New Law Wastes Money, Violates Good Government Constitutional Provision (PRESS RELEASE) Today, former Oklahoma state representative Wanda Stapleton, along with Shawnee, Oklahoma resident Lora Joyce Davis, filed a legal challenge against an Oklahoma law that will impose a host of restrictions on women’s access to abortion and cost the state over a quarter of a […]
Seven years ago this month, on September 27, 2002, Nepal took a historic step forward for women by decriminalizing abortion. The Center is now calling on the country to take concrete steps to fulfill its commitment to women’s human rights and health. Nepal’s Constitution Recognizes Reproductive Rights Since 2002, Nepali women have had the legal […]
https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/HRD-Cover.jpg The Center is proud to present its groundbreaking report, “Defending Human Rights: Abortion Providers Facing Threats, Restrictions, and Harassment.” Physicians and reproductive healthcare professionals who work to provide abortions are frequently denied government and societal support for their critical work. As a result, women in the U.S. are denied their fundamental human rights. Download […]
After the murder of Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, Center President Nancy Northup spoke about the loss of the defender of women’s rights in various outlets including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and CNN. She also authored an editorial on CBSnews.com on the ramifications of Tiller’s murder and appeared on NPR in […]
Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights issued a statement following the shooting of Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. Dr. Tiller was murdered entering his church in Wichita, Kansas.As one of the few physicians in the country who provides abortions later in pregnancy, Dr. Tiller has been the target of anti-choice movement for over two […]
Filing date: , 6/7/2004 State: Louisiana Plaintif(s): Choice, Inc. Of Texas D/B/A Causeway Medical Clinic, Center Atorney(s): , Sandy Cohen Co-Counel/Cooperating Attorneys: , Morrison & Foerster LLP: Jamie Levitt, J. Alexander Lawrence, Sarah Rosell (co-counsel), Bill Rittenberg (Local Counsel) Summary: Beginning in 1993, William A. Graham co-opted the name of a well-known medical provider, and […]
On Thursday, July 3, a citizen-convened grand jury refused to indict Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. In a written statement, the jurors said they had not found sufficient evidence to accuse Dr. Tiller of any crime related to abortion laws in Kansas. The state prohibits post-viability abortions unless a woman’s life or health is […]
NEW YORK — Today, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the grand jury investigating abortion provider Dr. George Tiller cannot embark on a fishing expedition into his patients’ medical records. The court ordered the lower court, the Eighteenth Judicial District court in Wichita, to undertake a number of steps before allowing any information from the […]
NEW YORK- Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights argued before the Kansas Supreme Court to stop a citizen-petitioned grand jury from obtaining the medical records of approximately 2,000 women who sought services from Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. The Center argued that the subpoenas are a profound intrusion on the patients’ privacy, and their […]
Court finds Poland in violation of human rights and awards EUR 25,000 in case of woman left nearly blind. March 20, 2007 – The European Court of Human Rights held today, for the first time, that governments have a duty to establish effective mechanisms for ensuring that women have access to abortion where it is […]