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Appellate Court Upholds Most of Radical Decision Threatening Abortion Pill
04.13.23 (PRESS RELEASE) — Last night just before midnight, the Fifth Circuit largely refused to block an order from Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk purporting to revoke the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s approval of mifepristone—one of two [...]
Medical Experts, Major Pharmaceutical Companies, Elected Officials, and Advocacy Groups File Briefs Urging the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to Reverse the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA Ruling
04.12.23 (PRESS RELEASE) — Ahead of the 5th Circuit’s decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, 650 individuals, companies, and groups filed briefs urging the appellate court to grant an emergency stay of an outrageous [...]
Federal Court Rules to Pull Abortion Drug Off Market Nationwide
04.07.23 (PRESS RELEASE) — Today, a federal court in Texas has ruled to block the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s approval of mifepristone—one of the two drugs used in medication abortion. The court’s unprecedented decision [...]
Abortion Providers Urge Georgia Supreme Court to Block Six-Week Abortion Ban During Oral Arguments
03.28.23 (PRESS RELEASE) — The Georgia Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in SisterSong v. State of Georgia, a case challenging H.B. 481 — a ban on abortion after approximately six weeks of pregnancy. During [...]
Oklahoma Supreme Court Keeps Pre-Roe Ban in Effect
03.21.23 – (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Oklahoma Supreme Court recognized that the state constitution protects the right to abortion in life-threatening situations but nonetheless upheld the state’s “pre-Roe” ban. Today’s decision means most Oklahomans will [...]
North Dakota Supreme Court Says “Trigger” Ban is Likely Unconstitutional
03.16.23 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that the state’s total abortion ban violates the state constitution and should remain blocked. In its decision, the court found that abortion providers’ challenge [...]
Women Denied Abortions Sue State of Texas
03.07.23 (PRESS RELEASE) – Yesterday, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a case in Texas state court on behalf of five Texas women and two Texas doctors. The lawsuit asks the court for clarity on [...]
Florida Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to 15-Week Abortion Ban, Which Remains in Effect
01.23.2023 (PRESS RELEASE) — The Florida Supreme Court accepted a request by abortion providers today to hear arguments in their case against House Bill 5 (HB 5), a ban on abortion after 15 weeks of [...]
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South Carolina Supreme Court Permanently Blocks Six-Week Abortion Ban
01.05.2023 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the South Carolina Supreme Court permanently struck down Senate Bill 1 (S.B. 1), a law banning abortion after approximately six weeks of pregnancy. In a 3-2 decision, the high court [...]
Texas Court Throws Out Case Against Doctor Who Violated Abortion Ban
12.08.22 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, a state court ruled that it would dismiss a lawsuit against Dr. Alan Braid, a Texas physician who provided an abortion to a woman in violation of the state’s ban [...]
New Tool Tracks State Abortion Cases
12.05.22 (PRESS RELEASE) —Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights and Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law launched a new tool that tracks all abortion ban cases filed in state courts since the Supreme Court [...]
Kansas Court Says Abortion Clinics Can Use Telemedicine
11.23.22 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, a Kansas state court blocked a 2011 law that prohibited doctors from providing medication abortion via telemedicine. The preliminary injunction was issued in a lawsuit filed by the Center for [...]
Georgia Supreme Court Allows Six-Week Abortion Ban to Again Take Effect
11.23.2022 (PRESS RELEASE) – The Georgia Supreme Court granted an emergency stay of a lower court’s injunction today, allowing a six-week abortion ban to take effect once again while the state’s appeal continues. The ban [...]
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Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
