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In a Blow to Women’s Health and Rights in Louisiana, Fifth Circuit Completely Disregards U.S. Supreme Court Precedent
In a Blow to Women’s Health and Rights in Louisiana, Fifth Circuit Completely Disregards U.S. Supreme Court Precedent (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a Louisiana law that [...]
Virginia District Court Rejects Bid to Halt Lawsuit Against the Commonwealth’s Longstanding Abortion Restrictions
Virginia District Court Rejects Bid to Halt Lawsuit Against the Commonwealth’s Longstanding Abortion Restrictions Decision allows challenge by Virginia health care providers to move forward (PRESS RELEASE) A Virginia federal court today rejected the Commonwealth’s efforts to shut [...]
Virginia Health Care Providers File New Lawsuit Challenging Longstanding Abortion Restrictions
Virginia Health Care Providers File New Lawsuit Challenging Longstanding Abortion Restrictions Lawsuit brought by health care providers challenges abortion restrictions in the Commonwealth of Virginia — some of which have been on the books for [...]
New York State Senate Passes Legislation to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes
New York State Senate Passes Legislation to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes Action is still needed in the New York State Assembly to authorize a statewide maternal mortality review board (PRESS RELEASE) Yesterday, the New York [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Denounces Trump Administration’s Attack on Title X Family Planning Program
Center for Reproductive Rights Denounces Trump Administration’s Attack on Title X Family Planning Program (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights denounced the Trump administration’s latest move to block women’s access to critical health [...]
Louisiana Lawmakers Attack Reproductive Rights with Unconstitutional 15-Week Ban
Louisiana Lawmakers Attack Reproductive Rights with Unconstitutional 15-Week Ban (PRESS RELEASE) Louisiana is on track to adopting one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws—an unconstitutional ban on abortion after 15 weeks. After passing the [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Condemns State Department for Dropping Reproductive Rights from Human Rights Reports
Center for Reproductive Rights Condemns State Department for Dropping Reproductive Rights from Human Rights Reports New reports strip analysis of reproductive health and rights around the world, signaling clear disregard for women and girls (PRESS [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Louise Slaughter
Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Louise Slaughter Today, U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY), the first woman to represent Western New York in Congress and longtime abortion rights advocate, has died at the age of 88. [...]
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Mississippi Lawmakers Attack Reproductive Rights with Unconstitutional 15-Week Ban
Mississippi Lawmakers Attack Reproductive Rights with Unconstitutional 15-Week Ban Bill heading to governor’s desk will be the earliest abortion ban in effect in the United States, and targets state’s last remaining clinic (PRESS RELEASE) Today [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Cecile Richards
Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Cecile Richards Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, released the following statement on fellow reproductive rights leader Cecile Richards, after Richards announced she will [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Denounces Trump Administration’s Push for Medicaid Work Requirements
Center for Reproductive Rights Denounces Trump Administration’s Push for Medicaid Work Requirements Statement from Nancy Northup, President &, CEO of Center for Reproductive Rights, criticizing the Trump Administration’s move to pave the way for states [...]
Statement from Center for Reproductive Rights Applauding Federal Court Decision Protecting DACA
Statement from Center for Reproductive Rights Applauding Federal Court Decision Protecting DACA Statement from Nancy Northup, President &, CEO of Center for Reproductive Rights, applauding federal court decision protecting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals [...]
Pennsylvania Governor Vetoes Unconstitutional Abortion Ban
Pennsylvania Governor Vetoes Unconstitutional Abortion Ban (MEDIA ADVISORY) Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed an unconstitutional abortion restriction passed this month by the state House. The vetoed measure would have banned a safe, medically proven method of second trimester [...]
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Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
