The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)

The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) is a legal advocacy organization dedicated to promoting and defending women's reproductive rights worldwide. CRR believes that reproductive freedom lies at the heart of the promise of human dignity, self-determination and equality. Laws and legal norms will, in the end, determine whether women will be free to decide whether and when to have children; whether they will have access to contraception, abortion, health-care information, and safe pregnancy care; and whether they will make reproductive healthcare choices without coercion. Changing laws and legal norms does not immediately change the reality of women’s lives, of course. But, when integrated with other strategies, the law is a catalyst for fundamental social change.

CRR’s Women of the World reports detail local laws, policies and quality of life statistics, including HIV/AIDS, as they relate to women's reproductive health and rights. These reports are a powerful resource for those interested in advancing and protecting women's reproductive health and rights through legal advocacy and establishing state accountability for violations of reproductive rights.