Call for Papers: Reproductive and Sexual Autonomy in Asia Publication
We are excited to share a call for paper proposals for an upcoming Center for Reproductive Rights publication entitled, "Reproductive and Sexual Autonomy in Asia." The publication will feature perspectives, learnings, and developments on the [...]
Theory of Change
Find out how the Center uses the power of law to make lasting change in people’s lives across the globe.
2022 Annual Report
Click below to download the Center for Reproductive Rights 2022 Annual Report. Read the full report here. Print the report here.
2022 State Legislative Wrap-up
This report provides an overview of the state policy landscape after analyzing hundreds of bills proposed and enacted in U.S. state legislatures relating to reproductive care.
Post-Roe State Abortion Ban Litigation
Whole Woman’s Health v. Paxton (Texas)
When the U.S. Supreme Court took away the constitutional right to abortion on June 24, 2022, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton put out an advisory stating that the state’s trigger abortion ban, which bans abortion [...]
Post-Roe State Abortion Ban Litigation
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. State of South Carolina, et al. (South Carolina)
In this landmark ruling, the South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed abortion as a protected privacy right under the state's constitution. The ruling, made January 5, 2023, permanently blocked the state's ban on abortion at approximately [...]
Post-Roe State Abortion Ban Litigation
Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice v. Drummond (Oklahoma)
On March 21, 2023, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the state constitution protects the right to abortion in life-threatening situations, but declined to rule whether its constitution protects a broader right to abortion outside [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Post-Roe State Abortion Ban Litigation
Access Independent Health Services, Inc., d/b/a Red River Women’s Clinic v. Drew H. Wrigley (North Dakota)
In a preliminary ruling on January 23, the state court denied the Center’s request for a preliminary injunction to prohibit enforcement of the state’s amended abortion ban against physicians who in their good faith medical judgment, and [...]
Post-Roe State Abortion Ban Litigation
Jackson Women’s Health et al. v. Dobbs (Mississippi)
Mississippi’s abortion “trigger” ban —which makes abortion illegal in the state except to save the life of the pregnant person, or in cases of rape or incest that have been reported to law enforcement—has been [...]
Post-Roe State Abortion Ban Litigation
June Medical Services v. Landry (Louisiana)
On June 27, 2022, three days after the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, the Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners filed a lawsuit in the Civil District Court for the [...]
Post-Roe State Abortion Ban Litigation
SisterSong v. State of Georgia (Georgia)
Status: The Georgia Supreme Court ruled on October 24, 2023, to allow this abortion ban to remain in effect, reversing a lower court decision that struck down the law. The case will return to the trial court [...]
Post-Roe State Abortion Ban Litigation
Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, et al. v. State of Florida, et al. (Florida)
Florida's HB 5, which bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, has been in effect since July 1, 2022. The law subjects abortion providers to felony criminal penalties and disciplinary action for providing care to [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
