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Oklahoma Court Fails to Block 72-Hour Abortion Delay

12.11.18 - (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Oklahoma District Court failed to block a measure tripling the state’s mandatory waiting period from 24 to 72 hours for virtually all women seeking abortion services…

The Center for Reproductive Rights Sues U.S. Department of State over Continued Decision to Delete Reproductive Rights from Human Rights Reports

12.05.18 - (PRESS RELEASE) Today the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a second Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of State (DOS) following their ongoing refusal to release records related to their practice of deleting the reproductive rights subsection…

Mississippi Ban on Abortion After 15 Weeks of Pregnancy Struck Down by Federal District Court

11.20.18 - (PRESS RELEASE) Today, a federal court in Mississippi permanently blocked the state’s unconstitutional ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy…

Trust Women Foundation Inc. v. Schmidt

11.08.18 - Tthe Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit challenging section 6 of the Kansas Telemedicine Act (House Bill 2028) which seeks to ban abortions administered through telemedicine, including medication

State: 
KS
Status: 
Open
Owner: 
The Center
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Black Mamas Matter: A Toolkit for Advancing the Human Right to Safe and Respectful Maternal Health Care
(Revised 05.08.18) The Center originally published this toolkit in 2016. Since then, our collaborators have taken the movement for Black maternal health, rights, and justice to new levels…
Tools of Transformation
Across the United States, Black women die or suffer serious illness during and after childbirth in dramatically disproportionate numbers—three to four times higher—than do their white counterparts…