April 21, 2020As states impose social distancing requirements and emergency measures to ensure adequate medical resources to combat COVID-19, several states are taking the opportunity to ban abortions. Yet anti-abortion protesters are continuing to gather at clinics harassing patients
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UN Issues Statement on Ensuring Women’s Human Rights During COVID-19 pandemic
April 20, 2019Today, the UN Working Group on Discrimination Against Women released a statement providing guidance on state human rights obligations to ensure women's human rights during the COVID-19 pandemic. In issuing the statement, Working Group Chair, Meskerem Geset Techane…
States try to use emergency powers to prohibit abortions
March 24, 2020 (Rewire.News): State Officials Try to End Legal Abortion During COVID-19 Crisis, by Dennis Carter:As the country struggles to ensure that there are adequate health facilities to care for coronavirus patients suffering from acute symptoms, states have…
June Medical Argument Focuses on Application of the Undue Burden Standard After Whole Woman’s Health
(March 5, 2020) By Cynthia SoohooDespite calls from conservative lawmakers to overturn Roe v. Wade, yesterday’s Supreme Court argument in June Medical Services v. Russo focused narrowly on how the Court should apply its 2016 holding in Whole Woman’s…
The Supreme Court Could Place an Impossible Burden on Women Fighting for Abortion Rights
Mother Jones (Feb. 27, 2020): The Supreme Court Could Place an Impossible Burden on Women Fighting for Abortion Rights, by Becca Andrews and Jessica Washington:Mother Jones reporters Becca Andrews and Jessica Washington describe the potential impact of Louisiana'a claim…
Center for Public Health Law Research Publishes New Data on Abortion Laws
February 13, 2020Temple's Public Health Law Research Center has published data on abortion laws in effect in the 50 states from December 1, 2018 to December 1, 2019. The interactive database provides information about 15 types of abortion laws including:…
Erdman and Cook Publish “Decriminalization of Abortion: A Human Rights Imperative”
Rebecca Cook and Joanna Erdman's co-authored article was recently published in a special issue of Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology. The abstract follows. Joanna N. Erdman and Rebecca J. Cook, "Decriminalization of abortion – A human rights…
Reproductive Justice Organizations Condemn Regulations Restricting Visas for Pregnant People
February 5, 2020:Over 150 organizations have issued a joint statement calling on Mike Pompeo to rescind a regulation that makes it tougher for pregnant people to visit the U.S. on tourist visas, which will predominantly impact travelers from Asia, Africa…
Supreme Court Will Consider Trump Administration Rule Allowing Employers to Opt Out of Contraceptive Coverage
New York Times (Jan. 17, 2020): Supreme Court to Consider Limits on Contraceptive Coverage, by Adam Liptak:Last Friday, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear two consolidated cases considering a Trump Administration rule that allows employer to opt…
Texas Is Hostile To Abortion, So People Are Doing It Themselves
January 13, 2020 (Vice): Texas Is Hostile to Abortion, So People Are Doing It Themselves, by Marie Solis,As the Supreme Court prepares to reconsider the constitutionality of admitting privilege laws that result in the closure of abortion clinics without…