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Freedom Denied

02.15.18 - [UPDATE] Following 11 years of wrongful imprisonment after suffering an obstetric emergency, the Salvadoran Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) and the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety commuted Teodora's sentence and released her today…

Trump Administration Guts Funding to United Nations Population Fund

04.04.17 - (PRESS RELEASE) This week the U.S.…

Trump Policies Put Women’s Futures at Risk

02.15.17 - On the evening of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, appeared on MSNBC’s For The Record with Greta to discuss the implications of the new administration’s policies on women’s health and rights. …

Center for Reproductive Rights Calls on Texas to Abandon Latest Unconstitutional Attempt to Restrict Safe, Legal Abortion

08.02.16 - (MEDIA ADVISORY) The Center for Reproductive Rights has submitted comments to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) in response to the Abbott administration’s latest…

Alaska Supreme Court Overturns Parental Notice Law

07.22.16 - (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Alaska Supreme Court found unconstitutional (PDF) a law requiring physicians to notify a parent, guardian, or custodian of a minor seeking…

Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest v. State of Alaska: Alaska Supreme Court Appeal Brief

05.13.13 - Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest v. State of Alaska: Alaska Supreme Court Appeal Brief…

Reproductive Rights: A Tool for Monitoring State Obligations

01.03.13 - The Monitoring Tool provides a means to monitor the implementation of specific State obligations in the field of reproductive rights…

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Our Work in Focus

Adolescents' Access to Reproductive Health Services and Information
Young women face particular obstacles to accessing reproductive health services and information…
Parental Involvement Laws
In their efforts to make abortion inaccessible to as many women as possible, anti-choice forces have focused on burdening minors' access to abortion…