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New York State Senate Passes Legislation to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes
New York State Senate Passes Legislation to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes Action is still needed in the New York State Assembly to authorize a statewide maternal mortality review board (PRESS RELEASE) Yesterday, the New York [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights’ Statement Following U.S. Withdrawal From United Nations Human Rights Council
Center for Reproductive Rights' Statement Following U.S. Withdrawal From United Nations Human Rights Council Center for Reproductive Rights' statement following U.S. withdrawal from United Nations Human Rights Council. "The Center for Reproductive Rights is deeply [...]
A Proactive Vision for Reproductive Health and Rights
A Proactive Vision for Reproductive Health and Rights “This year has been a battle. But not today! Today, we are going to explore strategies for a proactive agenda to secure access and services for women [...]
UK Supreme Court Recognizes that Northern Ireland’s Abortion Ban Contravenes Human Rights Law and Requires Radical Reconsideration
(GENEVA) The Center for Reproductive Rights welcomes today’s recognition by the UK Supreme Court that Northern Ireland’s highly restrictive abortion law contravenes the European Convention on Human Rights. Although for procedural reasons the Court did [...]
UN Special Rapporteur on Poverty Calls on U.S. to Recognize Health Care as a Human Right
UN Special Rapporteur on Poverty Calls on U.S. to Recognize Health Care as a Human Right (PRESS RELEASE) – The Center for Reproductive Rights echoes concerns raised by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme [...]
UN Special Rapporteur on Poverty Calls on U.S. to Recognize Health Care as a Human Right
UN Special Rapporteur on Poverty Calls on U.S. to Recognize Health Care as a Human Right (PRESS RELEASE) – The Center for Reproductive Rights echoes concerns raised by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme [...]
Brown Honors Nancy Northup
Brown Honors Nancy Northup Brown University has awarded an honorary doctorate to Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, in recognition of her leadership in the fight to promote and protect [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights President and CEO Nancy Northup Receives Brown University 2018 Honorary Degree
Center for Reproductive Rights President and CEO Nancy Northup Receives Brown University 2018 Honorary Degree Northup selected for Distinguished Doctorate of Humane Letters for advancing reproductive rights globally (PRESS RELEASE) — Today, Brown University awarded [...]
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Outcome of Irish Referendum on Abortion is a Momentous Result for Reproductive Rights
Outcome of Irish Referendum on Abortion is a Momentous Result for Reproductive Rights (GENEVA) The Center for Reproductive Rights celebrates today’s referendum result in favour of repeal of the Irish constitutional prohibition on abortion as [...]
Center for Reproductive Rights Denounces Trump Administration’s Attack on Title X Family Planning Program
Center for Reproductive Rights Denounces Trump Administration’s Attack on Title X Family Planning Program (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights denounced the Trump administration’s latest move to block women’s access to critical health [...]
Documenting the Human Rights Impact of Retrogressive Legislative and Policy Barriers on Women’s Access to abortion in Macedonia: Key Findings and Recommendations
In 2013 and 2014, Macedonian lawmakers introduced a series of new legal requirements, including a three-day mandatory waiting period, mandatory biased counseling and a mandatory ultrasound, which must be complied with before women can access [...]
Nancy Northup Discusses Proposed Title X Restrictions on The Rachel Maddow Show
Nancy Northup Discusses Proposed Title X Restrictions on Maddow Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, was a guest on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show today discussing the Trump Administration’s proposed restrictions [...]
Nigeria’s Federal High Court Strikes Out Civil Society Organization’s Case of a Woman Who Was Illegally Detained and Died During Confinement
(PRESS RELEASE) The family of a woman who was illegally detained for the inability to clear her medical bill and denied emergency services leading to her death, yesterday had their case dismissed by the Federal [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.