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Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Tennessee’s Medically Unsound Medication Abortion “Reversal” Law
Despite medical experts agreeing there is no evidence that a medication abortion can be “reversed,” politicians pushed harmful law in an attempt to force providers to lie to patients Yesterday, a federal district court in [...]
Statement: Judge Amy Coney Barrett Nominated to the Supreme Court
Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights on President Trump’s Nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court Just one week ago, the American people lost a champion of [...]
On Hyde Amendment’s 44th Anniversary, Center and Allies Call for its End
Amendment Prohibiting Federal Coverage of Most Abortion Care Harms Marginalized Communities Since 1976, the Hyde Amendment has institutionalized unequal access to reproductive health care by denying coverage of abortion care for people enrolled in Medicaid [...]
Issue Brief: U.S. Government Exploits COVID-19 to Mistreat Pregnant Immigrants and Asylum Seekers
A new issue brief from the Center for Reproductive Rights and partner organizations details how the U.S. government has exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to eviscerate humanitarian and human rights protections for immigrants and people seeking [...]
The Loss of a Reproductive Rights Champion: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The Center for Reproductive Rights remembers Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a trailblazer for women's rights and gender equality.
Statement on the Death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg marks the passing of a legal giant who devoted her life to advancing the liberty and equality of women, first as [...]
UN Experts Say U.S. Abortion Restrictions During COVID-19 Crisis Violate Human Rights
Experts Condemn States’ Efforts to Restrict Access to Abortion Care UN human rights experts have declared that efforts by U.S. states to restrict access to abortion care during the COVID-19 crisis are violations of human [...]
Five North Carolina Abortion Restrictions Challenged in Lawsuit by the Center and Partners
Restrictions Disproportionately Harm Black People and People in Rural Areas The Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners have filed a wide-reaching lawsuit challenging five North Carolina abortion restrictions that have stigmatized essential health care [...]
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Center Calls on Colombia to Halt Use of Herbicide Causing Harm to Reproductive Health
New Research Report by the Center and its Local Partner Shows Negative Effects of Herbicide Used to Eradicate Cocaine Production As Colombia prepares to restart its aerial fumigation program, the Center for Reproductive Rights and its local partners at [...]
Center and Partners Challenge Tennessee Medication Abortion “Reversal” Law
The Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners have sued to block a Tennessee law requiring doctors to lie to patients by telling them that medication abortions can be “reversed.” Such a “reversal” claim is [...]
North Carolina Abortion Providers and Reproductive Justice Activists File Sweeping Litigation Challenging Multiple Abortion Restrictions
Restrictions disproportionately impact Black North Carolinians and people in rural areas Abortion providers in North Carolina and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective today filed litigation challenging several medically unnecessary abortion restrictions that have [...]
El gobierno colombiano no debe reanudar las aspersiones con glifosato porque generan riesgos para la salud reproductiva
3 de septiembre de 2020 — El Centro de Derechos Reproductivos y la Escuela de Salud Pública de la Universidad del Valle presentan una investigación que revela que la exposición al glifosato puede tener impactos [...]
The Colombian government should not restart glyphosate spraying because it causes reproductive health risks
September 3rd, 2020 — The Center for Reproductive Rights and the School of Public Health of the Universidad del Valle present an investigation that reveals the negative impacts of glyphosate exposure on people's reproductive health, [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.