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Oklahoma Supreme Court Blocks New Abortion Restrictions
10.25.2021 – (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Oklahoma state Supreme Court blocked three extreme abortion restrictions that were scheduled to take effect November 1 and threatened to devastate abortion access in the state. Today’s ruling means [...]
Court Refuses to Block New Abortion Restrictions in Oklahoma
10.04.2021 – (PRESS RELEASE) Today, a state court judge in Oklahoma ruled from the bench and denied in part a request for a temporary injunction against several extreme abortion restrictions that will decimate access to [...]
Court Allows Texas to Ban Standard Abortion Procedure, Defying Long-Established Precedent
08.18.2021 – (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals became the first federal court in the U.S. to uphold a ban on the standard method of abortion after approximately 15 weeks of pregnancy, [...]
Roe at Risk: U.S. Supreme Court to Review Mississippi’s Abortion Ban, a Direct Challenge to Roe v. Wade
The Center for Reproductive Rights will return to the United States Supreme Court next term to defend the right to abortion, a right recognized in Roe v. Wade.
Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Ban Case Challenging Roe v. Wade
5.17.2021 – (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Mississippi’s request to review a case challenging the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. These kind of bans on abortion prior to [...]
Kansas Court Strikes Down Abortion Method Ban, Reaffirming Right to Abortion Under State Constitution
The Kansas state constitution’s protection of abortion rights was reaffirmed last week when a state court permanently blocked a ban on a standard method of abortion. The ruling came in a case brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of a Kansas OB/GYN and her medical practice.
Kansas Ban on Standard Abortion Method Struck Down as Unconstitutional
04.07.21 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, a Kansas state court permanently blocked the state’s ban on the standard method of abortion after approximately 14 to 15 weeks of pregnancy, a procedure known as D&E. The ruling comes after the Kansas Supreme Court recognized for the first time in 2019 that Kansans have [...]
Texas Ban on Standard Abortion Procedure Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court
Fifth Circuit says a law prohibiting Texas doctors from using the standard abortion procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy is unconstitutional In a victory for Texans, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals today struck [...]
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Abortion, transgender rights likely to land back before Supreme Court
The Washington Post quotes the Center's Hillary Schneller in an analysis of the recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings on abortion and transgender rights.
Federal Appeals Court Reverses Ruling that Blocked Arkansas Abortion Restrictions
The lawsuit, brought by the ACLU and the Center for Reproductive Rights, challenges multiple state laws that push abortion care out of reach The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today in a challenge to [...]
Federal Court Blocks Tennessee Abortion Bans
Tennessee’s law banning abortion at nearly every stage of pregnancy is blocked while litigation continues (PRESS RELEASE) Today, a federal district court in Tennessee issued a preliminary injunction blocking parts of a new Tennessee law, [...]
Tennessee Abortion Ban Blocked by Federal Court Minutes After Being Signed into Law
A Tennessee bill banning abortion at nearly every stage of pregnancy, which took effect earlier today after the governor signed the bill, has now been blocked in court Today, a federal district court in Tennessee [...]
Appeals Court Allows Abortion Care to Continue in Oklahoma During COVID-19 Pandemic
Appeals Court upholds lower court ruling to block COVID-19 abortion ban in case filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights and Planned Parenthood Federation of America Today, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals let stand [...]
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