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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:…
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…
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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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…
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…
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…
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:…