Press Releases
about Reproductive Freedom
Jun 22, 2016
Court Affirms Public Hospitals Must Comply with Reproductive Privacy Act
SEATTLE — Public hospitals in Washington that provide maternity services must also provide abortions, according to a Skagit Valley Superior Court decision released yesterday.
The...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 17, 2016
Federal Appeals Court Hears Tamesha Means’s Case, Woman Denied Emergency Medical Care Because Of Hospital’s Religious Directives
CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court will today hear a case brought by the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û on behalf of Tamesha Means, a pregnant woman who was denied emergency me...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 03, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Sues Alabama Over Abortion Restrictions That Would Severely Limit Access Statewide
State’s Newest Abortion Laws Would Shutter Clinics, Ban Medically Proven Procedures and Harm Women
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 25, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Asks Florida Supreme Court to Keep Mandatory Abortion Delay Law on Hold
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Florida, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Tallahassee attorney Richard E. Johnson filed a brief today a...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 24, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Urges Speaker Ryan to Disband Select Panel Attacking Women’s Healthcare
WASHINGTON — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û joined more than 175 Democratic members of Congress in calling on House Speaker Paul Ryan to disband an investigative panel that h...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 18, 2016
House Introduces Bill to Modify RFRA to Prevent Discrimination and Harm
WASHINGTON — With support from the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, Reps. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.) today introduced the Do No Harm Act in Congress to ensure t...
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