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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
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
Arizona 15-Week Abortion Ban Permanently Blocked Under Arizona Abortion Access Act
03.05.25 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge permanently blocked the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The case, filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, asserts that the ban is unconstitutional because it denies Arizonans’ access to abortion care in violation of the state’s 2024 constitutional amendment protecting the […]
Trump Admin Will Drop Case Protecting Emergency Abortion Care at Hospitals
03.04.25 (PRESS RELEASE) — Today, the Department of Justice revealed it will reverse course in a case brought by the Biden Administration challenging Idaho’s abortion ban—one of the strictest in the nation. The case sought to ensure hospitals are still providing emergency abortion care to patients as required by the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor […]
HHS scrubs reproductive and maternal health information, HIPAA guidelines from webpages
NPR reported that the Trump administration had scrubbed the Department of Health and Human Services’ website of any mentions of abortion that discussed protections for abortion and reproductive health care services.
Statement of Administration Policy supporting H.R. 21
The Trump administration issued a Statement of Administration Policy in support of H.R. 21.
Arizona Health Care Providers File Lawsuit Challenging Abortion Ban and To Resume Providing Care Across the State
12.03.2024 (PRESS RELEASE) – Arizona health care providers filed a lawsuit today challenging a ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which is in violation of the state’s new constitutional amendment protecting the fundamental right to abortion. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and providers have signed a stipulation stating that the ban is unconstitutional […]
Montana Court Blocks New Restrictions on Abortion Clinics
11.15.24 (PRESS RELEASE) —Today, a Montana state court blocked a series of new restrictions on abortion clinics that were issued by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services in September. The rules would have taken effect on November 19, imposing onerous and unnecessary requirements that would make it impossible for some clinics to […]
Trump Declared Winner of 2024 Presidential Election
11.6.24 (PRESS STATEMENT) –Today, Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: “Donald J. Trump’s election to become the 47th president of the United States is a deadly threat to the democratic values of liberty and equality, the […]