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Brazil: Time for Action In August 2011, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) struck a blow for women worldwide when it recognized—in the first preventable maternal death case to [...]

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Contraception Benefit Rolls Out on August 1, 2012

Contraception Benefit Rolls Out on August 1, 2012 Beginning on August 1, 2012, millions of women across the United States can begin to access a wide range of affordable preventive and reproductive health services for [...]

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How To Find Out If and When Your Health Plan Will Begin Covering Women’s Preventive Services with No Co-Pay

How To Find Out If and When Your Health Plan Will Begin Covering Contraception Our partners at the National Women's Law Center have graciously let us share this Fact Sheet with you. Please visit their [...]

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Contraceptive Coverage in the Health Care Law: What Happens on August 1, 2012?

Contraceptive Coverage: What Happens on August 1, 2012? Our partners at the National Women's Law Center have graciously let us share this Fact Sheet with you. Please visit their website for more details on contraceptive [...]

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Block the Law, Protect Women

Arizona: Block the Law, Protect Women A New York Times editorial is calling on a federal judge to block an abortion ban recently passed in Arizona. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed suit against the [...]

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Here’s A Story to Make You Nice and Mad

Here’s A Story to Make You Nice and Mad 07.26.12 - CNN.com is reporting that a pregnant teenager in the Dominican Republic is being denied cancer treatment because of the country's abortion ban. The 16-year-old is [...]

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Reality Check: The Truth About Abortion Bans Later in Pregnancy

The Truth About Abortion Bans Later in Pregnancy In April, Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed into law one of the most extreme abortion bans in recent memory. The Center took action in July to stop [...]

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It’s Not Rocket Science

Contraception: It’s Not Rocket Science 07.20.12 - In a recent opinion piece from the International Herald Tribune, more evidence of the benefits of low-cost birth control were clearly laid out. The writer takes a look at [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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Reply in Support of the Motion for Summary Judgement: Oklahoma Coaltion for Reproductive Justice v. Cline

The Center’s reply brief in support of the Motion for Summary Judgment.

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Motion for Summary Judgement: Oklahoma Coaltion for Reproductive Justice v. Cline

The Center's motion to permanently block the Oklahoma medication abortion restriction on behalf of the Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice and Nova Health Systems.

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Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law: Oklahoma Coaltion for Reproductive Justice v. Cline

The Oklahoma County District Court issued an order on May 11, 2012 permanently blocking enforcement of the State's ban on "off-label" use of medication abortion drugs.

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New Beginning in Nepal

New Beginning in Nepal As the only global legal advocacy group dedicated to the advancement of reproductive rights worldwide, the Center set a goal several years ago to establish a strong presence in the places [...]

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States’ Rights and Anti-Choice Hypocrisy

States’ Rights and Anti-Choice Hypocrisy Anti-choice legislators have proven time and again their disregard for principle or consistency in their approach to important issues. Jezebel documents Iowa Rep. Steve King's manic approach to states' rights, [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.