Statement on the Passage of H.R. 1
Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: "With the passage of this legislation, the federal government has failed the American people. One-third of Planned Parenthood clinics will likely be [...]
Dr. Brian Christine
Officially nominated, Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH) | Department of Health and Human Services
Congress Poised to Decimate Reproductive Health Care Across the United States
7.1.25 (PRESS STATEMENT) — Today, the United States Senate voted to advance the so-called “big beautiful bill”—a federal government budget bill that, among so many other harms, would wreak havoc on reproductive healthcare throughout the [...]
Statement on the Sweeping Senate Attempt to Defund Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning
Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: “This bill’s attack on Planned Parenthood is unacceptable and sweeps in other trusted healthcare providers like our client Maine Family Planning, whose [...]
Legal Threats to Autonomy, Choice, and Informed Consent in Labor and Childbirth
Research brief explores how the law makes pregnant and birthing people vulnerable to mistreatment and unconsented practices.
New Research: Legal and Regulatory Frameworks Are Undermining Midwifery Models of Care
Research brief explores how laws and regulations block access to quality and respectful maternal health care.
Victory for Women’s Rights: Nigerian Federal High Court Affirms Right to Safe Abortion for Survivors of Sexual Violence
In a landmark decision this week, the Federal High Court in Abuja affirmed that unplanned pregnancies resulting from rape, incest, and other forms of sexual violence constitute a violation of the rights of women and [...]
Supreme Court Rules Against Medicaid Patients’ Rights
6.26.25 (PRESS STATEMENT) — Today, the Supreme Court ruled against the rights of patients in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a case filed by a Medicaid patient and Planned Parenthood to challenge South Carolina's [...]
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Congress Wants to Exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid. Here’s What’s at Stake.
Excluding Planned Parenthood from Medicaid will impact patients nationwide—and that’s the point.
U.S. Repro Watch: Six Updates You Won’t Want to Miss, 06.23.25
Montana Supreme Court strikes down abortion restrictions, lawmakers move closer to repealing clinic protections, and more news on U.S. reproductive rights.
Congress Poised to Pass Budget Slashing Reproductive Health Care
06.23.25 (POSITION STATEMENT)—The U.S. Senate is expected to vote this week on the so-called “big beautiful bill”—a federal government funding bill that has already passed the House and would wreak havoc on reproductive healthcare throughout [...]
Dobbs Got It Wrong
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization didn't just overturn Roe v. Wade—it turned back the clock on our constitutional rights by over a century.
Supreme Court Says States Can Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Young People
06.18.25 (PRESS STATEMENT) — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth in the case U.S. v. Skrmetti. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a 16-year-old transgender [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
