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Arizona Voters Pass Abortion Rights Amendment
11.06.24 (PRESS STATEMENT) – Voters in Arizona have passed a constitutional amendment enshrining the right to abortion in the state constitution. Abortion is currently banned in Arizona after 15 weeks of pregnancy—a law that will be unconstitutional under the new amendment. Statement from Nancy Northup, President & CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: “What […]
Colorado Voters Protect Abortion in State Constitution
11.05.24 (PRESS STATEMENT) – A constitutional amendment enshrining the right to abortion in the Colorado constitution has overwhelmingly passed, adding an extra layer of protection to the state’s already existing legislative guarantee. Coloradans also voted to allow public funding for abortion, meaning that the Colorado legislature can now provide coverage for government employees and others […]
Center for Reproductive Rights Launches Video Campaign with Vanessa Carlton
10.22.24 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights unveiled a national video campaign featuring artist Vanessa Carlton and her Grammy-nominatedhit song “A Thousand Miles.” The campaign shines a light on the increasingly far distances women in the U.S. are being forced to travel for abortion care. In 2023 alone, over 171,000 people were […]
Tennessee Court Says Some Women Denied Abortions Should Have Received Them Under Law
10.18.2024 (PRESS RELEASE) – Last night, a three-judge panel of the Tennessee Chancery Court unanimously agreed that the unclear exception to Tennessee’s abortion ban is preventing women in the state from getting medically necessary abortion care. The court largely granted the plaintiffs’ request to temporarily block the state’s abortion ban as it applies to many […]
Center’s Cases at the UN Seek New Human Rights Standard to Ensure Safe Abortion and Protections for Sexual Abuse Survivors
“They are girls, not mothers” cases against Ecuador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua—brought on behalf of four girls denied access to abortion and other reproductive services—could lead to SRHR protections throughout Latin America and across the world.
In Win for Montanans, Montana Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Restrictions Blocked While Cases Proceed
10.09.24 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Montana Supreme Court upheld a district court’s rulings temporarily blocking a number of abortion restrictions, including a ban on dilation and evacuation (D&E) abortions, the most common method for abortions starting at approximately 15 weeks of pregnancy; an effective ban on direct-to-patient telehealth medication abortions; and restrictions on Medicaid […]
Georgia Court Rules State Constitution Protects Abortion, Blocks Six-Week Ban
09.30.2024 (PRESS RELEASE) – The Superior Court of Fulton County issued a ruling today finding that the Georgia Constitution prohibits political interference with an individual’s abortion decision before viability. Based on that ruling, the court permanently enjoined H.B. 481 — a ban on abortion beginning at approximately six weeks of pregnancy — allowing people to […]
