Lincoln | Learn MoreWHAT: A decision will be handed down in Carhart v. Ashcroft, a federal civil rights lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. The suit was brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of four doctors challenging the constitutionality of the “Partial Birth Abortion Act of 2003” […]
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Learn more about other abortion bans Today, Judge Tom S. Lee of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi granted a preliminary injunction against a new abortion law. Now, the nearly 400 women who seek second-trimester abortions a year in Mississippi will not be forced to travel outside the state or to […]
New York, NY – ,In an historic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today struck down a Texas sodomy law that singled out gay people for criminal prosecution. Ruling that the petitioners in this case “are entitled to respect for their private lives,” the Court overruled a 1986 ruling, Bowers v. Hardwick, in which it had […]
Peru Admits Responsibility for Violating Abuse Victim’s Human Rights (Updated 03.18.21) Before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Peru admitted its international responsibility for violating the human rights of a woman who was drugged and raped by a public health service doctor when she was seeking medical services. The Peruvian government compensated the victim, admitted responsibility for violating her rights under international law, and took steps to improve its legal and administrative policies on sexual violence M.M., a […]