U.S. Federal Administrative Advocacy

Agency officials across the federal government implement and enforce laws, make funding decisions, collect and analyze data, and create rules affecting everyday lives across the country.

The Center for Reproductive Rights works to ensure that federal agencies protect, respect, and fulfill the human right to health care by holding agencies accountable and promoting policy changes that advance access to reproductive health care—and now that the Supreme Court has eliminated federal protections for abortion rights, holding agencies accountable is more important than ever.

The Center advocates for and against proposed rules and regulations, educates key stakeholders on the impact of federal policies and actions, makes policy recommendations, uncovers key documents and records, works to hold the Executive Branch accountable, and challenges unlawful actions and regulations in the courts.

The Center continues to work with the administration to promote progressive policies that advance reproductive health care in the U.S. and around the world.

1 M Women and girls worldwide will be denied access to contraception—each week—under President Trump’s funding freeze.

1,000 Title X clinics—which provide reproductive health care to low-income people—were defunded by the first Trump Administration.

21.5 M Women of reproductive age living in U.S. states where abortion is illegal.