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President Trump's Remarks on Abortion Spread Misinformation

02.06.19 - The following is a statement by Lourdes Rivera, Senior Vice President of U.S. Programs at the Center for Reproductive Rights about President Donald Trump’s State of the Union remarks on abortion:…

Senate Rejects Bill to Deny Millions of Women Health Care Coverage

01.17.19 - (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the U.S. Senate rejected a sweeping ban on insurance coverage of abortion that would have devastated access to reproductive healthcare for millions of women. Failing the 60 vote threshold, the 48-47 procedural vote on S…

Ending Impunity for Child Marriage in Pakistan: Normative and Implementation Gaps

01.11.19 - Pakistan ranks sixth in the world in terms of absolute numbers of child marriage. As many as 21% of women are married before the age of 18. Child marriage triggers a continuum of harms that violate the rights of women and girls guaranteed by the Pakistan’s Constitution.
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Ending Impunity for Child Marriage in Bangladesh: A Review of Normative and Implementation Gaps

01.11.19 - Bangladesh continues to have one of the highest child marriage rates worldwide, and the highest rate of marriage involving girls under 15. Among women between the ages of 20-49, 71 percent are married by age 18…

Ohio Lawmakers Pass Multiple Extreme Abortion Bans

12.14.18 - (PRESS RELEASE) Today, the Ohio state senate passed a law (HB 258) that would effectively ban abortion outright. The law makes it a crime for doctors to provide an abortion once a heartbeat has been detected—around six weeks of pregnancy…

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…

Center for Reproductive Rights Opposes Confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh

08.30.18 - (PRESS RELEASE) Statement from Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, opposing the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court:…

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