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Center Attorney Talks Texas on NPR

06.11.15 - A federal appeals court ruled earlier this week to uphold the Texas law that puts most of the state’s abortion clinics at risk of closure…

Nancy Northup in Time: It’s Personal, Not Political

06.04.15 - A new study on fetal survival rates underscores the highly individual nature of reproductive health decisions and the importance of entrusting these decisions to those most affected by them, writes Center for Reproductive Rights president and CEO Nancy Northup in a

Op-Ed: Abortion ID Bill Unfairly Targets Immigrants

05.27.15 - The following was published in the Austin American…

PassBlue: Will Women’s Reproductive Rights Be Dropped in the Post-2015 Agenda?

07.17.14 - The United Nations’ post-2015 development agenda is the next phase of the Millennium Development Goals, which provided a 15-year road map to tackle poverty and foster development in the world’s poorest countries…

New York Times: Abortion Providers in Texas Sue Over a Restrictive Rule That Could Close Clinics

03.27.14 - Health clinics offering abortions in Texas filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday to block a new state rule that could shut down more than half of the state’s remaining providers this fall, forcing women seeking an abortion in southern and western Texas to drive several hundred miles each way or…

The Economist: Fertile grounds for hope

03.21.14 - * SIR - Although it is true that modern contraception could play an important role in lowering birth rates in sub-Saharan Africa, governments must ensure that women and girls are getting both the information and the services they need to make good personal health decisions…

MTV Act: Wait, So What’s Going On With Birth Control + The Affordable Care Act?

03.21.14 - Birth control isn’t just about sex — access to it also helps women’s health overall and drastically improves the economy…

Think Progress: As Their Reproductive Rights Are Under Attack, Here’s How Texas Women Are Fighting Back

03.20.14 - Earlier this month, when several Texas abortion clinics announced that they will be forced to close under a stringent state law that was enacted over the summer, reproductive rights advocates didn’t mince words about the devastating impact of the news…

LA Times: Pact reached to keep North Dakota's only abortion clinic open

03.14.14 - North Dakota and its only abortion clinic have resolved part of their dispute over the state’s new abortion law, meaning the facility will remain open…

Daily Beast: Why Does Spain Love Gay Marriage But Hate Abortion?

03.07.14 - Spain’s about to become the most repressive country in the EU when it comes to abortion rights—even as it has embraced gay marriage. It’s a disconnect that is the canary in the coal mine for Europe’s women…