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Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Montana Voters’ Approval of Anti-Choice Ballot Measure

Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on Montana Voters' Approval of Anti-Choice Ballot Measure (PRESS RELEASE) In a blow to the fundamental right to access to reproductive health care, Montana voters have approved a ballot initiative that will [...]

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Opportunity for Change

Opportunity for Change In the months leading up to this election, hundreds of thousands of Americans stood up to demand an end to the relentless onslaught of attacks on women, doctors, and the rights of [...]

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Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on the Re-Election of President Barack Obama

Center for Reproductive Rights Statement on the Re-Election of President Barack Obama The Center also responds to Florida voters defeating anti-choice constitutional amendment (PRESS RELEASE) Today the Center for Reproductive Rights called on President Barack [...]

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DailyBeast: Martha Plimpton on Women’s Rights, Sandra Fluke, and Organization A is For

DailyBeast: Martha Plimpton on Women’s Rights, Sandra Fluke, and Organization A is For By Martha Plimpton “…[B]ack in February of this year, a young woman named Sandra Fluke was invited to testify before Rep. Darrel [...]

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Huffington Post: Getting Reproductive Rights out of Politics

Huffington Post: Getting Reproductive Rights out of Politics by Nancy Northup, President and CEO at the Center for Reproductive Rights When I tell people that I work on reproductive rights, most immediately assume I'm engaged [...]

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The world became a better place

The world became a better place by Johanna Westeson, Regional Director for Europe at the Center for Reproductive Rights In a notorious case a 14-year-old Polish woman was repeatedly denied abortion after having been raped. [...]

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Strasbourg Observers: P and S v. Poland – Adolescence, vulnerability, and reproductive autonomy

Strasbourg Observers: P and S v. Poland - Adolescence, vulnerability, and reproductive autonomy By Johanna Westeson, Regional Director for Europe, Center for Reproductive Rights This week, the European Court of Human Rights issued its decision [...]

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The Sins of Peru

The Sins of Peru For all of the debate about whether abortion should be allowed for victims of rape, there hasn't been much discussion about the actual consequences of prohibiting abortion under such circumstances. Sadly, [...]

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Uruguay’s Progress Inspires Action

Uruguay’s Progress Inspires Action When lawmakers in Uruguay recently passed a law that decriminalized abortion in the early stages of a pregnancy, they did more than improve the health and well-being of the country's women. [...]

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European Court Issues Momentous Decision Against Poland, Says Legal Abortion Following Rape Must Be Ensured

European Court Issues Momentous Decision Against Poland, Says Legal Abortion Following Rape Must Be Ensured (PRESS RELEASE) - This week the European Court of Human Rights ruled in a landmark case that Poland violated an [...]

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“Personhood” suffers another resounding defeat: U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Fringe Group’s Attempt to Put Amendment on Oklahoma Ballot

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Fringe Group's Attempt to Put Amendment on Oklahoma Ballot Oklahoma Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling to block unconstitutional ballot measure stands The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review the [...]

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“Draw the Line” on MSNBC

"Draw the Line" on MSNBC Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, appeared on Jansing &, Co. this morning with actress and Center supporter Audra McDonald to talk about why the [...]

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A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember Even in a city that buzzes at all hours of every day, there was a palpable concentration of energy and urgency at the Center for Reproductive Rights Inaugural Gala. Celebrated writers, [...]

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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