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U.S. Repro Watch, May 15 card link

U.S. Repro Watch, May 15

Abortion bans driving away young talent, maternal mortality rates decline, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights.

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Advocating for Abortion Reform in the Philippines

New brief outlines the impact of the country’s restrictive laws and recommends legalization and decriminalization.

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Center Continues Fight Against Anti-Abortion Extremists

Extremists’ latest tactic: Intimidating pregnant people traveling out of state for abortion care.

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Know Your State’s Abortion Laws: New Resource Equips Medical Providers with Tools to Navigate the Post-Roe World

Guides outline conduct permitted by medical professionals in 12 states where medical providers face the greatest confusion and threat of prosecution.

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U.S. Repro Watch, May 2

Updates on state abortion bans, new federal protections for pregnant patients and medical records, and more news on U.S. reproductive rights.

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Advocacy Efforts by the Center and Regional Partners Lead to CEDAW Recommendation to Liberalize Turkmenistan Abortion Law card link

Advocacy Efforts by the Center and Regional Partners Lead to CEDAW Recommendation to Liberalize Turkmenistan Abortion Law

Advocacy included a joint submission and presentation highlighting the country’s restrictive abortion laws and barriers to access.

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HHS Finalizes Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy

Office for Civil Rights publishes highly-anticipated regulation which clarifies federal privacy protections afforded to reproductive health information under HIPAA.

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New Guidance Expands the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to Cover Abortion Accommodations

A new federal regulation from the Equal Opportunity Commission entitles employees to unpaid time off for pregnancy-related medical conditions, including abortion.

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Its Second Major Abortion Case of the Term on April 24 card link

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.

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Comments Submitted to U.S. Federal Agencies

Recent comments submitted by the Center on rules and regulations impacting reproductive health and rights.

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U.S. Repro Watch, April 18

Court says Indiana abortion ban violates religious freedom, Arizona to reinstate 160-year-old abortion ban, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights.

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As College Decision Day Nears, Students Should Consider States’ Abortion Access

With half the U.S. states banning or severely restricting abortion, millions of young people will be headed to colleges in states without access.

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Study Finds That Pakistan’s Vague Laws Enable Health Care Providers to Deny Abortion Services in Sindh Province

Report by the Center and Aahung recommends the decriminalization of abortion and training of health care providers to improve access to care.

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Reproductive rights are human rights.

Help us ensure that every government around the world guarantees them.