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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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Recommendations for the First EU Civil Society Strategy
Together with 20 organisations working on sexual and reproductive health and rights in fourteen national contexts across Europe and at EU level,…
Europe Abortion Laws 2025: Policies, Progress and Challenges
Over several decades, Europe has experienced a steady trend towards the legalisation of abortion and repeal of restrictive laws and barriers. As…
Fact Sheet: CEDAW Inquiry into Poland’s Abortion Law (English and Polish)
Available in English and Polish, this fact sheet assesses human rights violations caused by Poland’s abortion law.
Policy Brief: Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the European Union
This policy brief by the Center for Reproductive Rights, published September 2024, provides a comprehensive overview of the necessary information for MEPs…
CEDAW Poland Report Media Kit
Media kit about the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Inquiry on Poland’s abortion law, issued in August, 2024.
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Europe: Progress and Challenges
This report from the Center for Reproductive Rights highlights SRHR concerns in Europe and is intended to assist Council of Europe member…
2024-2029: Priorities for EU Action to Advance Gender Equality and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
The Center’s report recommending actions by EU institutions to ensure continued progress on gender equality and SRHR.
Advocating for SRHR at the European Union and the Council of Europe
The Center for Reproductive Rights engages with European multilateral bodies and policy makers to advance respect and protection for sexual and reproductive…
Opinion for the Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine (Germany)
Stellungnahme für die Kommission zur Reproduktiven Selbstbestimmung und Fortpflanzungsmedizin (Deutschland)
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