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Over the Counter It’s time to put birth control pills where they belong: on the shelf next to condoms, spermicide, and emergency contraception. Savannah remembers feeling “extremely uneasy” on the first day of her first [...]

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U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Second Attack on ACA Birth Control Benefit

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Second Attack on ACA Birth Control Benefit Nonprofits fighting to interfere with employees’ access to affordable health care despite existing accommodation (PRESS RELEASE) The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to [...]

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Without a Prescription

Over-the-counter birth control. It’s a great idea in theory. But how do we get there? On the first day of her first year in college, Savannah remembers feeling “extremely uneasy”—and it wasn’t just freshman jitters [...]

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Senator Murray Introduces Bill to Dramatically Expand Birth Control Access

Senator Murray Introduces Bill to Dramatically Expand Birth Control Access Measure expresses support for making oral contraceptives available over-the-counter, would guarantee health insurance coverage for oral contraceptives made available without a prescription (PRESS RELEASE) Senator [...]

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Center for Reproductive Rights & American Constitution Society Honor Yale Student Leaders

Center for Reproductive Rights & American Constitution Society Honor Yale Student Leaders The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS), in partnership with the Center for Reproductive Rights, will present the third annual American [...]

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Spring Webinar Series with LSRJ, the Center for Reproductive Rights & Ipas: Register Here!

Spring Webinar Series with LSRJ, the Center for Reproductive Rights & Ipas: Register Here! Join us on Monday, April 20th at 7pm EST for “Human Rights at Home and Abroad.” During this presentation, our speakers [...]

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A Bold Vision for Texas

A new resource aims to restore essential reproductive care to millions of underserved Texas Latinas. If you don’t know where the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas is, get out a map. Trace your finger [...]

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Federal Bill Would Ensure Military Servicewomen, Dependents Have Equal Access to Birth Control, Family Planning

Federal Bill Would Ensure Military Servicewomen, Dependents Have Equal Access to Birth Control, Family Planning Sen. Shaheen and Rep. Speier reintroduce legislation to extend comprehensive reproductive health care coverage and counseling to servicewomen, military dependents [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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Reproductive Rights in a New Era

Reproductive Rights in a New Era You’re invited to the upcoming symposium, “Reproductive Rights in a New Era: Transitioning from Casey to the 21st Century” on Friday, February 13th at Penn Law School. Co-sponsored by [...]

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Report: Dramatic Increase in Attacks on Reproductive Rights

Report: Dramatic Increase in Attacks on Reproductive Rights Salon’s Jenny Kutner calls a new report released by the Guttmacher Institute charting legislative attacks on reproductive rights “foreboding.”  The report shows a dramatic uptick in the [...]

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New York Times Calls Out U.S. on Blanket Abortion Bans

New York Times Calls Out U.S. on Blanket Abortion Bans In a recent opinion piece, the New York Times praises a new policy—passed in December as part of the federal spending bill—that will ease the [...]

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113th Congress Saw Significant Pushback Against Attacks on Reproductive Health

113th Congress Saw Significant Pushback Against Attacks on Reproductive Health Members countered relentless anti-choice efforts—from abortion bans to attacks on health care coverage—with Women’s Health Protection Act, other proactive measures (PRESS RELEASE) In the face [...]

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South Carolina: A Sign of Harmful Laws to Come?

South Carolina: A Sign of Harmful Laws to Come? Lawmakers in South Carolina have pre-filed an assortment of new legislation aimed at making it harder for women to access legal abortion care and birth control. [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.