Tag: Abortion rights
Abortion Rights Are Advancing Across the Globe
A supplement to the Center’s World’s Abortion Laws Map, this report outlines trends in the liberalization of abortion laws over the last 30 years. You’ll see the 60+ countries that have liberalized their abortion laws since 1994—as well as the four countries, including the U.S., that have regressed. Read the report here:
Center Leaders Join with Partners Across the Globe to Galvanize Support for Reproductive Rights at Women Deliver 2023
Held in Kigali, Rwanda, the conference brought together grassroots advocates and decision-makers to improve the well-being of women and girls.
Center Events at Women Deliver 2023
Join the Center for Reproductive Rights for these events at the 2023 Women Deliver Conference in Kigali, Rwanda.
Maputo Protocol at 20: Progress on Abortion Rights in Africa
Twenty years ago, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa—known as the Maputo Protocol—made history as the first legally binding international human rights instrument to explicitly guarantee the right to legal abortion in cases of sexual assault, rape and incest; when the pregnant person’s life or physical […]
New Digital Resource Assesses State Constitutional Protections Against Sex Discrimination
Interactive map outlines legal precedents and standards established in each state.
Her baby has a deadly diagnosis. Her Florida doctors refused an abortion.
Interim Director of Litigation Autumn Katz was interviewed for this Washington Post article.
Texas judge could end access to abortion medication mifepristone nationwide
In an interview with MSNBC, President and CEO Nancy Northup discusses the lawsuit filed against the FDA to remove an abortion medication in all 50 states.
On Roe’s 50th Anniversary, Center CEO Discusses Legal Battlefield
Northup sees stronger protections in some states while warning about the push by anti-abortion advocates for a federal abortion ban.
Backlash against anti-abortion laws produces new legal strategies, more secure rights
In an interview with MSNBC, President and CEO Nancy Northup discusses the state of U.S. abortion rights on the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
U.S. Repro Watch: 5 Items You Won’t Want to Miss
Recent news of interest on reproductive rights in the United States.
