This brief report provides a nationwide snapshot of 2025 state legislative trends impacting access to abortion, assisted reproduction, and maternal health care.
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World's Abortion Laws
After Roe Fell: U.S. Abortion Laws by State
What Are Shield Laws?
Shield laws protect abortion providers and patients from out-of-state legal threats. Learn what they are, why they matter, and where they are in effect across the U.S.
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Know Your State’s Abortion Laws: A Guide for Medical Professionals
Learn more about your state’s abortion laws so you can better advocate for yourself and your patients.
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East Africa Regional Model Guideline on Pro Bono Practice
Access to justice remains a persistent and deeply entrenched challenge across East Africa, despite its explicit protection in international instruments such as…
A Year Later: Updates on the Impact of the SCOTUS Loper Bright Decision on Congress, Agencies, and Federal Reproductive RightsÂ
In 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued an opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overturning a decades-long…
Reproductive Health and Data Privacy After Roe: Threats and Opportunities for State Action
Health and data privacy are increasingly under threat, leaving people vulnerable to the misuse of their personal information amid the broader landscape…
Nos están envenenando: Daños a la salud reproductiva causados por agrotóxicos en América Latina
Los procesos de contaminación tóxica generados por el uso de agrotóxicos en los paÃses de estudio implican profundos y diferenciados daños a…
Influencing SRHR Law Across Borders
There is consensus around the world that sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are essential to gender equality, and yet millions…
What Are Human Rights?
Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms that all of us have just by virtue of being human. Learn more about…
Glossary of Legal Terms
Shore up your understanding of the legal system and expand your reproductive rights vocabulary by learning these key terms.
What Are Reproductive Rights?
All people have the right to reproductive health. Learn more about that right and how it can be protected.
Recommendations for the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030
The Center for Reproductive Rights made recommendations to the European Commission ahead of the launch of the next EU Gender Equality Strategy…
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