Tag: abortion
What does SCOTUS’s “Chevron Deference” ruling mean for the future of federal reproductive rights?
The U.S. Supreme Court overruled a decades-long legal test that gave deference to administrative actions. Find out about the implications of this ruling on reproductive rights going forward.
Iowa Abortion Ban Will Take Effect on Monday
7.26.24 (PRESS STATEMENT) – On Monday, July 29, an extreme six-week abortion ban is set to take effect in Iowa. This will mean that 18 states now ban abortion entirely or as early as six weeks—before many know they are pregnant. Many other states have banned abortion at various stages of pregnancy. Doctors who violate Iowa’s […]
Michigan Abortion Restrictions Blocked by Court
06.25.24 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, a Michigan state court temporarily blocked three Michigan abortion restrictions. The laws will remain blocked as the case proceeds. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed this case in February on behalf of Northland Family Planning Centers and Medical Students for Choice. The lawsuit asserts that the three restrictions violate Michigan’s […]
Texas Supreme Court Refuses to Clarify Abortion Ban Exceptions
5.31.2024 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Texas Supreme Court issued a ruling in Zurawski v. Texas that fails to provide any meaningful clarity on when doctors can perform abortions for dire medical reasons. The ruling largely ignores the women who filed the case, writing them out of the opinion. The Court stated definitively that people […]
Kansas Abortion Providers Challenge New Law Forcing Them to Give Patient Information to the State
Kansas abortion providers filed a legal challenge to a new law that would force providers to report to the state patients’ reasons for seeking abortion.
Arizona Legislature Votes to Repeal Civil War-Era Abortion Ban
5.01.2024 (PRESS STATEMENT) — Today, the Arizona Senate joined the Arizona House and voted to repeal the state’s controversial 1864 total abortion ban, which had been ruled enforceable last month. The ban allows for abortion care only to save the patient’s life and provides no exceptions for rape or incest. In last month’s ruling, the […]
Florida Six-Week Abortion Ban Set to Take Effect May 1
4.29.2024 (PRESS STATEMENT) — This Wednesday, May 1, a six-week abortion ban is set to take effect in Florida, making Florida one of 17 states that either bans abortion entirely or at six weeks of pregnancy, before many people know they are pregnant. Currently, abortion is available in Florida up to 15 weeks of pregnancy. […]
HHS Finalizes Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy
Office for Civil Rights publishes highly-anticipated regulation which clarifies federal privacy protections afforded to reproductive health information under HIPAA.
Florida Supreme Court Allows State to Ban Abortion, But Sends Measure to Protect Abortion Rights to the Voters in November
In upholding a 15-week abortion ban, the court cleared the way for a six-week abortion ban to take effect.
