Youth-led report pushes legal reform to end the criminalization of adolescent sexuality in Nepal.
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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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New Toolkit to Strengthen Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Humanitarian Settings
The Center for Reproductive Rights’ new resource aims to make crucial sexual and reproductive health services more accessible during disaster response and…
The Right to Abortion in Nepal: A Decades-Long Journey
New documentary showcases the progress of abortion from criminalization to a fundamental, constitutional right.
The Center’s Work in Nepal
The Center has been working to advance reproductive health and rights in Nepal since 2000, including the landmark case Lakshmi v. Nepal…
Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Nepal
The joint submission made by the Center and its local partners in July 2020 for Nepal’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the…
Reproductive Health and Rights Related Decisions by the Supreme Court of Nepal (Nepali Version)
The Supreme Court of Nepal has issued several positive judgments and landmark decisions in the field of reproductive health and rights. These…
Supreme Court of Nepal Decision: Lakshmi v. Government of Nepal
In a landmark decision issued on May 20, 2009, Nepal’s Supreme Court directed the government – specifically the Office of the Prime…
Amicus Work: Asia
Lakshmi v Government of Nepal
Decriminalization of Abortion in Nepal: Imperative to Uphold Women’s Rights (Fact Sheet)
This 2021 fact sheet by the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Forum for Women, Law and Development (FWLD) highlights the continued…
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