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Center Submission on Surrogacy to UN Special Rapporteur on Sale of Children

Submission from the Center for Reproductive Rights following the call for inputs by the Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children on Safeguards for the protection of the rights of children born [...]

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Center’s Baseline Guiding Principles on Compensated Gestational Surrogacy in the U.S.

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Fact Sheet: The Global Gag Rule and Human Rights

Under the Global Gag Rule, the U.S. is turning its back on the human rights of women and girls around the world. Denying access to abortion does not stop women and girls from seeking abortion [...]

Abortion, Anti-Choice Harassment, Legal Restrictions, Censorship, Global Gag Rule,United States,Engaging Policymakers, Around the World, In Washington D.C., Reporting on Rights,Publications

Council of Europe Issue Paper on women’s SRHR in Europe

Abortion, Assisted Reproduction, Contraception, Maternal Health,Europe,Around the World,Publications

Submission to the European Court of Human Rights regarding Charron and Merle-Montet v. France (ECHR App. No. 22612/15)

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Expanded Global Gag Rule Is More Dangerous Than Ever

Expanded Global Gag Rule Is More Dangerous Than Ever In a reckless move that will have life-threatening consequences for women around the world, President Donald Trump has released details about his expanded Global Gag Rule, [...]

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U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley Pays Lip Service To Human Rights While Trump Administration Continues To Violate Them

U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley Pays Lip Service To Human Rights While Trump Administration Continues To Violate Them Ambassador Haley Condemns Countries That Violate Human Rights, Dodges Questions on U.S. Role at the Council (PRESS RELEASE) [...]

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Trump Administration Expands Global Gag Rule

Trump Administration Expands Global Gag Rule U.S. State Department’s Plan Magnifies the Harmful Impact of the Global Gag Rule on Women and Girls (PRESS RELEASE) The Trump Administration released guidance on a policy that restricts [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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

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Trump’s Global Gag Endangers Women Worldwide

Trump’s Global Gag Endangers Women Worldwide In one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump reinstated the Global Gag Rule, a destructive policy that prohibits overseas nongovernmental organizations from providing, or even mentioning, safe [...]

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President Trump Signs Measure Reversing Obama Era Rule Protecting Women’s Access to Basic Health Care

President Trump Signs Measure Reversing Obama Era Rule Protecting Women’s Access to Basic Health Care (PRESS RELEASE)  President Trump today signed a measure which rescinds an Obama-era rule protecting health care for patients who rely [...]

Abortion, Legal Protections, Legal Restrictions, Censorship, Contraception, Legal Protections, Legal Restrictions, Funding for Reproductive Healthcare, Other Financial Barriers, Global Gag Rule, Maternal Health, Access to Quality Care,United States,Engaging Policymakers, In Washington D.C.,News

Trump Policies Put Women’s Futures at Risk

Trump Policies Put Women’s Futures at Risk On the evening of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, appeared on MSNBC’s For The Record with Greta to [...]

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New House and Senate Bills Would Repeal Trump’s Global Gag Rule

(PRESS RELEASE) New federal legislation was introduced today in the U.S. House and Senate that would legislatively rescind Trump’s Global Gag Rule, a presidential memorandum signed by Donald Trump yesterday that prohibits U.S.-supported overseas groups [...]

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Trump Orders Global Gag Rule, Cuts Off Vital, Safe Abortion Services For Women

(PRESS RELEASE) As one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump imposed a sweeping new policy that restricts access to safe abortion services for women worldwide. Trump’s Global Gag Rule dictates that U.S.-supported international [...]

Abortion, Adolescent SRHR, Censorship, Contraception, Funding for Reproductive Healthcare, Global Gag Rule, Maternal Health,United States,Reporting on Rights,News

Reproductive rights are human rights.

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