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In Mississippi’s Effort to Take Away Abortion Rights, Disregard for Those Impacted
In its opening brief to defend a state abortion ban, Mississippi urges the U.S. Supreme Court to take away the constitutional right to abortion—and disregards those people who would be impacted by such a ruling.
Center and Partners Sue to Stop New Arizona Abortion Restrictions
Measures would ban abortion if there is indication of fetal diagnosis in the patient’s reason and grant new “personhood” rights for fetuses and embryos.
Nepal Agrees to Decriminalize Abortion and Protect SRHR
Nepal accepts recommendations from its Universal Periodic Review before the UN Human Rights Council to protect the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls.
U.S. House Passes Spending Bill Free of Hyde Amendment for First Time in Decades
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives passed a federal spending bill without the Hyde Amendment, a policy that has
Chile Agrees to End Forced Sterilization Practices and Provide Reparations in Case at the IACHR
The agreement provides justice for Francisca--a woman with HIV forcibly sterilized in a Chilean hospital--after a years-long effort by the Center for Reproductive Rights and Vivo Positivo at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
What if the Supreme Court overturns Roe?
This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Mississippi’s request to review an appellate court ruling that threw out the state’s law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. In its opening brief filed July [...]
Mississippi Abortion Ban Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court Poses a Direct Challenge to Roe v. Wade
The Center for Reproductive Rights will defend the right to abortion at the U.S. Supreme Court this fall in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health.
Center and Partners File Lawsuit to Block Texas Abortion Ban
The Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners today filed a lawsuit to block an extreme Texas law that bans abortion care after approximately six weeks of pregnancy. The law, S.B. 8, incentivizes private individuals—including anti-abortion activists—to seek monetary penalties and injunctions by suing anyone who performs an abortion or assists someone in obtaining one.
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
Center for Reproductive Rights Joins Global Leaders and Activists at U.N. Generation Equality Forum
Center presents session on adolescent SRHR and bodily autonomy at leading global gathering.
Center Works to Combat Global Regression on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
The Center convenes global experts to address regression on SRHR and organize a global force to combat regression and advance reproductive rights.
Issue Spotlight: Adolescent SRHR
The Center works around the world to guarantee adolescents the full exercise of their SRHR, including their rights to make informed decisions about their sexuality and reproduction and to access sexual and reproductive health services.
EU Resolution Calls for Full Realization of SRHR in the EU
The European Parliament passed today a resolution affirming that sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are fundamental human rights that must be upheld by European Union (EU) Member States.
Webinar: Accountability for Women’s and Girls’ SRHR in Humanitarian Settings
Join the Center for Reproductive Rights for a virtual discussion with global experts about accountability for women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in humanitarian settings, Monday, June 28.
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
