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In Ruling by Inter-American Court of Human Rights, New Legal Protections for Pregnant Women
In case involving the death of a pregnant woman in Argentina, Court requires states across Latin America to adopt policies to prevent obstetric violence.
In case involving the death of a pregnant woman in Argentina, Court requires states across Latin America to adopt policies to prevent obstetric violence.
Report shows stark contrast in lawmakers’ priorities: U.S. states attacking abortion rights failed to safeguard maternal health and fertility care; states protecting abortion rights acted to improve care.
State Policy Report: An overview of the state landscape
Over the last 30 years, the Center has been working to improve access to maternal health care through advocacy, litigation, and human rights research and fact-finding.
Nearly 50 organizations seek to expand access to essential medications for miscarriage care and remove legal risks to providers and patients.
The Center was one of 49 leading medical and scientific associations, research institutions, and advocacy organizations joining to submit this petition to the FDA on October 4, 2022. It requests that miscarriage management be added as an indication to Mifeprex (mifepristone) and to modify the REMS so that it does not unduly burden its use […]
September 19 session with global leaders will address reproductive and maternal health.
Center joins delegation of Black and Indigenous leaders in Geneva, Switzerland to hold the U.S. accountable for human rights violations.
Report outlines country’s failure on sexual and reproductive health rights and services and recommends laws and policies to improve access.
Eulogia es una mujer campesina y quechuahablante que quería tener un parto vertical y en casa, conforme a sus tradiciones y de la misma forma que había tenido a sus otros cinco hijos. Sin embargo, el Estado peruano desconoció sus prácticas culturales frente al embarazo y parto al forzarla a dar a luz en un […]