January 27, 2023 – The EACH Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representatives Barbara Lee, Diana DeGette, Jan Schakowsky, and Ayanna Pressley. This bill would guarantee that people using Medicaid have coverage for abortion services. Statement from Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: “Even before the Supreme Court […]
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Nancy Northup: Statement on the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
January 20, 2023 – Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, issued the following statement in recognition of what would have been the 50th anniversary ofRoev. Wade, the landmark ruling recognizing the constitutional right to abortion. In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturnedRoe, clearing the way for states to ban […]
Georgia State Court Blocks Unconstitutional Six-Week Abortion Ban
The Superior Court of Fulton County today struck down Georgia’s ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, allowing health care providers in the state to once again provide essential abortion and miscarriage care to Georgians beyond the earliest weeks in pregnancy. The court’s injunction was issued in a lawsuit filed by abortion providers and […]
This week: 100 Days Since Roe v. Wade Fell
September 28, 2022 – October 2nd marks 100 days since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In that time, millions of people have lost access to abortion care. Abortion is now illegal in 13 states and 3 other states are currently enforcing pre-viability bans, ranging from […]
Abortion Providers Challenge Trigger Laws in Louisiana After Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
June 27, 2022 — In the aftermath of the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Center for Reproductive Rights and Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, with local counsel Ellie Schilling, today filed a petition and request for emergency relief from the state’s so-called “trigger laws” on behalf of Hope Medical Group for Women (Hope), Hope’s […]
Bill to Protect Abortion Rights Falls Short of Passage in Second Senate Vote
Statement from Nancy Northup, president & CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights: “This is an unprecedented moment. We are likely on the precipice of losing Roe v. Wade, and with it half of the population would lose the right to control their own bodies and futures. We need federal legislation to protect abortion access […]
Vigilante Abortion Ban Takes Effect in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Supreme Court declined to immediately block a citizen-enforced ban on abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy (S.B. 1503). The Oklahoma state legislature passed the ban on April 28 with anti-abortion lawmakers forestalling any debate or questions. The Court issued its ruling shortly before Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the bill. As a result, until the […]
Supreme Court Refuses to Block Texas Abortion Ban, Greenlights Bounty-Hunting Scheme
December 10, 2021 – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued decisions in two cases challenging Texas’ ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy (S.B. 8), ending two of the most promising pathways to blocking the ban. In a 5-4 majority, the Court ruled that the most significant part of a case filed by a […]
Abortion Providers’ Brief Filed in TX Abortion Ban Case Before SCOTUS
October 27, 2021 – Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed its opening brief in advance of Monday’s arguments when the Supreme Court will hear both Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson and United States v. Texas. These two cases challenge Texas’s ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, known as S.B. 8. The ban […]
Texas Abortion Ban in Effect Again After Appeals Court Ruling
Today—in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice—the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request from the state of Texas, allowing the state’s six-week abortion ban (S.B. 8) to take effect once again. The Fifth Circuit lifted a preliminary injunction that had been issued by a lower court on October 6, blocking the ban. Statement from Nancy Northup, […]
New Arizona Abortion Ban Blocked Hours Before Taking Effect
Tonight, a federal district court judge granted a request by Arizona physicians and advocates to temporarily block part of a new Arizona law that was scheduled to take effect tomorrow, Sept. 29. The provision that was blocked would ban abortions sought due to the presence or presumed presence of a fetal condition. In his order, Judge […]
U.S. House Passes Bill to Protect Abortion Access Nationwide
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to protect the right to abortion across the country, passing the Women’s Health Protection Act (H.R. 3755) in a 218-211 vote. The bill protects against abortion bans like the one in Texas (S.B. 8), as well as the Mississippi ban that the Supreme Court will hear later this […]
Appeals Court Blocks Tennessee Abortion Bans
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit blocked a Tennessee ban on abortion starting at approximately six weeks into pregnancy. The court also blocked a ban on abortion based on certain reasons for seeking care, such as a fetal Down syndrome diagnosis or the potential for such a diagnosis. This “reason ban” […]
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Ends Almost All Abortion Care in Texas
Late last night, the U.S. Supreme Court denied an emergency request to block Texas’ radical new abortion ban (S.B. 8), which took effect yesterday, September 1, and forced almost all abortion in Texas to come to an abrupt stop. This ruling allows the law to remain in effect. The case will now proceed before the Fifth Circuit Court […]
Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Ban Case Challenging Roe v. Wade
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Mississippi’s request to review a case challenging the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. These kind of bans on abortion prior to viability have been unconstitutional since 1973, when the Supreme Court decided the landmark case Roe v. Wade. In this case, the Court has agreed […]
Court Will Block South Carolina Abortion Ban One Day After Gov. McMaster Signed It Into Law
February 19, 2021 – Today, a federal district court announced that it will temporarily block a law passed yesterday in South Carolina that bans abortion before many people know they’re pregnant. The law took effect yesterday after Gov. Henry McMaster signed it into law. If this abortion ban had been allowed to stay in effect, […]
Nancy Northup: Judge Barrett has the most extreme anti-reproductive rights record since Judge Robert Bork
October 7, 2020 – For only the second time since our founding in 1992, the Center for Reproductive Rights is opposing the confirmation of a U.S. Supreme Court nominee. Less than three weeks ago, the American people lost a champion for gender equality and reproductive rights with the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. On September 26, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett […]
Nancy Northup: Trump has nominated a replacement who would turn back 5 decades of advancement for reproductive rights
September 26, 2020 – At this unprecedented time, and while the nation is still mourning and paying tribute to Justice Ginsburg’s tremendous contributions to advancing equality, President Donald Trump has nominated a replacement who would gut Justice Ginsburg’s legacy and turn back five decades of advancement for reproductive rights. The Senate Majority’s attempt to bulldoze […]
Nancy Northup: Justice Ginsberg’s conviction that women must be given equal treatment under the law changed the legal rights of half the nation
September 21, 2020 – The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg marks the passing of a legal giant who devoted her life to advancing the liberty and equality of women, first as a litigator and later as an appellate and then Supreme Court Justice. Her clear, unwavering conviction that women must be given equal treatment under the law changed the legal rights of half the nation. Justice Ginsburg was a lifelong champion of gender equality. As an attorney in the 1970s, she won major […]
New Website Exposes Motives of Anti-Abortion Policymakers
July 9, 2020 – Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights and Ibis Reproductive Health released a new interactive map, which shows the number of abortion restrictions in each state compared to the number of policies that support pregnant people, children, and families. The findings reveal a clear trend: states with the most abortion restrictions tend to […]