Birth” Earlier this year, one member of Canada's Parliament tried to start a fire. The fuel for that blaze was women's reproductive rights, and more specifically the section of Canada's [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
