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​Representative Lois Frankel to Speak Out in Support of Women’s Health Protection Act at Florida Press Conference (Media Advisory) Representative Lois Frankel (D-FL) will be joined by state Representative Lori Berman and women’s health advocates today in West Palm Beach, Florida to call for Governor Rick Scott’s veto of recently passed measure which severely restricts access to safe […]

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Speak Out in Support of Women’s Health Protection Act at Florida Press Event Congresswoman to Call for Governor Rick Scott’s Veto of State Restrictions on Abortion Access (Media Advisory) Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) will be joined by local lawmakers and women’s health advocates today in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to […]

Pro-Choice Champions in Congress Reintroduce Historic Women’s Health Protection Act Legislation fights back against attacks on reproductive health care, protects access to safe and legal abortion in U.S. (PRESS RELEASE) Renewing their commitment to the health and rights of women in the United States, Senators Richard Blumenthal and Tammy Baldwin and Representatives Judy Chu, Lois […]

Houston Mayor and City Council Members Call for Passage of Federal Women’s Health Protection Act, Repeal of Texas HB2 Houston elected officials join leaders in Austin, San Francisco, and Dane County, Wisconsin, in publicly supporting reproductive health and rights (PRESS RELEASE) In the wake of devastating attacks on critical women’s health care by Texas politicians, […]

Senate Judiciary Committee To Hear Testimony On Historic Women’s Health Protection Act (PRESS RELEASE) The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary will hear testimony today regarding the Women’s Health Protection Act— a historic piece of legislation that would enforce and protect a woman’s right and access to safe, legal abortion care no matter where […]

One Year After Texas Filibuster, Center for Reproductive Rights Urges Congress to Support Women’s Health Protection Act Devastating impact of Texas’ far-reaching restrictions on reproductive health care still being felt across the state, demonstrates need for stronger federal protections and Congressional action (PRESS RELEASE) One year after women’s health advocates mounted an historic 12-hour filibuster […]

Dane County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors Passes Resolution in Support of Federal Women’s Health Protection Act Supervisors also call upon the Wisconsin State Legislature to repeal all state laws that interfere with women’s access to safe and legal abortion (PRESS RELEASE)  The Dane County (WI) Board of Supervisors voted to support a resolution late yesterday […]

A Call to Pass the #ActforWomen https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CRR_WHPA_1.30.14.png Nancy Kaufman, the CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women, makes an impassioned call on Congress to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act in an op-ed that appeared on TheHill.com: Those of us opposing [anti-abortion forces] have been in the trenches state by state…. But what we’ve […]

Center for Reproductive Rights Calls 41st Anniversary of Roe v. Wade a “Vital Opportunity” to Reclaim Fundamental Right Center launches new series of PSAs with video starring actor and reproductive rights supporter Mark Ruffalo (PRESS RELEASE) On the 41th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the historic decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that recognized a […]

Austin City Council Members Support Women’s Health Protection Act, Call for Repeal of Texas HB2 Center for Reproductive Rights President Nancy Northup calls the move “brave,” urges more elected officials to support women’s health and rights (PRESS RELEASE) Three city council members in Austin, Texas have urged the U.S. Congress to immediately pass the federal […]