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Innovative litigation filed against three countries to protect girls’ rights in Latin America
Geneva (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood Global, Mujeres Transformando el Mundo Guatemala (MTM), Observatorio en Salud Sexual y Reproductiva Guatemala (OSAR), Surkuna Ecuador, Fundación Desafío and Asociación de Mujeres Axayacatl filed a lawsuit with the United Nations Human Rights Committee [...]
Lambda Legal, Center for Reproductive Rights and Americans United Sue Trump Administration to Block Denial of Care Rule
Lambda Legal, CRR, and Americans United Sue Trump Administration to Block Denial of Care Rule (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Lambda Legal, and Americans United for Separation of Church and State [...]
Six-Week Abortion Ban Blocked by Federal Court in Mississippi
Six-Week Abortion Ban Blocked by Federal Court in Mississippi (PRESS RELEASE) Today, a federal district court in Mississippi temporarily blocked a state law passed in March that would ban abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Fully Supports New Federal Legislation to Protect Abortion Access
Center for Reproductive Rights Fully Supports New Federal Legislation to Protect Abortion Access Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights joined leaders in Congress and reproductive health, rights, and justice advocates to celebrate the reintroduction of [...]
Statement from Nancy Northup, President & CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, on HB 126 passed by the Missouri legislature today:
Statement from Nancy Northup, President & CEO, on HB 126 passed by the Missouri legislature today “Without shame and on the heels of Alabama’s new criminal abortion ban, the Missouri legislature has passed an unconstitutional, [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on the postponement of human rights treaty bodies
Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on the postponement of human rights treaty bodies In a recent letter to treaty body chairs, Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, announced that due to [...]
Statement: Alabama’s Unconstitutional Ban on Abortion
Statement: Alabama’s Unconstitutional Ban on Abortion Statement by Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, on Governor Kay Ivey signing House Bill 314 into law: “All who care about women should [...]
Georgia Governor Signs Almost Total Ban on Abortion
Georgia Governor Signs Almost Total Ban on Abortion (PRESS RELEASE) Today, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a bill (HB 481) that would effectively ban abortion outright. The law makes it a crime for doctors [...]
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Federal Court Issues Landmark Abortion Rights Victory in Virginia
Federal Court Issues Landmark Abortion Rights Victory in Virginia (PRESS RELEASE) Today, in a landmark ruling, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia became the first federal court to strike down a [...]
HHS Rule Will Encourage Discrimination Against Medical Patients
HHS’ Denial of Care Rule issued today empowers healthcare workers to withhold medical care from patients based on personal beliefs (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a Denial of Care Rule that will [...]
Montana Supreme Court Blocks Anti-Abortion Law
Montana Supreme Court says advanced practice nurses can continue to provide abortion care (PRESS RELEASE) In a win for Montanans, the state’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision on Friday April 26, blocking a law designed [...]
Kansas Supreme Court Says State Constitution Protects the Right to Abortion
State’s highest court strikes down abortion ban in landmark ruling In a groundbreaking ruling, the Kansas Supreme Court today acknowledged for the first time that Kansas women have a right to safe and legal abortion under the state [...]
The Center for Reproductive Rights, its regional partners and women’s groups demand that Nairobi County remove billboards with misleading information on the constitutional right to abortion
The Center, partners, and advocates demand Nairobi County remove billboards with misleading information on abortion Today, a coalition of 11 civil society organizations, individuals and women’s groups under the umbrella Team Life delivered a petition to Nairobi County Governor, Mike Mbuvi, demanding the immediate [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
