Power reproductive rights. Medical search. Frequent questions

In this Maputo@20 Booklet, we feature 20 letters on the Maputo Protocol as narrated by dignitaries and researchers who attended our 2023 Human Rights Academic Conference. (lu.se)

I can't think of any other area, in the 20 years that I've been practicing medicine, where I've been forced by the government, someone who has no medical training or background, to use a particular test or to inform a patient about information," notes Dr. Willie Parker, an abortion provider and board member of Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health. (blogspot.com)
Dr. Willie Parker, physician, abortion provider and board member of Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health. (blogspot.com)
PRCH, the Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health, is a non-profit organization concerned with taking a more active and visible role in support of universal abortion. (avivadirectory.com)

The future is bright, and tonight we can celebrate this win for bodily autonomy and reproductive rights," Lauren Blauvelt, co-chair of Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights, which led support for the amendment, told a jubilant crowd of supporters. (kxnet.com)
Reproductive justice is "the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities," according to SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, the first organization founded to build a reproductive justice movement. (wikipedia.org)
I believe that is my responsibility - to fight to ensure that women continue to have the constitutional right to bodily autonomy now and in the future," she said. (thegrio.com)
You might also hear this called reproductive autonomy. (webmd.com)
As we fight for every person's right to bodily autonomy, working together with the Initiative and its supporters will be essential to changing the culture to achieve this goal. (yahoo.com)

As the United Nations continues negotiations on a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for its post-2015 development agenda, population experts are hoping reproductive health will be given significant recognition in the final line-up of the goals later this year. (ipsnews.net)

This paper uses summative content analysis to describe how sexual and reproductive health (SRH) programmes in low- income and middle- income countries explicitly and implicitly aim to alter relations of power. (edu.au)
From forced sterilisation to sexual abuse, young women and men with disabilities are much more likely to have their sexual and reproductive health rights violated than other people. (ipsnews.net)
The project will empower individuals and communities to advocate for better sexual and reproductive health services and policies, and will educate and encourage young people to engage with their communities and their governments to make their voices heard. (canada.ca)
The project will support sexual and reproductive health and rights advocacy through its work with local organizations, grassroots movements and policy makers at all levels of government. (canada.ca)
This project will dismantle barriers to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for the most vulnerable people, particularly adolescent girls and young women between 10 and 25 years old. (canada.ca)
It has also been developed in line with the Maputo Plan of Action 2016-2030 for the Operationalisation of the Continental Policy Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and the Southern African Development Community's Strategy for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the SADC Region 2019-2030. (genderjustice.org.za)
The submission called on Malta to better respect sexual and reproductive health and rights, including by fully decriminalizing abortion and having abortion regulated as a matter of health policy. (humanists.international)
Explore our extensive library of publications from recent years to see what we've learned and how it is helping us contribute to a gender-equal world where all people can achieve their sexual and reproductive health and rights. (engenderhealth.org)
Through advocacy and electoral action, PPAC promotes sound public policy in areas of sexual and reproductive health care and sex education. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are essential to fulfilling people's rights to health and well-being, as well as to advance the related social development goals. (kit.nl)
The entertainment community plays a critical role in educating people about their sexual and reproductive health and rights, including abortion ," Planned Parenthood Federation of America's national director of arts and entertainment engagement Caren Spruch said in a statement. (yahoo.com)
In terms of sexual and reproductive health, women face barriers in accessing treatment for sexually transmitted infections and have inadequate access to prophylactic treatments such as Pap smears and sexual health screenings. (cdc.gov)
Namibia to score remarkable achievements in stabilizing HIV/AIDS, ensuring access to sexual and reproductive health information and services and improving the quality of maternal, new- born, child and adolescent health and nutrition services in the country. (who.int)
As part of the effort to improve sexual, reproductive and child health and nutrition services including maternal and newborn health care to the Namibian people, the Government with the support from various development partners has implemented cost effective and scientifically proven interventions in the areas of safe motherhood, integrated management of childhood illnesses, adolescent health services and sexual and reproductive health services. (who.int)
Strong primary health care is the front line in defending the right to health, including sexual and reproductive rights. (who.int)
When accountability meets power: realizing sexual and reproductive health and rights. (bvsalud.org)
Sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people: assessing the impact of digitalization in health care services. (lu.se)
It was particularly interesting to listen to alumnus Tayson Mudarikiri who studied Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Lund. (lu.se)

This HLPF 2022 side event, organized by the Women's Major Group, UN Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls, and the LGBTI Stakeholder Group, will look into the importance of centrality of human rights to the implementation and achievement of SDG 5 & Agenda 2030. (ngocongo.org)
There were mid-term elections in 2022 and much talk of women's reproductive rights. (cmi.no)
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris listens during a meeting with civil rights and reproductive rights leaders in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on September 12, 2022 in Washington, DC. (thegrio.com)

The image of a group of men in suits making decisions about the rights of women is becoming an emblematic sign of the backlash against our human rights, particularly those related to women´s bodily integrity and reproductive and sexual freedoms. (ipsnews.net)

What is my position on reproductive freedom for women, and why do I sometimes suggest that many of those opposed to it are opposed primarily for religious reasons? (atheistrev.com)
My position is clear and easy to summarize: I support reproductive freedom for women and oppose efforts to curtail it, regardless of whether such efforts are religious or secular. (atheistrev.com)
In contrast, the reproductive justice movement acknowledges the ways in which intersecting factors, such as race and social class, limit the freedom of marginalized women to make informed choices about pregnancy by imposing oppressive circumstances or restricting access to services, including but not limited to abortion, Plan B pills, and affordable care and education. (wikipedia.org)
Our reproductive freedom is under attack and we have to do everything we can do make sure every woman, regardless of where she lives, can continue to access lifesaving reproductive care. (senate.gov)
The authors offer five actions organizational leaders can take to support and protect employees' reproductive freedom in light of some states' changing reproductive health care policies. (hbr.org)
There's no reproductive freedom without racial justice and democracy reform. (thegrio.com)
In its 2019 report , The National Institute of Reproductive Health ranked 50 of the largest U.S. cities based on a "reproductive freedom index" that factors in local government efforts including paid family leave, comprehensive sex education, and access to abortion clinics. (austinchronicle.com)
Austin's ranking is cause for celebration among local advocates and elected representatives but also a reminder of the uphill road - made more daunting by anti-choice state laws - to reach full reproductive freedom. (austinchronicle.com)
The Abortion Accessibility Act puts California on track to cement the state as a national leader in safeguarding and advancing reproductive freedom. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
Nobody should ever be denied care or reproductive freedom because of their financial circumstances. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
For over 50 years, NARAL Pro-Choice America and its network of state affiliates and chapters have fought to protect and advance reproductive freedom-including access to abortion, contraception, and paid family leave-for every body. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
NARAL is powered by its more than 2.5 million members from every state and congressional district in the country, representing the 7 in 10 Americans who believe every person should have the freedom to make the best decision for themselves about if, when, and how to raise a family. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)

A campaign launched by a coalition of reproductive rights groups, dubbed Repro Power Texas , has sought to lobby Council to strengthen its policies since 2017. (austinchronicle.com)
SB 245 is supported by a robust coalition of reproductive healthcare providers and advocates committed to ensuring that no one in California is unable to access abortion because of the cost of care. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)

It is a political soundbite.The Center for Reproductive Rights brings cases both in the United States and around the world and works with women's health advocates to strengthen laws protecting women's reproductive health. (reproductiverights.org)
A group of reproductive rights advocates is challenging social media to eat tacos and drink beer for charity. (wmnf.org)
A recently released national ranking that places Austin ahead of any other Texas city for its commitment to reproductive health access is hitting a bittersweet chord with local advocates, who are reminded that the city still has a long road ahead. (austinchronicle.com)
Reproductive rights advocates work to pass laws that allow equal access to all of these health care services for people of all genders, races, ethnicities, religious beliefs, income levels, and legal status -- including those who are in prison or are undocumented immigrants. (webmd.com)

Reproductive justice is a critical feminist framework that was invented as a response to United States reproductive politics. (wikipedia.org)
The three core values of reproductive justice are the right to have a child, the right to not have a child, and the right to parent a child or children in safe and healthy environments. (wikipedia.org)
In 1997, 16 women-of-color-led organizations representing four communities of color - Native American, Latin American, African American, and Asian American - launched the nonprofit SisterSong to build a national reproductive justice movement. (wikipedia.org)
Additional organizations began to form or reorganize themselves as reproductive justice organizations starting in the early 2000s. (wikipedia.org)
Reproductive justice, distinct from the reproductive rights movements of the 1970s, emerged as a movement because women with low incomes, women of color, women with disabilities, and LGB+ people felt marginalized in the reproductive rights movement. (wikipedia.org)
Reproductive justice focuses on practical access to abortion rather than abortion rights, asserting that the legal right to abortion is meaningless for women who cannot access it due to the cost, the distance to the nearest provider, or other such obstacles. (wikipedia.org)
The reproductive justice framework encompasses a wide range of issues affecting the reproductive lives of marginalized women, including access to: contraception, comprehensive sex education, prevention and care for sexually transmitted infections, alternative birth options, adequate prenatal and pregnancy care, domestic violence assistance, adequate wages to support families, and safe homes. (wikipedia.org)
Reproductive justice is based on the international human rights framework, which views reproductive rights as human rights. (wikipedia.org)
The term reproductive justice combines reproductive rights and social justice. (wikipedia.org)
It was coined and formulated as an organizing framework by a group of Black women who came together for that purpose in 1994 and called themselves Women of African Descent for Reproductive Justice. (wikipedia.org)
The women developed the term as a combination of reproductive rights and social justice, and dubbed themselves Women of African Descent for Reproductive Justice. (wikipedia.org)
They launched the framework by publishing full-page statement titled "Black Women on Universal Health Care Reform" with 800+ signatures in The Washington Post and Roll Call addressing reproductive justice in a criticism of the Clinton health care plan. (wikipedia.org)
The reproductive justice framework was developed in response to the limitations of the reproductive rights framework, which has become the globally dominant framework for working with reproductive issues in policy, programming, and scholarship. (wikipedia.org)
Using the term reproductive justice instead of pro-choice, reproductive rights, or reproductive health, is a rhetorical choice. (wikipedia.org)
Sally Steenland interviews Dr. Willie J. Parker, a reproductive justice advocate and associate medical director of Family Planning Associates in Chicago, about the danger of proposed 20-week abortion bans. (americanprogress.org)
This interview is part of a series profiling leaders of the Faith and Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute, a project of the Center for American Progress's Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative. (americanprogress.org)
The Institute provides faith-based leaders working on reproductive justice with training and resources in order to strengthen and raise the visibility of their work. (americanprogress.org)
Dr. Willie J. Parker is a reproductive justice advocate and associate medical director of Family Planning Associates in Chicago. (americanprogress.org)
From reducing barriers to abortion care to ending discriminatory insurance practices to advancing democracy as a whole, American cities are engaging in a "national countermovement" to protect and advance reproductive health, rights, and justice, said Andrea Miller , NIRH president. (austinchronicle.com)
While it's heartening to see that the work we've done in Austin is making a difference - from supporting community-based outreach and education, to expanding access to contraception and STD/STI testing, to funding logistical support for access to abortion care - this report is a reminder that we have so much work ahead of us to advance reproductive justice, here in Austin and around the state. (austinchronicle.com)
The bill was introduced by state Sen. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) and is cosponsored by NARAL Pro-Choice California, ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE, Black Women for Wellness, National Health Law Program, and Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE is a community-based organization that removes barriers and builds the power of Californians to achieve reproductive justice. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
Black Women for Wellness Action Project is the first Black women's reproductive justice political organization in the country (501c4). (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
For revolutionary feminism, racial justice, and working-class power. (socialism.com)
The National Mobilization for Reproductive Justice weighs in on a biased, anti-science ruling against access to the mifepristone abortion medication. (socialism.com)
Disappointing is their journey to justice, which is often met with systemic shortcomings, which further undermines enjoyment of the rights of women and girls. (lu.se)

The climate crisis, war, attacks on reproductive rights, book bans-these threats aren't looming. (democracynow.org)
Following the recent Black Lives Matter marches that were so effective in garnering media attention and which helped push President Obama to call for renewed efforts to enact new gun-related regulations, I began to wonder why there isn't a more visible, strategic presence among women's organizations given the growing attacks on women's reproductive rights at both national and state levels. (opednews.com)
No better place in Texas to see that in practice than Austin, which has pushed back against the onslaught of state-led attacks on reproductive health care. (austinchronicle.com)

WRRAP, the Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project, is a non-profit organization providing funding for women of all ages unable to pay for either emergency contraception or an abortion. (avivadirectory.com)

This Saturday, January 22, marks the 49th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that assured the right to choose for tens of millions of women across the country. (michigandems.com)
The organization, which has supported reproductive rights near the U.S.-Mexico border since 2016, is made of up dozens of Mexican volunteers who support women wanting to terminate a pregnancy, offering virtual guidance through an abortion protocol in which no clinics or prescriptions are needed. (wfla.com)
Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, said her group would focus on promoting "compassionate pro-life messages for women and their children" to counter what she labeled a "campaign of fear" from abortion-rights supporters. (kxnet.com)
After banning in vitro fertilisation for 15 years and failing to comply with an Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling for nearly three years, Costa Rica will finally once again allow the procedure for couples and women on their own. (ipsnews.net)
Seventy years ago, with the founding of the United Nations, all nations reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, and in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small. (ipsnews.net)
For most of human history, reproductive rights essentially meant men and women accepting the number, timing and spacing of their children, as well as possible childlessness. (ipsnews.net)
The announcement is based on the results from the Call for proposals - Health and Rights for Women, Adolescent Girls and Children, launched in July 2019. (canada.ca)
This project will increase the awareness of health-related rights on the part of extremely vulnerable and marginalized women and girls, particularly out-of-school adolescent girls, between 10 and 19 years old. (canada.ca)
This project aims to increase the awareness of health-related rights for the most vulnerable and marginalized adolescent girls and women, particularly those who are at risk or are survivors, of sexual or gender-based violence. (canada.ca)
This project will increase the awareness of health-related rights for the most marginalized persons, particularly adolescent girls and young women between 10 and 24 years old who face intersecting vulnerabilities due to, among other factors, disability, religion,gender or sexual orientation. (canada.ca)
This project will address acute gaps in SRHR in order to improve the enjoyment of health-related rights for adolescent girls and young women. (canada.ca)
Our Bodies Ourselves Today-a collaboration of the Center for Women's Health and Human Rights at Suffolk University and the nonprofit organization Our Bodies Ourselves-features trustworthy, up-to-date, curated information on the health and sexuality of women, girls, and gender-expansive people. (ourbodiesourselves.org)
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan , grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. (lwv.org)
In many states, there is a loss of abortion rights even for women who are the victims of rape or incest. (cmi.no)
What country in the Middle East has reproductive choice for women? (cmi.no)
So what major industrial country does not give pro-choice reproductive rights to women? (cmi.no)
I believe that all women should maintain the legal right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy and should have easy access to safe and affordable means for doing so. (atheistrev.com)
These women felt that the reproductive rights movement focused primarily on "pro-choice" versus "pro-life" (supporters versus opponents of abortion rights) debates. (wikipedia.org)
Activist women of color had grown frustrated with centering of "choice" and individual rights in the dominant reproductive rights paradigm, as articulated in appeals to "the right to choose" or "my body, my choice" in debates about abortion. (wikipedia.org)
According to its website, the NNAF helps women get access to reproductive services by removing cultural, political and financial, even geographic barriers. (wmnf.org)
His work focuses on violence against women, women's reproductive health and rights, and men's reproductive health. (americanprogress.org)
In other reproductive rights news, a Virginia bill mandating ultrasound exams for women seeking abortions has cleared its final legislative hurdle and is expected to be signed into law. (blogspot.com)
Within weeks of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade , dozens of states have implemented restrictions on reproductive rights or are moving to do so, forcing doctors to withhold lifesaving medical care from women suffering miscarriages, sepsis, and other pregnancy complications. (senate.gov)
An emergency declaration issued by the president would unlock new protections and resources for providers and patients, allowing women to access reproductive care even in states that ban or severely limit access to reproductive health care. (senate.gov)
Public health emergency authority could enable HHS to more quickly gather information about the reproductive care crisis in the country (e.g., through surveys and research) and deploy Medicaid demonstration projects to respond (e.g., by enabling states to finance the travel of low-income women in anti-abortion states to access reproductive care). (senate.gov)
Millions of American women have been endangered by the Supreme Court's reckless decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and eliminate the constitutional right to an abortion. (senate.gov)
In a recent poll, the Kaiser Family Foundation found abortion access and reproductive health is activating Democratic women especially in states where abortion is currently illegal. (kptv.com)
Offers information for pregnant women, medical professionals and policymakers on abortion and other options, clinic violence, and ensuring reproductive choice. (avivadirectory.com)
The Center for Reproductive Rights is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that all women have access to reproductive health services. (avivadirectory.com)
In her meeting with mostly women leaders, Harris highlighted that the Supreme Court "made the decision in Dobbs to take a constitutional right," which she said has created a "health care crisis in America. (thegrio.com)
We are committed to building the political and electoral power of Black women and their families throughout California. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
In the past, some women, such as Black, lower-income, and Native American women, didn't have the same reproductive rights as other women. (webmd.com)
Reproductive rights don't just apply to women, but men and people of all genders. (webmd.com)
Biomedical, social, and human rights factors are compelling reasons for giving particular attention to women and HIV. (cdc.gov)
Many programs for HIV-positive women lack services to support safe conception, frequently consider women only or primarily in terms of reproduction, and can unethically deny HIV-positive women reproductive health services. (cdc.gov)
Scientific research, programs, and initiatives should focus on HIV-positive women and their interrelation with treatment, adherence, opportunistic infections, female-controlled prevention methods, and reproductive health. (cdc.gov)
This policy is a continuation of the efforts to take Namibia forward towards the achievement of Vision 2030, National Development Plans (NDPs), the Millennium Development Goals related to maternal, child health, and improving the quality of reproductive health and nutrition services to the Namibian men, women and children. (who.int)
The second describes the encounter between two young white middle class women on issues of induced abortion, laying bare tensions between equality and difference and the field of reproductive rights. (bvsalud.org)
Despite gender equality being at the centre of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development Goals , not much has been done to advance the rights of women and girls globally. (lu.se)
To promote and protect the rights of her women and girls, Africa adopted the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa " Maputo Protocol " on 11 July 2003. (lu.se)
Twenty years later, the Maputo Protocol has been hailed as the most progressive instrument on the rights women and girls globally. (lu.se)
Themed Women Rights, Gender Inequality and Intersectional Vulnerabilities, the conference explored the progress of African Human Rights Systems in advancing substantive equality. (lu.se)

The 1931 law puts access to reproductive health care for millions in danger, and Michiganders deserve a leader who won't stand by and allow their rights to be stripped. (michigandems.com)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, the latest victory for abortion rights supporters since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. (kxnet.com)
Ohio became the seventh state where voters decided to protect abortion access after the landmark ruling and was the only state to consider a statewide abortion rights question this year. (kxnet.com)
Before the Ohio vote, statewide initiatives in California, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont had either affirmed abortion access or turned back attempts to undermine the right. (kxnet.com)
No woman in Peru should have to die, have her physical or mental health affected, be treated as a criminal or have an unwanted pregnancy because she does not have access to abortion, said Dr. Rocío Gutiérrez, an obstetrician who is the deputy director of the Manuela Ramos Movement , a non-governmental feminist center that works for gender rights in this South American country. (ipsnews.net)
And therefore it's an undue burden on women's right to access abortion in the second trimester. (reproductiverights.org)
Join NGO CSW/NY's September Monthly Meeting for a virtual expert roundtable, co-organized by Fos Feminista, about the right to comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) featuring successful interventions of CSE delivery using digital technologies in collaboration with different stakeholders, including governments in context of continued efforts at expanding and improving CSE access and outcomes. (ngocongo.org)
People who are able to access reproductive health care, specifically abortion, go on to say out of poverty and have more control over their lives," Wallace said. (wmnf.org)
Lawler added the need for access to reproductive health and support is growing dire. (wmnf.org)
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined 17 of her colleagues in urging the Biden administration to declare a national and public health emergency over Americans' access to reproductive care. (senate.gov)
In the wake of the Supreme Court's devastating decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization , we write to urge you to immediately declare national and public health emergencies over Americans' access to reproductive care. (senate.gov)
The Abortion Access Project is a non-profit organization with a mandate to ensure access to abortion and other reproductive health services. (avivadirectory.com)
Absent oppressive state lawmakers, who seem to "make it their mission to shame and punish people who just need basic access to reproductive health care," Austin and every city in Texas would be able to better "support and empower residents to control their own lives," Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza tells the Chronicle. (austinchronicle.com)
We advocate, educate and litigate at the federal and state levels to advance health and civil rights in the U.S. NHeLP defends and advances access to the full range of reproductive health services, including family planning, pregnancy, and abortion services in Medicaid and private insurance. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
This research was commissioned as part of Privacy International's global research into data exploitative technologies used to curtail women's access to reproductive rights. (privacyinternational.org)
Abortion , including access to legal, safe procedures to end a pregnancy, is one reproductive right, but there are others. (webmd.com)
Reproductive rights matter because they give all people access to safe reproductive health care . (webmd.com)
Reproductive rights are different in each state when it comes to access to abortion, birth control, and other reproductive health care treatments. (webmd.com)

in our analysis, peer- reviewed articles that describe programmes aiming to alter power relations to improve SRH constituted the data. (edu.au)
Results: The programmes reviewed reflect a diversity of priorities and approaches to addressing power, though most papers were largely based in a biomedical framework. (edu.au)
some of these were 'structural' programmes that explicitly aimed to shift power relations, others addressed multiple levels using a more typical programme theory that sought to change individual behaviours and proximate drivers. (edu.au)

Heather Williams, interim president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, which works to elect Democrats to state legislatures, said the vote in favor of abortion rights was a "huge victory. (kxnet.com)
There have been very few comparisons being made with countries outside of the United States, even among those outspoken in favor of women's reproductive rights. (cmi.no)

Meanwhile, out of curiosity about women's reproductive rights globally, I sat down with a friend who had a smartphone and started to collect data. (cmi.no)

Ohio's resounding support for this constitutional amendment reaffirms Democratic priorities and sends a strong message to the state GOP that reproductive rights are non-negotiable," she said in a statement. (kxnet.com)
Opponents had argued that the amendment would threaten parental rights, allow unrestricted gender surgeries for minors and revive "partial birth" abortions, which are federally banned. (kxnet.com)
In the unsettlingly near future, Roe v. Wade has been overturned and a federal Personhood Amendment ratified, giving "the constitutional right to life, liberty, and property to a fertilized egg at the moment of conception. (electricliterature.com)
Gross joined three fellow Republicans to go even further, proposing legislation to prevent Ohio courts from interpreting any cases related to the abortion-rights amendment, known as Issue 1. (typepad.com)
But Huffman said that doesn't mean he wants to see another abortion amendment on the ballot right away. (typepad.com)

After the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US, tracking reproductive information has never been riskier. (ox.ac.uk)
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - In the nearly five months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, Democrats have focused on making abortion rights the center-piece of their campaigns. (kptv.com)
The issue of reproductive rights is said to be a priority for the White House, and Biden officials are said to be planning more action on the matter since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. (thegrio.com)
Hewitt told theGrio that the organizations "wanted to show a joint display of unity between civil rights and reproductive rights" groups and bring the White House in on their collaboration in response to the Supreme Court striking down the landmark case Roe v. Wade during its last session. (thegrio.com)
With Roe v. Wade overturned and birth control, LGBTQ+ and other rights threatened, this new Annenberg Inclusion Initiative research project will provide an invaluable tool to ensure audiences are reached with medically and legislatively accurate storytelling about these issues. (yahoo.com)
Thirty years after the Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, ABC News surveys the current political opinion concerning abortion rights. (rutgers.edu)

A member of the reproductive rights organization "Colectiva Bloodys y Projects" holds a sign that reads in Spanish "Not wanting to be a mother is reason enough. (wfla.com)
Inside the headquarters of Colectiva Bloodys y Projects, an organization that has supported reproductive rights near the U.S.-Mexico border since 2016, her only concern is for the woman she has provided with a safe space to get an abortion. (wfla.com)
Judith Norsigian, Executive Director of the Our Bodies Ourselves organization, said that the goal of the action is to "advance evidence-based reproductive health policy-making in this country. (ourbodiesourselves.org)
CARAL, the California Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, is a non-profit organization providing information on reproductive choice and related issues. (avivadirectory.com)
NARAL, the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, is a non-profit organization advocating for and providing information on reproductive rights. (avivadirectory.com)
Prokando is a non-profit organization promoting candidates who believe in abortion and campaigning against legislation that would deny a woman the right to choose. (avivadirectory.com)
The Power of Choice Project is a non-profit organization promoting abortion and educating the public through film. (avivadirectory.com)

Governor Whitmer has remained on the frontlines of the fight to protect reproductive rights by vetoing anti-choice provisions and calling on the legislature to do the right thing and repeal this draconian law. (michigandems.com)

Voters supported the right to abortion in at least four of the five states where reproductive rights were on the ballot in Tuesday's midterm elections. (freespeech.org)
She also discusses Vermont becoming the first state to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution, as well as the "historic win" in Kentucky, where voters defeated an anti-abortion ballot initiative. (freespeech.org)
It's all to push their supporters to the ballot box to hold on to the balance of power in Congress. (kptv.com)
Certain Republican elected officials and anti-abortion activists around the country have responded to losses at the ballot box by challenging election results , refusing to bring state laws into line with voter-backed changes, moving to strip state courts of their power to consider abortion-related laws and challenging the citizen-led ballot initiative process itself. (typepad.com)

Organized by the Feminist Majority, NARAL Pro-Choice America, NOW and Planned Parenthood Federation of America among others multi-generational attendees focused on reproductive rights alongside entertainers, politicians and icons of the feminist movement. (opednews.com)

Reproductive rights is absolutely going to drive people of all genders to the polls," said Rowe-Finkbeiner. (kptv.com)

While I recall the power of the many marches I participated in during the 1980s in which issues such as abortion, women's privacy and their human rights were captured through sheer numbers, compelling personal testimonies, and a responsive media, I'm not necessarily making a case for such mass protests as the best strategy. (opednews.com)
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights - the main human rights body for the Americas-held a hearing in the case of Paola del Rosario Guzmán Albarracín, an Ecuadorian teenager who was sexually abused repeatedly by her school's vice-principal for two years and later committed suicide in 2002 after discovering she was pregnant. (reproductiverights.org)
Sexual violence is a form of discrimination, and a violation of human rights. (reproductiverights.org)
For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at [email protected] or [email protected]. (ngocongo.org)
Join us in exploring this year's theme, The Contribution of Development to the Enjoyment of All Human Rights , both online and in-person in Room XXV, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. (ngocongo.org)
In a submission to the UN, Humanists Malta, a member of Humanists International, has highlighted a number of human rights concerns in the country, including discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, and reproductive rights. (humanists.international)
The UPR process sees every UN Member States undergo a review of its human rights record by other states, with the input of civil society. (humanists.international)
The Indonesian Government has imposed a blocking and filtering method toward the internet that hampers the full enjoyment of human rights. (privacyinternational.org)
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development through the GIZ-AU AWARE Project , Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Stellenbosch University. (lu.se)

Harris, who rallied Issue 1 supporters during a virtual gathering this past weekend, hinted at how the issue would likely be central to Democrats' campaigning next year for Congress and the presidency, saying "extremists are pushing for a national abortion ban that would criminalize reproductive health care in every single state in our nation. (kxnet.com)
In March of 2018, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit challenging the fifteen-week abortion ban that was passed by the Mississippi state legislature. (lwv.org)

Rinke was referring to a currently dormant law on Michigan's books from 1931 that criminalizes abortion , makes felons out of reproductive health care providers, and provides no exceptions for rape or incest. (michigandems.com)

She said supporting a person's right to choose also helps their right to choose to live. (wmnf.org)

She also went on to say, "most of us get pretty poor quality sex education and reproductive health education when we're growing up. (ourbodiesourselves.org)
Web site includes a comparison chart on pill formulations and other reproductive health education. (avivadirectory.com)

USC 's Annenberg Inclusion Initiative is expanding its research focus from analyses of demographic diversity (i.e. gender, race/ethnicity, disability, sexuality and age) to address how entertainment narratives handle topical issues, including reproductive health, voting and gun violence. (yahoo.com)
That is why primary health care is at the heart of the Immunization Agenda 2030, our new strategic initiative, which we are designing with you, to maximize the power of vaccines. (who.int)

For example, Catholics are generally less inclined to support reproductive rights than many other religious groups. (atheistrev.com)
Saying that you are pro-choice just means that you support anybody's right whether to or not to have an abortion," Lawler said. (wmnf.org)
As voters in state after state affirm their support for abortion rights , opponents are acting with escalating defiance toward the democratic processes and institutions they perceive as aligned against their cause. (typepad.com)

Religion is protected by our right to have our own religious beliefs, but we're not entitled to [dictate into law] our opinions on health care. (americanprogress.org)
State institutions provide only religious pastoral care, and the Catholic Church is the only religious or belief group given the right to conduct state marriages. (humanists.international)
Allow doctors licensed in one state to provide reproductive care in other states. (senate.gov)
Enable state Medicaid programs to more easily accept out-of-state patients seeking reproductive care. (senate.gov)
Facilitate reproductive care for people who need emergency assistance. (senate.gov)
Expedite research, information-gathering, and demonstration projects on reproductive care. (senate.gov)
Abortion rights and reproductive care were front and center at the White House during a Tuesday meeting with civil and reproductive rights leaders hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris. (thegrio.com)
Participation as a key component of rights and quality of care frameworks could increase met needs. (bvsalud.org)

A company sells you insurance to protect your right to buy health insurance. (ourbodiesourselves.org)
It means you have the power of the law to protect you and allow you the right to make your own choices about birth control , pregnancy , and having children. (webmd.com)
With the curtailing of reproductive rights, it is not only necessary to find legal solutions to protect marginalized communities, but it is essential to educate and inform audiences about these topics," AI2 founder Stacy L. Smith said in a statement. (yahoo.com)

Abortion rights are deeply popular, and when you put the question before voters, they say yes," said The Nation's Amy Littlefield. (freespeech.org)
Political analysts say right now voters are really concerned about the economy. (kptv.com)
Wonnenberg says while reproductive health is an important issue this election cycle, the economy and inflation is something that's currently impacting all voters. (kptv.com)
Ohio state Rep. Jennifer Gross declared on the social media platform X two days after voters enshrined the right to abortion in the state constitution earlier this month. (typepad.com)

Petita Albarracín, Paola's mother, testified before the Commission, alongside representatives from the Center for Reproductive Rights, Centro Ecuatoriano para la Promoción y Acción de la Mujer (CEPAM Guayaquil) and Ximena Cortes Castillo, a psychologist and independent expert witness. (reproductiverights.org)
Douglas Keith, senior counsel to the Brennan Center for Justice's Judiciary Program, said abortion politics prompted successful efforts to limit the power of state courts in Montana and Utah and unsuccessful legislation in Alaska and Kansas. (typepad.com)

The conference was intentionally planned just before the attendees would be going to the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, which reached the decision that the individual right to plan one's own family must be central to global development. (wikipedia.org)

In response, California, Michigan, and Vermont wrote women's reproductive rights into their state constitutions. (cmi.no)

The Republican-controlled North Carolina Legislature, asserting that state legislatures had exclusive power over redistricting, petitioned the Supreme Court for review, after the state supreme court struck down its redistricting plan. (lwv.org)

How to defend reproductive rights in a conservative context? (womenlobby.org)

Tuesday's meeting between Harris and civil rights leaders, in particular, came several days after another White House meeting that President Joe Biden held with Black leaders ahead of the Labor Day holiday. (thegrio.com)

Mexico's Supreme Court recently ruled that national laws prohibiting abortions are unconstitutional and violate women's rights. (wfla.com)
Two leading national anti-abortion groups said they would learn from Ohio results but would be undeterred in trying to defeat abortion-rights measures planned for next year's ballots. (kxnet.com)
Pitch in any amount before the end of the year and power our national solutions. (freespeech.org)
Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee on Civil Rights Under Law, was present at the White House meeting that also included National Action Network President Al Sharpton, NAACP President Derrick Johnson and others. (thegrio.com)
The National Health Law Program, founded in 1969, protects and advances health rights of low-income and underserved individuals and families. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)

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