Contraception: Work in the United States
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Center for Reproductive Rights Position Statement on Congressional Attempt to Defund Planned Parenthood
House Leadership introduced a bill that would cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood and other health care providers
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.
Statement on Trump Administration’s Funding Freeze on Title X
04.01.25 (PRESS STATEMENT) – Over the last 24 hours, the Trump Administration’s DOGE team has launched an unprecedented attack on our nation’s public health infrastructure, firing staff across HHS, including those working on reproductive health [...]
One Month of Trump 2.0: Amidst All the Chaos, Attacks on Reproductive Health and Rights
The new administration censors information, nominates extremists, imposes global restrictions, and more.
Three Ways the Biden Administration Just Advanced Family Planning Access
Advancements by key agencies will improve access to health care and contraception from multiple angles.
Centuries-Old Abortion Ban Ruled Enforceable in Arizona
Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that a near-total abortion ban passed in 1864 can take effect
Ohio Voters Enshrine Abortion Rights Into Law in Historic Vote
11.07.23 (PRESS RELEASE) – Ohio voters have passed a constitutional amendment that enshrines reproductive freedom – including the right to abortion – in the state constitution. Voters turned out in record numbers to support abortion [...]
Biden’s First Year: Top 13 Ways the Administration Improved Reproductive Rights
Actions crucial as SCOTUS considers the future of U.S. abortion rights.
New Rule Restores Reproductive Health Services to Title X Family Planning Program
Biden Administration's Final Rule on Title X restores reproductive health services under nationwide family planning program.
Bills Would Improve Access to Reproductive Health Care for U.S. Servicemembers and Veterans
Two bills were recently introduced in the U.S. Congress that would improve access to contraception for servicemembers and their dependents and in vitro fertilization (IVF) services for veterans. The Center for Reproductive Rights—as part of [...]
Coalition Letter Supporting the Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021
The Center joined 32 organizations in submitting a sign-on letter on April 20, 2021, to lead sponsors Senator Shaheen and Congresswomen Speier, Escobar, and Strickland in support of the Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and [...]
U.S. Recommits to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights at the UN Human Rights Council
The Biden-Harris administration took a significant step forward last week in reversing the Trump administration’s harmful policies undermining gender equity and equality when it committed to promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights in the United States and around the world. The commitment, made March 17 before [...]
Serving Those Who Serve?
The Center for Reproductive Rights and partners have developed a set of three issue briefs focusing on reproductive health care for servicemembers, veterans and their families. The series, titled Serving Those Who Serve?, describes the [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Decision Will Cause Denial of Birth Control Coverage for Thousands
Court Gives Trump Administration Broad Authority to Expand Employer Exemptions for Moral and Religious Reasons The recent ruling by the United States Supreme Court in favor of the Trump administration’s bid to allow schools and [...]
Statements for the Record – Congressional Hearing on Reproductive Health Care Access for Veterans.
Hearing: “Veterans’ Access to Reproductive Healthcare” U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health July 1, 2020
Supreme Court Hears Case Challenging Trump-Pence Denial of Birth Control Coverage
On May 6 the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case of national significance that could have a huge impact on the ability of women across the country to access birth control. The case, Trump v. Pennsylvania, challenges the Trump-Pence Administration’s efforts to allow virtually any employer or university to deny its employees and [...]
Servicemembers and Veterans Face Barriers in Accessing Contraception
Center and partners publish an issue brief examining barriers to care and policy solutions Servicemembers, veterans and their families face a number of barriers in accessing the contraception they need, particularly as compared to the civilian [...]
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