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State Court Blocks Kansas Law Criminalizing Doctors for Providing Safe, Common Abortion Method
State Court Blocks Kansas Law Criminalizing Doctors for Providing Safe, Common Abortion Method (PRESS RELEASE) Earlier today, a state court judge blocked a Kansas law banning the most commonly used method of ending a pregnancy [...]
New Lawsuit Challenges Three Tennessee Laws that Threaten to Close Abortion Clinics, Force Women to Delay Care
New Lawsuit Challenges Three Tennessee Laws that Threaten to Close Abortion Clinics, Force Women to Delay Care Texas-style clinic shutdown laws would further devastate abortion access in Tennessee, across the South (PRESS RELEASE) The Center [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Preserves Affordable Care Act; Ensures Critical Health Benefits for Millions of Americans
U.S. Supreme Court Preserves Affordable Care Act, Ensures Critical Health Benefits for Millions of Americans In protecting critical tax credits for federal exchanges established under Obamacare, women in 34 states to maintain preventive health coverage [...]
House Committee Advances Funding Bill Giving Employers, Health Care Personnel Free Rein to Discriminate Against Women Based on Health Care Decisions
House Committee Advances Bill Giving Employers Free Rein to Discriminate Against Women Based on Health Care Decisions Measure also guts nation’s family planning program, renews restrictions on Medicaid coverage of abortion services (PRESS RELEASE) The [...]
Fifth Circuit Refuses to Stay Ruling That Could Immediately Shutter All But 9 Abortion Clinics in Texas
Fifth Circuit Refuses to Stay Ruling That Could Immediately Shutter All But 9 Abortion Clinics in Texas Center for Reproductive Rights to ask Supreme Court to block ruling before it takes effect on July 1 [...]
North Carolina’s Coercive Ultrasound Law Permanently Blocked as Supreme Court Refuses Review
North Carolina’s Coercive Ultrasound Law Permanently Blocked as Supreme Court Refuses Review Federal district court, appellate court both determined law violates First Amendment, interferes in doctor-patient relationship (PRESS RELEASE)—The United States Supreme Court today declined [...]
Texas Governor Abbott Signs Bill Blocking Young Women’s Access to Safe, Legal Abortion
Texas Governor Abbott Signs Bill Blocking Young Women’s Access to Safe, Legal Abortion Abbott signs measure four days after devastating appellate court decision which threatens to leave only eight abortion clinics in the state. Measure [...]
New House Bill Would Prevent Harmful Federal Restrictions That Deny Safe Abortion Services to Millions Worldwide
New House Bill Would Prevent Harmful Federal Restrictions That Deny Safe Abortion Services to Millions Worldwide Rep. Nita Lowey and more than 100 other Representatives sponsor new legislation that puts an end to future presidents [...]
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Center for Reproductive Rights and ACLU Challenge Unconstitutional Florida Law That Forces Mandatory Delay, Additional Visits for Women Seeking Safe, Legal Abortion
Center, ACLU Challenge Florida Law That Forces Mandatory Delay, Additional Visits for Women Seeking Abortion Measure is a blatant violation of Florida state constitution, lacks any medical justification (PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights, [...]
Senator Lindsay Graham Introduces Unconstitutional Federal Abortion Ban
Senator Lindsay Graham Introduces Unconstitutional Federal Abortion Ban Measure nearly identical to recently passed House measure banning abortion after 20 weeks, includes cruel 48-hour waiting period for rape survivors (PRESS RELEASE) Today Senator Lindsay Graham [...]
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 [...]
Fifth Circuit Upholds Texas Clinic Shutdown Law, All But 8 Abortion Clinics At Risk of Closure
Fifth Circuit Upholds Texas Clinic Shutdown Law, All But 8 Abortion Clinics At Risk of Closure Center for Reproductive Rights vows to take case to U.S. Supreme Court (PRESS RELEASE) The U.S. Court of Appeals [...]
Arizona Health Care Providers Challenge Law Forcing Them to Lie to Patients
Arizona Health Care Providers Challenge Law Forcing Them to Lie to Patients New law forces doctors to tell patients medication abortions can be reversed. Medical experts oppose the law, calling it “bad medicine” (PRESS RELEASE) [...]
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