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New Poll Shows Strong Support in the U.S. for Medication Abortion
Across party lines, Americans support access to medication abortion and the ability to make abortion decisions.
Florida Supreme Court Allows State to Ban Abortion—But Clears the Way for a Vote on Abortion Rights
Court rules that Florida’s right to privacy no longer protects abortion rights, allowing Florida’s 15-week ban to remain in effect—and clearing the way for its six-week ban.
Florida Supreme Court Allows State to Ban Abortion, But Sends Measure to Protect Abortion Rights to the Voters in November
In upholding a 15-week abortion ban, the court cleared the way for a six-week abortion ban to take effect.
Tennessee Medical Exceptions Case Hearing Scheduled for April 4
Watch a livestream of the hearing in Blackmon v. State of Tennessee.
Hawaiʻi Midwifery Litigation
News Coverage: Kahoʻohanohano v. State of Hawaiʻi
Defending Reproductive Autonomy: Center Sues Hawaiʻi to Protect Midwifery Care, 02.27.24 "‘Medical colonialism’: midwives sue Hawaii over law regulating Native birth workers," The Guardian, 02.27.24 "Midwives Sue Hawai’i, Challenging Law Restricting Native Birthworkers," Teen Vogue, [...]
U.S. Repro Watch, March 21
Medication abortion on the rise, VA expands IVF coverage, prenatal care delayed by abortion bans, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights.
New Report Provides Strategies for Building SRHR Protections Around the World
“Pathways to Change” features case studies from 13 countries that have increased legal guarantees to abortion, maternal health, emergency contraception, and more.
New “Criminalized Care” Report Shows How Louisiana’s Abortion Bans Endanger Patients and Clinicians
Researchers document the stark reality of harm, erosion of medical trust, and human rights violations in Louisiana
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New Research Report Documents How Louisiana’s Abortion Bans Harm Patients and Clinicians
Fact-finding report by the Center and its partners finds that criminalizing abortion care violates medical ethics, public health standards, and human rights—and undermines maternal health.
Llamado a la Corte Interamericana para reconocer el cuidado como derecho humano y su relación con la autonomía reproductiva
Organizaciones de la Sociedad civil piden a la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos reconocer el cuidado como un derecho humano y su directa relación con el derecho a la autonomía reproductiva de las mujeres, para [...]
UN Side Event: The Impacts of Poverty and Criminalization on Abortion Access
Watch online this March 12 event being held at UN Headquarters during the 68th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
U.S. Repro Watch, March 8
Major pharmacies to dispense abortion pills, Alabama scrambles to address alarming IVF ruling, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights.
Honoring International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day—and every day—the Center is working to build a world where every person participates with dignity as an equal member of society, regardless of gender.
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.