The Stupak-Pitts Amendment Goes Far Beyond the Already-Punishing Restrictions in the Hyde Amendment
The Stupak-Pitts amendment, added to the House of Representative's healthcare reform bill in last-minute maneuvers on the House floor, is sometimes described as a mere extension of current restrictions on Medicaid funding for abortion (known [...]
Senate Should Maintain Fair and Balanced Conscience Clause Provisions on Abortion Services Coverage in Health Reform Bill
There are three main reasons that the conscience clause contained in section 1303 of the Senate healthcare reform bill — and not the conscience clauses in the House of Representatives' version of the bill — [...]
Washington Post: A woman who had little choice enlightens health-care debate
By Joe Davidson "D.J. Feldman was 11 weeks pregnant last year when she learned that her child had anencephaly, a fetal defect that left the baby with almost no brain. It is always fatal. Feldman, [...]
Hijacking Healthcare Reform
Guardian.co.uk, December 1, 2009Nancy Northup, President, Center for Reproductive RightsThe debate over US healthcare reform has taken many surprising twists and turns, and the task of navigating the bill through the divided Senate promises yet [...]
National Lobby Day Flyer: December 2, 2009
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION HEALTHCARE REFORM DECEMBER 2, 2009 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Washington, DC Please join us to lobby the Senate to protect insurance coverage for abortion services — coverage that millions of [...]
10 Reasons Why Criminalization of HIV Exposure or Transmission Harms Women
HIV-positive women increasingly face legal sanctions as a growing number of countries introduce legislation that would criminalize HIV transmission and exposure. This report outlines the ways in which these laws — rather than providing justice [...]
World AIDS Day 2009: Criminalization of HIV Transmission Harms Women
Around the world, HIV-positive women experience a range of human rights violations — including at the intersection of HIV and reproductive rights. More and more, these women face legal sanctions as a growing number of [...]
The Global Gag Rule from the Perspective of the Women’s Movement in Peru
Edited remarks from a speech given by Susana Chavez of Centro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Tristán at an October 22, 2003 briefing for the U.S. Congress about Breaking the Silence: The Global Gag Rule’s [...]
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Karlin v. Foust: Wisconsin Waiting Period Decision
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.Elizabeth KARLIN, M.D., Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc., Gary T. Prohaska, M.D., Dennis D. Christensen, M.D., and Summit Women's Health Organization, on behalf of themselves and their patients seeking [...]
Clinic for Women v. Brizzi: Indiana Waiting Period Decision
In the Indiana Supreme CourtNovember 23, 2005
Alabama Waiting Period Decision
United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division. SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER OF ALABAMA, INC., New Women's Health Care, Beacon Women's Center, on behalf of themselves and their patients seeking abortions, Plaintiffs,v.Bob RILEY, in his official [...]
Friend-of-the Court Brief: James Roger Demers v. Canada
(On October 30, the Center's U.S. Legal Program submitted its first friend-of-the-court brief to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).) The Center for Reproductive Rights (the "Center") is a non-governmental human rights organization dedicated [...]
An Open Letter To Secretary Clinton About The Gross Neglect Of Women’s Reproductive Rights In India
Posted on the Huffington Post Dear Secretary Clinton, As advocates for women's health and human rights, we write to request your support on a matter of utmost importance for Indian women. We hope that this [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
