A case challenging a county ordinance that allows for increased government access to confidential patient records and imposes a special set of stringent requirements on doctors who practice in Fort Wayne-Allen County, but live outside of the area and do not have privileges to admit patients at local hospitals. After a favorable ruling on preliminary […]
The United Nations Human Rights Council has introduced a process designed to review countries’ compliance with human rights obligations as contained in (1) the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, (2) the United Nations Charter, (3) human rights treaties to which the country is a State Party, (4) voluntary pledges and commitments made by the country, […]
(PRESS STATEMENT) Today marks the one-year anniversary of the murder of Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. For decades, Dr. Tiller provided abortion services to women facing the most heartbreaking circumstances, including diagnoses of severe and fatal fetal abnormalities. He was a stalwart and longtime defender of women’s health and rights, courageously continuing his work […]
(PRESS STATEMENT) As the world commemorates International Day of Action for Women’s Health today, the Center for Reproductive Rights, a global human rights organization, called on the Congress to defeat a draft bill that grants absolute protection for the “unborn.” The proposed measure imposes a duty on the family, society and the state to guarantee, […]
(PRESS RELEASE) This evening, the Oklahoma legislature adjourned for the session without overriding Governor Brad Henry’s veto of an abortion insurance bill. Among other things, the legislation would have banned insurers planning to participate in the new federal insurance exchange from offering abortion coverage. “After a string of setbacks in the legislature, we are very […]
A case challenging a county ordinance that allows for increased government access to confidential patient records and imposes a special set of stringent requirements on doctors who practice in Fort Wayne-Allen County, but live outside of the area and do not have privileges to admit patients at local hospitals. Download the Complaint for Declaratory and […]
A case challenging a county ordinance that allows for increased government access to confidential patient records and imposes a special set of stringent requirements on doctors who practice in Fort Wayne-Allen County, but live outside of the area and do not have privileges to admit patients at local hospitals. Download the Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary […]
(PRESS RELEASE) Today, Indiana Doctor Ulrich Klopfer, owner of abortion clinic Fort Wayne Women’s Health, filed a legal challenge against a county ordinance that imposes a special set of stringent requirements on doctors who practice in Fort Wayne-Allen County, but happen to live outside of the area and do not have privileges to admit patients […]
By Barbara Hoberock “Gov. Brad Henry vetoed a controversial abortion bill that would have required women seeking the procedure to report extensive personal information about themselves, his office announced Saturday. Henry said House Bill 3284 had numerous flaws and would result in another expensive, and possibly futile, legal battle for the state. The Statistical Abortion […]
(PRESS RELEASE) This morning, Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry vetoed yet another harmful anti-abortion bill passed by the state legislature. The bill represents an extreme and unconstitutional invasion of patient privacy, requiring doctors to essentially interrogate a woman about her reasons for having an abortion. Under the law, doctors would be forced to inquire about the […]