The Center for Reproductive Rights
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The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization that uses constitutional and international law to secure women's right to an abortion in over 45 countries.
Headquartered in New York City
, the Center has recently expanded its international program, including the launch of an international litigation campaign that has included the first abortion
case decided by the United Nations
Human Rights Committee and the first case to frame preventable maternal deaths as a human rights
violation.
Under the direction of its president, Nancy Northup
, the Center has expanded human rights to its work in the United States
. It is now documenting U.S. rights violations through fact-finding reports and holding the U.S. accountable before U.N. bodies that monitor compliance with international treaty obligations.
The Center continually monitors the treatment of reproductive rights in various media in the US and abroad.
Headquartered in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, the Center has recently expanded its international program, including the launch of an international litigation campaign that has included the first abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
case decided by the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Human Rights Committee and the first case to frame preventable maternal deaths as a human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
violation.
Under the direction of its president, Nancy Northup
Nancy Northup
Nancy Northup is the President of The Center for Reproductive Rights, in New York City. The Center is a reproductive rights organization that uses constitutional and international law to secure women's reproductive freedom including abortion rights in over 45 countries.-Personal:Ms. Northup was...
, the Center has expanded human rights to its work in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is now documenting U.S. rights violations through fact-finding reports and holding the U.S. accountable before U.N. bodies that monitor compliance with international treaty obligations.
The Center continually monitors the treatment of reproductive rights in various media in the US and abroad.