Center Continues Fight Against Anti-Abortion Extremists
Jezebel
Extremists’ latest tactic: Intimidating pregnant people traveling out of state for abortion care.
Know Your State’s Abortion Laws: New Resource Equips Medical Providers with Tools to Navigate the Post-Roe World
Guides outline conduct permitted by medical professionals in 12 states where medical providers face the greatest confusion and threat of prosecution.
Arizona Legislature Votes to Repeal Civil War-Era Abortion Ban
5.01.2024 (PRESS STATEMENT) — Today, the Arizona Senate joined the Arizona House and voted to repeal the state’s controversial 1864 total abortion ban, which had been ruled enforceable last month. The ban allows for abortion [...]
Advocacy Efforts by the Center and Regional Partners Lead to CEDAW Recommendation to Liberalize Turkmenistan Abortion Law
Advocacy included a joint submission and presentation highlighting the country’s restrictive abortion laws and barriers to access.
Florida Six-Week Abortion Ban Set to Take Effect May 1
4.29.2024 (PRESS STATEMENT) — This Wednesday, May 1, a six-week abortion ban is set to take effect in Florida, making Florida one of 17 states that either bans abortion entirely or at six weeks of [...]
HHS Finalizes Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy
Office for Civil Rights publishes highly-anticipated regulation which clarifies federal privacy protections afforded to reproductive health information under HIPAA.
New Guidance Expands the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to Cover Abortion Accommodations
A new federal regulation from the Equal Opportunity Commission entitles employees to unpaid time off for pregnancy-related medical conditions, including abortion.
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Its Second Major Abortion Case of the Term on April 24
Case will determine if states banning abortion can override federal law and deny pregnant patients emergency abortion care.
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Media Highlights: Challenging Honduras’s Abortion Ban in Fausia’s Case
Multiple outlets
News and media highlights on the case.
As College Decision Day Nears, Students Should Consider States’ Abortion Access
With half the U.S. states banning or severely restricting abortion, millions of young people will be headed to colleges in states without access.
Study Finds That Pakistan’s Vague Laws Enable Health Care Providers to Deny Abortion Services in Sindh Province
Report by the Center and Aahung recommends the decriminalization of abortion and training of health care providers to improve access to care.
German Expert Commission Recommends Modernization of Abortion Law
GENEVA, 15.04.2024 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today the Center for Reproductive Rights welcomed clear calls for major reform of German abortion law from the Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine. The Commission was tasked by [...]
2024 SXSW Conference—Health Care Crisis in Post-Roe America: Finding Your Voice
Watch the video replay of this panel from the South by Southwest Conference featuring the Center's Nancy Northup and plaintiffs Amanda Zurawski and Samantha Casiano.
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