Tag: Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

Several media sources reported on the  leak of a draft opinion written by Justice Alito in the Center’s Supreme Court case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The draft reveals the Court’s intention to overturn Roe v. Wade and take away the constitutional right to abortion.  Center president and CEO Nancy Northup was quoted by […]

The week aims to raise awareness around racial inequities in U.S. maternal health outcomes.

U.S. abortion rights at risk: The far-reaching harm if the Supreme Court takes away the constitutional right to abortion.

Mandatory named Julie Rikelman, the Center’s Senior Director of U.S. Litigation, to its International Women’s Day list celebrating “phenomenal” women from around the world. “From founders to scientists to social justice advocates, the women on this list of movers and shakers inspire us to be better human beings,” Mandatory states. Rikelman was recognized for arguing […]

As the Court allows Texas to end most abortion access, almost half the U.S. states are ready to ban abortion if Roe is gutted.

Ebony quoted Breana Lipscomb, the Center’s Senior Advisor for Maternal Health and Rights, on the harms Black women would face if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. If Roe falls, Lipscomb explains, “Pregnant Black women who have abortions will face fewer safe options and higher risks of criminalization and punishment. It will be another […]

Click here to read Julie Rikelman’s profile. InStyle named the Center’s Julie Rikelman, Litigation Director, to its Badass 50 list, which honors women who are making the world a better place. Rikelman earned the #2 spot for defending the right to abortion before the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. InStyle quoted […]

Slate interviewed Julie Rikelman, Senior Director of U.S. Litigation for the Center, after she argued Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization before the Supreme Court on December 1. The case challenges the core holding of Roe v. Wade: that women have a right to terminate their pregnancy up to the point of viability.  Rikelman has […]

“Allowing a state to take control of a woman’s body . . . is a fundamental deprivation of her liberty.”—Julie Rikelman, Center for Reproductive Rights

MSNBC and several other broadcast networks covered arguments at the Supreme Court in the  Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case. The Center’s Senior Director of U.S. Litigation, Julie Rikelman, interviewed by MSNBC after arguments, said, “I think we were able to make all the points we wanted to make, which was, of course, to […]