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Florida Passes Ban on Abortion After Six Weeks of Pregnancy
04.13.23 (PRESS RELEASE) — Today, the Florida legislature passed a ban on abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, which is before many people know they are pregnant. The ban will now be sent to [...]
Presidential Women’s Center v. Florida
Filing date: 06/28/1997 State: Florida Plaintiff(s): Presidential Women's Center Center Attorney(s): , Janet Crepps, Suzanne Novak Summary: In 2002, CRR joined this case as co-counsel on behalf of Florida abortion clinics and doctors challenging Florida's [...]
U.S. Repro Watch, August 17
Protections for pregnant workers, ruling in FDA medication abortion case, failing grades on maternal mental health, and other top news on U.S. reproductive rights.
U.S. Repro Watch, September 6
Doctors flee restrictive states, anti-abortion protestors convicted, upcoming hearings in Center cases, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights.
Florida Court Will Block 15-Week Abortion Ban
06.30.22 (PRESS RELEASE) – A Florida court indicated today that it would issue an order blocking the state’s 15-week ban on abortion. The law — which is scheduled to take effect tomorrow, July 1 — [...]
U.S. Repro Watch, February 1
SCOTUS warned of “junk science” in medication abortion case, pregnancies from rape in states banning abortion, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights.
ACLU and Center for Reproductive Rights Admonish State of Florida for Failing to Protect the Health and Rights of a Rape Victim
By failing to ask the court to appoint a guardian for a severely disabled woman who is pregnant as a result of rape, the state of Florida once again abdicated its responsibilities today, placing politics [...]
Sex Discrimination Continues in Florida After Court Refuses to Overturn Ban on Medicaid Funded Abortions
Low-Income Women’s Health Remains at Risk Continuing to put women's health at risk, Florida's Third District Court of Appeals issued an opinion today refusing to overturn Florida's ban on Medicaid funded abortions. The Center for [...]
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Florida Court Permanently Blocks Measure Forcing Women to Delay Health Care, Make Additional Trips When Seeking Safe, Legal Abortion
Florida Court Permanently Blocks Measure Forcing Women to Delay Health Care, Make Additional Trips When Seeking Abortion Measure blocked due to legal challenge from the Center for Reproductive Rights, ACLU (PRESS RELEASE) A Florida state [...]
Landmark Cases
Since its founding in 1992, the Center has shaped legal precedent on reproductive rights through victories in regional, federal and local courts around the world, as well at the United Nations, and has been involved [...]
Florida Health Centers Challenge 15-Week Abortion Ban in State Court
06.01.2022 (PRESS RELEASE) — Florida health care providers filed a lawsuit bringing a state constitutional challenge earlier today to House Bill 5, a ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy that threatens to put [...]
ACLU and Center for Reproductive Rights Ask Court to Protect the Health and Rights of a Florida Rape Victim
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights asked a state trial court today to block the state from appointing a guardian for the fetus of a severely disabled woman who is [...]
U.S. Repro Watch, January 11
SCOTUS agrees to hear case on emergency medical treatment and abortion bans, more women denied abortion care join case against Tennessee, and more news on U.S. reproductive rights.
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