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TX Gov Signs Package of Harmful, Unconstitutional Measures to Make Abortion Practically Non-Existent

TX Gov Signs Package of Harmful, Unconstitutional Measures to Make Abortion Practically Non-Existent Provisions similar to the new Texas law have been challenged and blocked in other states (PRESS RELEASE) Governor Rick Perry signed into [...]

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Center for Reproductive Rights Calls on House Appropriations Committee to Lift Ban on D.C. Using Local Funds to Provide Abortion Coverage for Low-Income Women

CRR Calls on House Committee to Lift Ban on D.C. Using Local Funds to Provide Abortion Coverage for Low-Income Women Current appropriations bill would continue to deny thousands of D.C. women comprehensive coverage for reproductive [...]

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Dáil Approves Ireland Abortion Legislation Only For Women Whose Lives Are At Risk

Dáil Approves Ireland Abortion Legislation Only For Women Whose Lives Are At Risk Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 Goes to the Seanad For Final Vote, Legislation Fails to Expand Access to Safe and [...]

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North Carolina Senate Deceptively Advances Package of Extreme Abortion Bills with No Public Notice or Debate

NC Senate Deceptively Advances Package of Extreme Abortion Bills with No Public Notice or Debate Center for Reproductive Rights calls on the full House and Governor Pat McCrory to reject these clear assaults on women’s [...]

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Full 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates Decision Blocking Baltimore Truth-in-Advertising Measure for Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Sends Case Back to Lower Court

Full 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates Decision Blocking Baltimore Truth-in-Advertising Measure for CPCs (PRESS RELEASE) Recognizing the substantial evidence amassed by the Baltimore City Council that crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) often engage in deceptive [...]

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Two Dangerous and Misleading Provisions of New Kansas Anti-Abortion Law Blocked by State Court

Two Provisions of Kansas Anti-Abortion Law Blocked by State Court Center for Reproductive Rights pledges to continue fight against all parts of law (PRESS RELEASE) A Kansas district court judge has issued a temporary injunction [...]

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Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Supreme Court Marriage Equality Rulings

Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Supreme Court Marriage Equality Rulings (PRESS RELEASE) In two historic decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court today reversed the discriminatory policy under the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to ensure [...]

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Center for Reproductive Rights Files Lawsuit in North Dakota to Block Nation’s Earliest and Most extreme Abortion Ban

CRR Files Lawsuit in North Dakota to Block Nation's Earliest and Most extreme Abortion Ban Legal challenge takes on unconstitutional laws outlawing abortions as early as six weeks and banning the procedure based on sex [...]

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New Lawsuit Filed to Block Nearly 50-Page Kansas Law Restricting Reproductive Health Care, Discriminating Against Women and Doctors

New Lawsuit Filed to Block Nearly 50-Page Kansas Law Restricting Reproductive Health Care (PRESS RELEASE) The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit today to block a new Kansas law encompassing 47 pages of unconstitutional [...]

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U.S. House Passes Harmful, Unconstitutional Bill Banning Abortion at 20 Weeks Nationwide

U.S. House Passes Harmful, Unconstitutional Bill Banning Abortion at 20 Weeks Nationwide  (PRESS RELEASE) The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a blatantly unconstitutional bill that would impose a nationwide ban on nearly all abortions [...]

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Irish Government Agrees on Abortion Legislation For Women Whose Lives Are at Risk

Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill Does Little to Expand Access to Safe and Legal Abortion (PRESS RELEASE) The Irish government published yesterday the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013, new abortion legislation designed, [...]

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Texas Legislature Must Reject Dangerous Package of Bills to Restrict Women’s Reproductive Health Care

Texas Legislature Must Reject Dangerous Package of Bills to Restrict Women's Reproductive Health Care Omnibus bill would ban abortion at 20 weeks, severely restrict medication abortion, and impose physical plant requirements that could shut down [...]

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Federal Judge Approves Government’s Plan to Make Plan B One-Step Available Without Restriction

Federal Judge Approves Government's Plan to Make Plan B One-Step Available Without Restriction (PRESS RELEASE) U.S. District Judge Edward Korman has approved the Obama Administration’s proposed plan to comply with a federal court order to [...]

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