U.S. Repro Watch provides periodic updates on news of interest on U.S. reproductive rights. Here are a few recent items you won’t want to miss: Abortion bans are driving away students and young talent. . . 1. Medical students are less likely to apply for residencies in states with abortion bans. According to a new analysis from the Association of American Medical Colleges, for the second year in a row, students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply for residencies in states with abortion bans. The number of applicants to OB-GYN residency programs in states with ba ..read more

In its continuing efforts to advocate for abortion decriminalization and reform in the Philippines, the Center for Reproductive Rights and its regional partner, Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network (PINSAN), recently developed a brief outlining the impact of the country’s restrictive abortion laws and advocating for abortion decriminalization and reforms aligning with international human rights standards.    In Brief: Unveiling the Realities of Laws on Abortion in the Philippines examines the country’s abortion laws—including their origins and restrictions—and the laws’ rea ..read more

Developed by the Center for Reproductive Rights and its regional partner, Philippine Safe Abortion Advocacy Network (PINSAN), this brief outlines the impact of abortion laws on Filipinos and advocates for the decriminalization of abortion in the Philippines. The brief will serve as a crucial tool for building human rights-based advocacy around abortion, demystify the national law and its impact on women and girls, and empower the civil society, media, legal professionals and the public in demanding for a long overdue national law reform in the Philippines that aligns with international huma ..read more

Although it’s legal to travel out of state to obtain abortion care, anti-abortion extremists are doing what they can to block such travel using intimidating tactics. A Center for Reproductive Rights client allegedly fled Texas—where abortion is banned—for abortion care in another state. Now she and her family are being threatened with legal action by her ex-boyfriend. Anti-abortion extremist Jonathan Mitchell—one of the lawyers who helped write Texas’s vigilante abortion ban, S.B. 8—is representing the ex-boyfriend. Such legal action against the Center’s client is only meant to intimidate her ..read more

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade almost two years ago, medical providers in states where abortion is banned or severely restricted have struggled to understand how state laws apply to them and the people they serve.  The fear and confusion wrought by abortion bans have led some hospitals and other medical facilities in these states to adopt policies that are overly strict or burdensome, causing patients to be denied essential care unnecessarily and often resulting in serious harm. A collection of state-specific guides developed by the Abortion Defense Network aims to mitigat ..read more

Although it’s legal to travel out of state to obtain abortion care, anti-abortion extremists are doing what they can to block such travel using intimidating tactics. A Center for Reproductive Rights client allegedly fled Texas—where abortion is banned—for abortion care in another state. Now she and her family are being threatened with legal action by her ex-boyfriend. Anti-abortion extremist Jonathan Mitchell—one of the lawyers who helped write Texas’s vigilante abortion ban, S.B. 8—is representing the ex-boyfriend. Such legal action against the Center’s client is only meant to intimidate her ..read more

U.S. Repro Watch provides periodic updates on news of interest on U.S. reproductive rights. Here are a few recent items you won’t want to miss: 1. Arizona lawmakers voted to repeal the state’s 1864 near-total abortion ban—but the state’s 15-week ban remains. While Gov. Katie Hobbs is expected to soon sign the bill, the repeal of the Civil War-era law won’t take effect until 90 days after the end of the Arizona legislative session this summer. Once the repeal kicks in, Arizona’s 15-week ban will once again be the abortion law in the state. The U.S. South: A Vast Abortion Desert link The ..read more

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5.01.2024 (PRESS STATEMENT) — Today, the Arizona Senate joined the Arizona House and voted to repeal the state’s controversial 1864 total abortion ban, which had been ruled enforceable last month. The ban allows for abortion care only to save the patient’s life and provides no exceptions for rape or incest. In last month’s ruling, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the ban could be enforced against doctors and helpers. The ban’s penalties include two to five years in prison. However, if signed by the Arizona governor, the repeal of the 1864 law won’t take effect until 90 days after the end o ..read more

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW Committee) has recommended that Turkmenistan liberalize its abortion laws and policies following advocacy efforts by the Center for Reproductive Rights and its regional partners.   Turkmenistan currently has the world’s lowest gestational limit for abortion on request: five weeks—before most people know they’re pregnant.  The advocacy by the Center’s Asia team—along with Turkmenistan-based partners Progres Foundation and Saglyk—included a report submitted to the CEDAW Committee in December for its review of ..read more