Center for Reproductive Rights

Our client Jillaine St. Michel's heartbreaking story shows the devastating impact of Idaho's cruel abortion bans. Forced to leave her home state to receive critical care during a wanted pregnancy, she and her husband endured grief and logistical barriers while Idaho treated them like criminals. Now, as a plaintiff in our lawsuit against the state of Idaho, Jillaine is suing the state to demand change and sharing her story to ensure that people know what these extreme laws are actually doing: hurting real people and real families. Learn more about Jillaine’s story or our case against Idaho: https://bit.ly/468q6H1

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Despite decades-long track records of being extremely safe and extremely effective, the commonly used abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol may now be listed as “controlled, dangerous substances” in Texas. This has left doctors in the state terrified that—if this bill were to pass—they may not be able to stop women from bleeding to death after giving birth and furious that this move could reverse years of progress in saving lives. It would also undoubtedly hit rural areas and women of color hardest. And why? Because anti-abortion extremists are obsessed with controlling our bodies, no matter the cost.

Idaho’s extreme abortion bans are wreaking havoc.

VICTORY: Extremists' attempt to force Montana abortion care clinics to close with useless restrictions has been BLOCKED! Last month, the Center for Reproductive Rights—together with our partners at ACLUMontana and Dechert LLP—asked the court to block the proposed rules on an emergency basis before they were set to take effect TODAY, November 19. The court granted that request last Friday, and the restrictions will remain blocked as the case proceeds. https://bit.ly/40V1u4F

???YOU’RE INVITED to watch the launch of "Decriminalization of Abortion in Asia: Nepal’s Abortion Rights Journey and Lessons for the Region," a new documentary video from the Center for Reproductive Rights and our partners at the Forum for Women Law and Development! The documentary is a testament and reflection of our collective efforts in ensuring abortion rights in Nepal. Stay tuned after the launch to hear a panel discussion on the current state of abortion rights in Nepal, the challenges faced by women seeking access to safe abortion there, and the pathways to ensuring full decriminalization and the enhancement of reproductive autonomy and justice. To participate virtually, make sure your REGISTER BY 11/21: https://lnkd.in/eBCzHhWa

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We will take on this fight one battle at a time. We're all the way in, and we're not going anywhere.

It is ABSURD that any human is being treated this way. No one should be turned away from a fully equipped hospital, loaded onto a plane, and forced to wait EIGHT HOURS or longer to be treated for a common, treatable pregnancy complication. No politician should have the power to force doctors' hands this way, and no patient should have to endure these terrifying consequences.

IT IS DANGEROUS TO BE PREGNANT IN IDAHO. The state’s cruel abortion bans prevented our client Jen Adkins from getting the abortion she wanted and needed and forced her to flee to another state for basic medical care. Now, she’s suing Idaho alongside six other plaintiffs, to clarify and expand the so-called "medical exceptions" to state's cruel and extreme abortion bans. This week, our lead plaintiff in Adkins v. Idaho, Jen shared her harrowing story in court to further prove what we have always known to be true: Abortion ban exceptions are a FARCE. Abortion ban exceptions DO NOT WORK. Abortion ban exceptions are NOT a solution to extremist policies, and they do NOT keep people safe.