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U.S. House to Take Historic Vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act
he U.S. House of Representatives will soon hold its first-ever vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA). When enacted, WHPA will safeguard abortion access from state-level bans and restrictions. This vote will mark the first time the House has voted on proactive abortion legislation in nearly three decades.
U.S. House Passes Spending Bill Free of Hyde Amendment for First Time in Decades
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives passed a federal spending bill without the Hyde Amendment, a policy that has
Statement: House Passes Spending Bill Without Helms Amendment
07.29.2021 Statement by Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: We applaud the House of Representatives on the historic passage of an appropriations bill that will significantly advance sexual and reproductive [...]
Statement: House Passes Spending Bill Free From Hyde
07.29.2021 Statement from Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: Today, for the first time in more than 40 years, the House of Representatives passed an appropriations package free from the Hyde [...]
Hearing Recap: Witnesses Urge Congress to Pass the Women’s Health Protection Act
In a hearing chaired by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in the U.S. Senate, reproductive health, rights, and justice advocates and experts testified in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), a federal bill to protect the right to access abortion throughout the United States.
U.S. Senate Holds Hearing on the Women’s Health Protection Act
Reproductive health, rights, and justice experts and advocates will be testifying before the U.S. Senate tomorrow in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021 (S.1975), federal legislation that protects the right to access abortion free from medically unnecessary restrictions and bans that impede access in states across the country.
Members of Congress Introduce Bill to Protect Abortion Access
06.08.21 (PRESS RELEASE) — Today, the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA)—a bill that would protect the right to access abortion throughout the country—was introduced in the House by U.S. Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), [...]
Women’s Health Protection Act Introduced in U.S. Congress to Protect Abortion Access
As members of the U.S. Congress introduce the Women’s Health Protection Act, the Center for Reproductive Rights is announcing new research showing that a solid majority of U.S. voters support passage of federal legislation that would protect the right to access abortion care throughout the United States.
Bill Would Require U.S. Reporting on Reproductive Rights in Annual Human Rights Report
The Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act would ensure that the State Department, regardless of administration, is required to report on the status of sexual and reproductive rights in the Human Rights Reports.
Center Applauds Reintroduction of Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act in U.S. Congress
5.26.2021 (PRESS RELEASE) -- The Center for Reproductive Rights commends Senators Robert Menendez(D-NJ), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-05), Gregory Meeks (NY-05), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Lois [...]
