The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) is the African Union’s principal body mandated to…
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After Roe Fell: U.S. Abortion Laws by State
What Are Shield Laws?
Shield laws protect abortion providers and patients from out-of-state legal threats. Learn what they are, why they matter, and where they are in effect across the U.S.
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Reproductive Rights State Policy Snapshot: 2025
This brief report provides a nationwide snapshot of 2025 state legislative trends impacting access to abortion, assisted reproduction, and maternal health care.
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Reproductive Rights State Policy Snapshot: 2025
This brief report provides a nationwide snapshot of 2025 state legislative trends impacting access to abortion, assisted reproduction, and maternal health care.
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Statement for the Record: Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Medication Abortion
Written statement for the record submitted to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) for their hearing examining medication…
Fact Sheet: Abortion Access for Veterans
The Trump administration’s ban on abortion care and counseling through the VA will harm veterans across the country. Learn more.
Theme #3: Sowing Distrust in Proven Science to Justify Restricting Abortion, Birth Control, and IVF
The Trump administration is sowing distrust in proven science to justify restricting abortion, birth control, and IVF, baselessly questioning abortion pill safety,…
Theme #2: Attacking Abortion Access in States Where It Is Legal
The administration is attacking abortion access in states where it is legal, targeting veterans’ health care, Medicaid health coverage, and Title X…
Theme #1: Removing Nationwide Protections for Abortion
The U.S. health care system is in crisis. There is a nationwide provider shortage, and OB-GYNs specifically are leaving medicine in unsustainable…
East Africa Regional Model Guideline on Pro Bono Practice
Access to justice remains a persistent and deeply entrenched challenge across East Africa, despite its explicit protection in international instruments such as…
A Year Later: Updates on the Impact of the SCOTUS Loper Bright Decision on Congress, Agencies, and Federal Reproductive Rights
In 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued an opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overturning a decades-long…
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