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One Year After Roe, U.S. House Members Again Push for the Women’s Health Protection Act card link

One Year After Roe, U.S. House Members Again Push for the Women’s Health Protection Act

The federal legislation would re-establish a nationwide right to abortion.

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Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA)

WHPA is U.S. federal legislation to protect the right to access abortion care nationwide.

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One Year Without Roe v. Wade

PRESS STATEMENT 06.22.23 Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights:  "The United States is in the midst of an inexcusable public health crisis—one created by the Supreme Court’s unwarranted [...]

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COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: Un año sin Roe c. Wade

Declaración de Nancy Northup, Presidenta y Directora General del Centro de Derechos Reproductivos: “Estados Unidos se encuentra inmerso en una crisis de salud pública inexcusable, creada por la anulación injustificada del fallo Roe c. Wade [...]

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Center Leader Testifies Before House Members on Reproductive Rights Post-Roe

Watch the replay of the April 27 hearing featuring Elisabeth Smith and other reproductive rights experts.

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Plaintiff in Center’s Case Against Texas to Testify at the U.S. Senate April 26 card link

Plaintiff in Center’s Case Against Texas to Testify at the U.S. Senate April 26

Amanda Zurawski to testify at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "The Assault on Reproductive Rights in a Post-Dobbs America." Watch the hearing live.

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U.S. Maternal Health & Rights Initiative

The U.S. continues to face a maternal health crisis, with rates of maternal deaths continuing to rise. The crisis disproportionately impacts Black women, who are nearly three times more likely to die than white women [...]

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EACH Act Would Remove Bans on Abortion Coverage in Federal Health Programs

Introduced in the U.S. Senate March 29, the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act aims to reduce economic barriers to abortion access.

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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U.S. State Department Releases 2022 Human Rights Reports

03.21.23 (PRESS STATEMENT)  – Yesterday, the U.S. Department of State released the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (Human Rights Reports), which includes reporting on the status of sexual and reproductive health and rights [...]

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Federal Bill Ensuring Medicaid Coverage for Abortion Introduced in U.S. House

01.26.23 (PRESS STATEMENT) – Today, the EACH Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representatives Barbara Lee, Diana DeGette, Jan Schakowsky, and Ayanna Pressley. This bill would guarantee that people using Medicaid [...]

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EACH Act Would Remove Bans on Abortion Coverage for Federal Health Programs

Introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act aims to reduce economic barriers to abortion access.

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U.S. House Holds Vote to Protect Abortion Nationwide 

01.09.2023 – (PRESS STATEMENT) Tonight, House Democrats attempted to bring the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) for a vote as their first official action of the 118th Congress. However, they did not receive enough votes [...]

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FDA Action Will Expand Access to Medication Abortion

FDA permanently removes in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone and allows retail and online pharmacies to directly provide medication to patients.

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.