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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Its Second Major Abortion Case of the Term on April 24
Case will determine if states banning abortion can override federal law and deny pregnant patients emergency abortion care.
Centuries-Old Abortion Ban Ruled Enforceable in Arizona
Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that a near-total abortion ban passed in 1864 can take effect
Florida Supreme Court Allows State to Ban Abortion—But Clears the Way for a Vote on Abortion Rights
Court rules that Florida’s right to privacy no longer protects abortion rights, allowing Florida’s 15-week ban to remain in effect—and clearing the way for its six-week ban.
Florida Supreme Court Allows State to Ban Abortion, But Sends Measure to Protect Abortion Rights to the Voters in November
In upholding a 15-week abortion ban, the court cleared the way for a six-week abortion ban to take effect.
Tennessee Medical Exceptions Case Hearing Scheduled for April 4
Watch a livestream of the hearing in Blackmon v. State of Tennessee.
Hawaiʻi Midwifery Litigation
Kahoʻohanohano v. State of Hawaiʻi
Lawsuit asks the court to block a midwifery restriction law to restore access to safe, respectful, and culturally informed maternal care in Hawai‘i communities.
Victory in Kenya: Court of Appeal Affirms Right to Respectful Maternal Health Care
Court issues sweeping decision in Center’s case of pregnant woman physically and verbally abused by hospital staff and left to deliver on a concrete floor.
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Defending Reproductive Autonomy: Center Sues Hawaiʻi to Protect Midwifery Care
Lawsuit asks state court to block a midwifery restriction law to restore access to safe, respectful, and culturally informed maternal care in Hawaiʻi communities.
Pregnant Woman Forced to Deliver on Hospital Floor Wins Appeal in Landmark Case
Affirming the Right to Respectful Maternal Health Care in Kenya
Hawai‘i Law Restricting Midwives Challenged in Court
Native Hawaiian midwives and others sue state to block law that prevents them from serving communities in traditional ways.
Hawaiʻi Midwifery Litigation
About the Plaintiffs: Kahoʻohanohano v. State of Hawaiʻi
More about the Hawai'i midwives, midwifery students and women who are plaintiffs in the case.
Michigan Abortion Restrictions Challenged in Court
02.06.24 (PRESS RELEASE) – Today, the Center for Reproductive Rights, on behalf of Northland Family Planning Centers and Medical Students for Choice, filed a case in the Michigan Court of Claims challenging three abortion restrictions. [...]
Reproductive rights are human rights.
Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.
