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Forbidden Desires: Impact of Criminalization of Age-Mate Consensual and Non-Exploitative Sexual Activities Among Adolescents in Nepal
Youth-led report pushes legal reform to end the criminalization of adolescent sexuality in Nepal.
New Toolkit to Strengthen Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Humanitarian Settings
The Center for Reproductive Rights’ new resource aims to make crucial sexual and reproductive health services more accessible during disaster response and recovery.
President Trump signs $9 billion rescission package into law
On July 24, President Trump signed a $9 billion rescission package into law. The package, which was passed by the House and Senate earlier in July, marks the first time in decades that Congress has [...]
State Department moves forward with plans to destroy millions of dollars worth of contraceptives
The State Department is proceeding with the destruction of approximately $9.7 million worth of contraceptives—including IUDs, implants, pills, and condoms—originally intended for women in low-income countries. Now, due to the Administration’s dismantling of USAID, foreign [...]
New Research Brings Visibility to Abortion Access Barriers for South Asia’s Queer Community
Center for Reproductive Rights briefing paper bridges the research gap on abortion access for lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in South Asia.
Bodily Autonomy Fact Sheet Series: Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care, and the Fourteenth Amendment
Learn about recent Supreme Court decisions encroaching on lifesaving bodily autonomy rights.
Organizaciones denunciamos ante la CIDH el uso de la Ley APCI como herramienta de persecución y sus impactos en el cierre del espacio cívico
La Ley APCI criminaliza la representación legal de víctimas y familiares de víctimas de violaciones de derechos humanos que denuncian al Estado, impone sanciones desproporcionadas y limita la libertad de asociación. Organizaciones y víctimas advertimos [...]
U.S. Repro Watch: Seven Updates You Won’t Want to Miss, 07.16.25
Congress passes bill threatening hundreds of clinics, Center files new lawsuit in response, and more news on U.S. reproductive rights.
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Maine Family Planning Sues Trump Administration Over Medicaid Defunding
07.16.25 (PRESS RELEASE) — Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a case in federal court in Maine on behalf of Maine Family Planning (MFP), the largest network of reproductive health care clinics in the [...]
Center Sues Trump Administration Over Medicaid Defunding
Lawsuit on behalf of Maine Family Planning challenges the administration’s “big beautiful bill,” which bars certain reproductive health providers from accepting Medicaid—threatening to close hundreds of clinics nationwide.
Department of Justice withdraws previous interpretation of the Hyde Amendment
The Office of Legal Counsel within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a slip opinion concluding that the Hyde Amendment, a federal appropriations rider, prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from using funds to cover ancillary services that support abortion care, such as transportation.
Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos reconoció que la emergencia climática es un asunto de género
En la Opinión Consultiva 32 / 25 la Corte reconoció que la crisis climática tiene impactos desproporcionados en mujeres y niñas. Los Estados deben incorporar una perspectiva de género e interseccional en las acciones para hacer [...]
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Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
