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Center Sues Trump Administration Over Medicaid Defunding
Lawsuit on behalf of Maine Family Planning challenges the Administration’s “big beautiful bill,” which bars certain reproductive health providers from accepting Medicaid—threatening to close hundreds of clinics nationwide.
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 [...]
Center Statement on UK Vote to End Criminalisation of Women for Abortion in England and Wales
GENEVA, 18.06.2025—In an important step forward, the UK House of Commons has voted to adopt an amendment that will end the criminalisation of women who obtain abortions outside of legal pathways in England and Wales. [...]
Center to Defend Landmark Decision in Kenya Guaranteeing Abortion Access for Survivors of Sexual Violence
Anti-rights groups seek to overturn a 2019 judgment in the case of a 14-year-old girl who died as a result of an unsafe abortion in Kenya.
Tell Congress to Vote No on Repealing the FACE Act
Anti-abortion lawmakers are trying to dismantle the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. Learn more about this decades-long law protecting patients and providers from violent protesters and take action to stop its repeal.
Trump Administration Attacks Federal Protections for Pregnant People in Emergency Rooms
06.03.25 (PRESS STATEMENT) — Today, the Trump Administration announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is rescinding guidance meant to protect pregnant people in emergency rooms who need urgent abortion care, stating [...]
Experts Gather for Screening and Discussion of New Documentary on Abortion Reform in Nepal
Event in Kathmandu organized by the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Nepal-based Forum for Women, Law and Development.
The Right to Abortion in Nepal: A Decades-Long Journey
New documentary showcases the progress of abortion from criminalization to a fundamental, constitutional right.
Center Challenges Arizona Abortion Restrictions as Violations of Voter-Approved Constitutional Amendment
Center’s latest Arizona case continues efforts to bring state laws in line with new constitutional protections for abortion rights.
Health Care Providers File Lawsuit to Expand Abortion Access in Arizona
05.22.2025 (PRESS RELEASE) – Arizona doctors filed a lawsuit today seeking to strike down many remaining abortion restrictions and further expand access to care in the state. One such restriction forces patients to unnecessarily make [...]
Victory in Michigan: Court Strikes Down Abortion Restrictions as Violations of Voter-approved Amendment
Judge agrees with the Center's argument that three burdensome restrictions violate the Reproductive Freedom for All Act passed in 2022.
Abortion Restrictions Struck Down by Michigan Court
05.13.25 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, a Michigan state court permanently struck down several onerous and baseless abortion restrictions in the state. The court ruled that three challenged restrictions violate Michigan’s Reproductive Freedom for All (RFFA) [...]
Trump’s First 100 Days: 5 Attacks on Reproductive Rights You Might Have Missed
The Trump administration’s attacks on reproductive rights have flown under the radar amidst the chaos of its first 100 days in office.
Idaho Ruling Broadens Medical Exception to State’s Strict Abortion Bans
Patients facing life-threatening pregnancy complications and health conditions will be able to obtain abortion care—but those with fatal fetal diagnoses and serious mental health conditions will not.
Ruling in Adkins v. State of Idaho: Media Highlights
Multiple outlets
An Idaho state court issued a ruling April 11 in Adkins v. State of Idaho, broadening the medical exception to the state’s total abortion ban. Center attorneys were interviewed about the ruling by several media [...]
Abortion Bans Are Driving Workers Away—Here’s What Business Leaders Can Do About It
Op-ed by Center President and CEO Nancy Northup warns that abortion bans are harming state economies by shrinking talent pools.
Idaho Court Says Women Can Get Abortions for Many Pregnancy Complications
Ruling expands the exceptions in one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, but many women are still left behind
Watch the Livestream: Arguments in the North Dakota Abortion Ban Case, March 25
Oral arguments at the North Dakota Supreme Court focus on the state’s appeal of a lower court ruling striking down the near-total ban.
Protecting Medicaid Patients: Montana Court’s Ruling Blocks Hurdles to Abortion Care
State restrictions would have effectively eliminated access to abortion care for most Montanans insured through Medicaid.
Montana Court Strikes Down Restrictions on Abortion Care for Medicaid Patients
Today’s ruling permanently blocks several laws restricting Medicaid patients’ access to abortion care, a win for Montanans
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