Federal Judge Orders FDA to Broaden Access to Emergency Contraception Court rules FDA must allow over-the-counter sale of “morning-after pill” to women of all ages and lift current point-of-sale restrictions (PRESS RELEASE) In a landmark [...]

A First Step Forward in the Philippines By Melissa Upreti, Regional director for Asia, Center for Reproductive Rights Women in the Philippines have lacked autonomy over their bodies for decades. The overwhelming political power of [...]

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Releases Report on Torture and Ill-Treatment in Health Care Settings This week, Juan Mendez, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, [...]

New CDC Reports Show Increased Use of Emergency Contraception and Other Birth Control Methods (PRESS RELEASE) Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics released two new reports on [...]

Oklahoman Letter to the Editor: Group advocates access to affordable contraception By Nancy Northup, President and CEO, Center for Reproductive Rights “Truth serum: Rights group silent on pill access issue” (Our Views, Dec. 24) wrongly [...]

U.S. Doctors Support Contraception Two organizations that represent tens of thousands of doctors in separate medical fields have publicly expressed their support for expanded access to contraception. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said [...]

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 [...]

Baltimore Sun: City's pregnancy center law gets new hearing By Andrea Walker "A federal appeals court has granted a new hearing in a case challenging whether Baltimore can require faith-based pregnancy counseling centers to post [...]

Center for Reproductive Rights Resources and Materials on Refusal Laws The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and other reproductive right opponents regularly proclaim that respect for religious liberty requires "conscience provisions," also known as refusal [...]

Sandra Fluke: Life After the Infamous Limbaugh Attack It's been four months since the national debate over women's access to copay-free birth control and religious freedom exploded. In February, the Obama administration confirmed its new [...]