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Sarah
Lipton-Lubet

Sarah Lipton-Lubet is a policy counsel in the ACLU's Washington Legislative Office, where her work focuses on reproductive freedom and women’s rights. Sarah came to the ACLU from the Center for Reproductive Rights, and previously clerked for the Honorable Richard Paez of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as the Honorable Nancy Gertner of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Sarah earned a J.D. from Yale Law School, where she was Symposium Editor of the Yale Law Journal, and a B.A. summa cum laude from Northwestern University in American Studies.

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05/23/2012
Contraception

Twelve More Lawsuits, Still No Case

By Sarah Lipton-Lubet, Washington Legislative Office at 12:55pm
Every few weeks, opponents of birth control manage to garner some media attention by objecting – again – to the federal contraceptive coverage rule, which ... Read More
03/09/2012
Pregnancy Discrimination

Pregnancy Discrimination: Another Battleground in the War on Women

By Ariela Migdal, Women's Rights Project & Sarah Lipton-Lubet, Washington Legislative Office at 12:32pm
Access to birth control, forced ultrasounds – lately there’s been a lot of news about efforts to roll women’s rights back by decades. Less ... Read More
03/01/2012
Contraception

Victory! Senate Blocks Dangerous Blunt Amendment

By Sarah Lipton-Lubet, Washington Legislative Office at 3:42pm
Today, the Senate rejected the notion that your boss can decide that you shouldn't have health insurance for cancer screenings, or make you pay out of your pocket ... Read More
02/17/2012
Contraception

Wanted: Women on Birth Control, Not Men on Ham Sandwiches

By Sarah Lipton-Lubet, Washington Legislative Office & Dena Sher, Washington Legislative Office at 6:17pm
Yesterday's House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on the new HHS rule that requires insurance plans to include birth control with no co-pay ... Read More
02/16/2012
Birth Control Coverage

Contraception Mandate Doesn't Break New Ground

By Sarah Lipton-Lubet, Washington Legislative Office at 3:55pm
In the past several weeks, as a nation, we’ve been hit by an endless barrage of commentary on the new rule requiring insurance companies to cover contraception ... Read More
02/03/2012
Using Religion to Discriminate

Gerson Gets it Wrong on Contraception

By Sarah Lipton-Lubet, Washington Legislative Office at 4:44pm
Earlier this week, Michael Gerson’s disregard for the health of women and their families appeared once again on the pages of the Washington Post. The ... Read More
01/20/2012
Using Religion to Discriminate

Score One for Women's Health! Obama Administration Stands Up For Birth Control

By Sarah Lipton-Lubet, Washington Legislative Office at 1:39pm
Today, the Obama administration announced that it would keep in place a proposed rule that ensures that new insurance plans include contraception coverage. Read More
12/01/2011

Who’s Abusing Their Power? House Oversight Committee’s Show-Trial Takes HHS to Task for Helping Trafficking Victims

By Dena Sher, Washington Legislative Office & Sarah Lipton-Lubet, Washington Legislative Office at 6:28pm
In the upside-down, through-the looking-glass world we often find ourselves in, in our nation’s capital, today the House Committee on Oversight and Government ... Read More
11/21/2011
Contraception

Serving the People or the Bishops?

By Sarah Lipton-Lubet, Washington Legislative Office at 5:15pm
The politically powerful U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have been on an all-out campaign to force their beliefs on the rest of us. Read More
11/18/2011

The Shaheen Amendment Promises Basic Fairness for Servicewomen. Now Let's Get a Vote!

By Sarah Lipton-Lubet, Washington Legislative Office at 5:44pm
Today, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen took a historic stand for military women. Now it’s our turn to stand with her. Read More
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