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How the pandemic has affected abortion rules around the world
The Washington Post interviews Catalina Martinez, the Center's regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, for a story on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected abortion access around the world.
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 [...]
El Salvador frees woman jailed over miscarriage
Deutsche Welle quotes the Center's Carmen Martinez on the release of Cindy Erazo, one of the many women imprisoned in El Salvador after suffering miscarriages or other obstetric emergencies.
Trump-appointed justice could signal major Supreme Court shift on abortion
Reuters quotes Julie Rikelman, senior director, litigation at the Center, on the prospects for abortion rights after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death.
Law Journal Names Center President and CEO Nancy Northup a 2020 Trailblazer
The New York Law Journal has honored Center president and CEO Nancy Northup by naming her one of its Trailblazers for 2020: "We are proud to spotlight a handful of individuals that are truly agents [...]
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 [...]
Trump’s Supreme Court Pick May Need to Denounce Roe. Good.
The New York Times' Michelle Goldberg quotes the Center's president and CEO Nancy Northup for an opinion piece on Supreme Court nominees expressing their views on Roe v. Wade.
Basic reproductive rights for women in the U.S. at risk in loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow interviews Center president and CEO Nancy Northup on the consequences of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death. Northup is also quoted on ABC News and elsewhere.
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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.
Louisiana voters to decide on ‘No Right to Abortion’ constitutional amendment in November
ArkLaTex quotes the Center's Elisabeth Smith on the potential impact if Louisiana voters approve an anti-abortion amendment to their state constitution.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
