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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
2012 At the Midpoint: The Assault Continues
2012 At the Midpoint: The Assault Continues There's no question that 2011 was a truly seismic year for reproductive rights in the U.S. More than 60 laws damaging women's access to reproductive health care passed [...]
Arizona Gov. Brewer Puts Women at Risk
Arizona Gov. Brewer Puts Women at Risk This July, the Center for Reproductive Rights is fighting in two federal courts—in Mississippi and now Arizona—to block extremely hostile anti-choice laws from going into effect and placing [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Not Easy Being a Woman in Texas
Not Easy Being a Woman in Texas Anti-choice legislators in Texas have long been in the business of violating reproductive rights, demonstrated ever so bluntly last year when they pushed one of the most demeaning, [...]
Rachel Maddow Covers Mississippi’s Last Clinic
Rachel Maddow Covers Mississippi's Last Clinic BREAKING: The judge in our case is extending the temporary restraining order against the Mississippi law seeking to shut down the state’s last remaining clinic. His reasoning being that [...]
Road to Reform in Rwanda
Road to Reform in Rwanda Anne wanted only to get the education that would be the path to a better life. Instead she wound up in a prison in Rwanda, where women have for years [...]
Road to Reform in Rwanda
Road to Reform in Rwanda Anne wanted only to get the education that would be the path to a better life. Instead she wound up in a prison in Rwanda, where women have for years [...]
Personhood Falls Flat…Again
Personhood Falls Flat…Again Practice and repetition do not always guarantee success. Just take a look at the personhood movement for proof. The concept that fertilized eggs should have the same legal rights as a human [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
