Can states banning abortion override federal law and deny pregnant patients emergency abortion care?
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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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After becoming pregnant as a result of rape, an indigenous woman and human rights defender was denied emergency contraception and abortion care and was forced to give birth against her will.
Center plaintiffs speak out about being denied essential abortion care despite facing dire pregnancy complications.
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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NY Times: “Expert Panel Calls on Germany to Legalize Abortion in First 12 Weeks”
The Center’s Adriana Lamačkova comments on German abortion laws and the need for reform. Read more here.
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Teenage Pregnancy in Africa—Status, Progress and Challenges (ACERWC Report)
The Center and its partners contributed to this important study. Learn more.
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Video Replay: 2024 SXSW Conference Panel
“Health Care Crisis in Post-Roe America,” with Nancy Northup and plaintiffs Amanda Zurawski and Samantha Casiano. Watch the replay here.
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Indiana abortion ban violates religious freedom, Arizona to reinstate Civil War-era abortion ban, and other news on U.S. reproductive rights. Read more here.
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Medical Exceptions to State Abortion Bans
Explore the Center’s cases representing dozens of women denied abortion care despite dangerous pregnancy complications. Learn more here.
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Where is abortion now illegal in the U.S.?
Interactive map that analyzes abortion laws and policies in countries across the globe.
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