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Georgia State Court Denies Request to Block Six-Week Abortion Ban
08.15.22 — (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Superior Court of Fulton County refused to block Georgia’s six-week abortion ban, allowing the state to continue criminalizing essential health care. The law bans abortion just two weeks after a [...]
Florida’s 15-Week Abortion Ban Heads to State Supreme Court
08.10.22 (PRESS RELEASE) — Florida health care providers today sought review in the Florida Supreme Court in their case challenging the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy (House Bill 5). The move [...]
Lawsuit Updates: Working to Block State Abortion Bans
As states rush to enforce abortion bans, the Center and partners work to block them.
Emergency Request Filed to Block Louisiana Trigger Bans
8.4.22 (PRESS STATEMENT) – Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights and Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, along with local counsel Ellie Schilling, filed an emergency writ to the Louisiana Supreme Court, asking the court to reinstate [...]
Statement on President Biden’s Executive Order Securing Access to Reproductive and Other Healthcare Services
Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO at the Center for Reproductive Rights: “Abortion services are now illegal in eight states, and the number of states enforcing radical bans and denying people life-saving care is [...]
Kansans Reject Efforts to End State’s Constitutional Right to Abortion
In a victory for abortion rights, Kansans vote overwhelmingly to protect their right to abortion recognized by an earlier Kansas Supreme Court ruling.
Kansans Reject Anti-Abortion Ballot Measure
08.02.2022 – (PRESS RELEASE) Today, in a historic landslide vote, Kansans rejected an anti-abortion ballot measure that would have eliminated the fundamental right to abortion under the state constitution. This is the first time abortion [...]
Biden-Harris Administration Issues Proposed Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination Protections in Health Care
07.26.2022 -- On Monday July 25th, the Biden-Harris administration issued a proposed rule implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which would restore and strengthen vital nondiscrimination protections in health care. Section 1557 of [...]
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Georgia Doctors and Advocates File New Challenge to Six-Week Abortion Ban in State Court
07.26.2022 — (PRESS RELEASE) Georgia abortion providers and advocates filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of Fulton County today bringing a state constitutional challenge against H.B. 481, a law banning abortion at approximately six [...]
After Roe Fell: Abortion Laws by State
Find out where abortion is illegal in the U.S. now that Roe v. Wade is overturned.
Video Replay: Abortion Law in the U.S. and Abroad After Roe
A National Constitution Center event featuring legal historian Mary Ziegler and the Center's Katherine Mayall.
Top 7 Things You Can Do Right Now for U.S. Abortion Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court has taken away the constitutional right to abortion. Here’s how you can help.
Georgia Six-Week Abortion Ban to Take Effect
UPDATE: In a highly unorthodox move, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an immediate stay of a lower court’s injunction of Georgia’s six-week ban, rather than waiting the normal 28-day period for the official [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
