New York Times Letter to the Editor: ‘Beatriz’ of El Salvador, Denied a Lifesaving Abortion
New York Times Letter to the Editor: ‘Beatriz’ of El Salvador, Denied a Lifesaving Abortion To the Editor: Re “Salvador Court Denies Abortion to Ailing Woman, Citing Strict Prohibition” (news article, May 30) and “A [...]
Causas Pendientes: Expediente de Manuela
Manuela, una mujer salvadoreña de bajos recursos económicos, murió de cáncer a los 33 años de edad mientras pagaba una condena de 30 años de prisión por el delito de homicidio agravado, tras haber sufrido [...]
Human Rights Committee Calls Out Peru for Highly Restrictive Abortion Law
The UN Human Rights Committee recently criticized Peru for a wide range of reproductive rights violations, including highly restrictive abortion legislation and a high rate of maternal mortality. During its 107th session in March 2013, [...]
NPR: Mississippi law could force clinic to close
NPR: Mississippi law could force clinic to close "A Mississippi health clinic that was scheduled to be closed got a reprieve. The Jackson Women's Health Organization is the only remaining clinic in the state where [...]
Submission to the U.N. Human Rights Committee for the U.S. List of Issues
Click the link below to download the Center's submission to the U.N. Human Rights Committee regarding the four key reproductive rights issues we intend to highlight during the Committee’s periodic review of the United States [...]
Comments to the U.S. Government on its Fourth Periodic Report to the U.N. Human Rights Committee
Click the link below to download comments to the U.S. Government on its Fourth Periodic Report to the U.N. Human Rights Committee, the human rights body that monitors compliance with the International Covenant on Civil [...]
Washington Post: Advocates want abortion ban lifted for Peace Corps volunteers
Washington Post: Advocates want abortion ban lifted for Peace Corps volunteers "If a Peace Corps volunteer is raped and becomes pregnant as a result, she has to pay for an abortion herself, because the federal [...]
Peace Corps Volunteers Speak Out Against Discriminatory Abortion Ban
Voices of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Speaking Out Against the Discriminatory Abortion Ban
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Media Roundup: Celebrating the EC Victory
Media Roundup: Celebrating the EC Victory The Center’s president and CEO, Nancy Northup, appeared on several programs on Friday after the news broke of the landmark victory in our emergency contraception case, including a roundtable [...]
New Republic: Fetal-Heartbeat Abortion Laws Are Dangerous Even If Judges Reject Them
New Republic: Fetal-Heartbeat Abortion Laws Are Dangerous Even If Judges Reject Them By Molly Redden On March 6, the Arkansas legislature enacted the toughest abortion law in the nation, banning the procedure after 12 weeks [...]
Wall Street Journal: States Harden Views Over Laws Governing Abortion
Wall Street Journal: States Harden Views Over Laws Governing Abortion By Louise Radnofsky States are becoming increasingly polarized over abortion, as some legislatures pass ever-tighter restrictions on the procedure while others consider stronger legal protections [...]
On MSNBC: “A Whole New Kind of Extreme”
On MSNBC: “A Whole New Kind of Extreme” The Center’s president and CEO, Nancy Northup, appeared on MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry to talk about how the constitutional protections afforded all women through Roe v. Wade are [...]
The Undue Burden Module: Updated Spring 2013
To advance the understanding of reproductive rights as human rights and help law teachers bring in a comparative and international law perspective, the Center has created Course Modules for six courses that involve reproductive health: [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
