Press Releases
Dec 02, 2019
ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Follow Precedent and Strike Down Medically Unnecessary Abortion Restriction
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) argued that the Supreme Court should protect people’s right to access abortion in an amicus brief filed before the Suprem...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: June Medical Services v. Russo
Oct 29, 2019
Alabama Abortion Ban Blocked
The ACLU, the ACLU of Alabama, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America sued over the law.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Oct 29, 2019
ACLU-MI Applauds Michigan Lawmakers’ Introduction of the Reproductive Health Act
DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) applauds Michigan House representatives for introducing the Reproductive Health Act (RHA). The legislation would m...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Oct 11, 2019
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Block on Law Banning Abortion Based on Patient’s Reason
CINCINNATI —The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction today against an unconstitutional abortion ban. The law criminalizes abortion when one of t...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Preterm Cleveland v. Himes
Oct 01, 2019
ACLU and Organizations Block Georgia’s Abortion Ban From Taking Effect
ATLANTA — The U.S. District Court in Atlanta today granted a preliminary injunction in a challenge to Georgia’s ban on abortion from the earliest weeks in pregnancy, blocking t...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Sep 26, 2019
ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Ruling Upholding Kentucky Forced Narrated Ultrasound Law
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The American Civil Liberties Union today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding Kentucky’s forced...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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