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Georgia Abortion Ban Struck Down, Allowing Abortion Care Beyond Six Weeks to Resume
In case brought by the Center and its partners, judge enjoins ban that was in effect since July.
Georgia State Court Blocks Unconstitutional Six-Week Abortion Ban
11.15.2022 (PRESS RELEASE) – The Superior Court of Fulton County today struck down Georgia’s ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, allowing health care providers in the state to once again provide essential abortion [...]
Montana Voters Reject Anti-Abortion Ballot Initiative
11.10.2022 – (PRESS STATEMENT) A Montana ballot initiative (LR-131)–which was strongly opposed by the Montana Medical Association and Montana Hospital Association–has been rejected by Montana voters. Designed to stigmatize abortion, the referendum was deceivingly named [...]
Media Coverage: Abortion on the Ballot
Multiple outlets
Tuesday’s election marked a monumental victory for reproductive rights, as millions of Americans voted directly to protect their fundamental right to abortion.
Editorial: Abortion Rights Triumphed from Coast to Coast
Los Angeles Times
In an editorial published following the November 2022 U.S. elections, the Los Angeles Times editorial board describes how voters across the country demonstrated their resounding support for abortion rights by voting to approve three ballot [...]
Kentucky Voters Reject Anti-Abortion Constitutional Amendment
11.09.2022 – (PRESS STATEMENT) Kentucky voters have rejected Amendment 2, a ballot initiative that would have amended the state constitution to clarify that it does not protect the right to abortion. Because of Kentucky’s “trigger [...]
Abortion on the Ballot: Rights Measures Win Approval in First Major U.S. Elections Since Roe v. Wade Overturned
Ballot initiatives and elections will shape the direction of abortion access across the U.S.
Californians Approve Constitutional Amendment Protecting Right to Abortion
11.08.2022 – (PRESS STATEMENT) California voters tonight approved Proposition 1, which adds language to the state constitution expressly ensuring the right to abortion. While the California constitution already protects the right to privacy, the constitution [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Michigan Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment to Protect Reproductive Freedom
11.09.2022 – (PRESS STATEMENT) Voters in Michigan tonight passed Proposition 3, voting to amend their state constitution to affirm the right of every Michigander to reproductive freedom, including the right to abortion. Earlier tonight, voters [...]
Vermonters Approve Constitutional Amendment to Protect Abortion in Landslide Vote
11.08.2022 – (PRESS STATEMENT) Tonight, voters in Vermont overwhelmingly passed The Reproductive Liberty Amendment, choosing to amend their state constitution to affirm the right of every Vermont citizen to reproductive freedom, including the right to [...]
With Recent Ruling, India Follows Global Trend of Liberalizing Abortion Laws
Supreme Court rules safe and legal abortion under Indian law applies to all women, regardless of marital status.
Voters to Weigh in on Abortion Rights This Election Day
Ballot initiatives in five states scheduled November 8.
Op-ed: Provide survivors of sexual violence with safe abortion care
Nation
In this op-ed for Nation, the Center's Enid Muthoni, Chief Programme Officer, writes how despite a 2019 ruling by Kenya's High Court, there continues to be covert and overt attempts to deny survivors of sexual [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
