Abortion has been banned or severely restricted in half the U.S. states since the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in 2022.

After becoming pregnant as a result of rape, an indigenous woman and human rights defender was denied emergency contraception and abortion care and was forced to give birth against her will.

Fausia, una mujer indígena y defensora de derechos humanos fue víctima de violación sexual a modo de represalia por la defensa de su territorio y, como consecuencia, resultó embarazada.   Honduras violó sus derechos humanos [...]

Fausia, an indigenous woman and human rights defender, was raped as reprisal for defending her territory and consequently became pregnant.  Honduras violated her human rights by imposing pregnancy and forced motherhood on her, due to [...]

News and media highlights about the April 4 hearing.

Florida voters will weigh in on abortion rights after ban is upheld, SCOTUS hears major abortion case, and more news on U.S. reproductive rights.

Court rules that Florida’s right to privacy no longer protects abortion rights, allowing Florida’s 15-week ban to remain in effect.

In upholding a 15-week abortion ban, the court cleared the way for a six-week abortion ban to take effect.

Watch a livestream of the hearing in Blackmon v. State of Tennessee.

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