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ACLU Calls on South Dakotans to Join the Effort to Stop Extreme Abortion Ban (03/24/2006)
PIERRE, SD - The American Civil Liberties Union of the Dakotas today joined a broad coalition to stop South Dakota’s extreme and dangerous ban on virtually all abortions. The newly formed group, the South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families, called upon South Dakotans today to sign a petition that would place a repeal of the abortion ban on the November ballot.

ACLU Says South Dakota’s Extreme Abortion Ban Will Endanger Women’s Health and Lives (03/06/2006)
PIERRE, SD - The American Civil Liberties Union decried the South Dakota Governor’s decision to sign into law today a ban on virtually all abortions.

ACLU and National Abortion Federation Call On U.S. Supreme Court to Hold Women’s Health Paramount as Court Agrees to Review Federal Abortion Ban Ruling (02/21/2006)
WASHINGTON - The National Abortion Federation (NAF) and the American Civil Liberties Union today called on the U.S. Supreme Court to hold women’s health paramount as the Court agreed to review a ruling striking down the “Partial Birth Abortion Act of 2003.” Both groups urged the Court to affirm the decision below based on three decades of legal precedent protecting women’s health.

ACLU and National Abortion Federation Hail Two Appeals Court Rulings Holding Federal Abortion Ban Unconstitutional (01/31/2006)
NEW YORK - The National Abortion Federation (NAF) and the American Civil Liberties Union today praised two rulings holding the “Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003” unconstitutional. The decisions came out of federal appeals courts in New York and California. These rulings join an Eighth Circuit decision holding the ban unconstitutional.

Supreme Court Ruling in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood Recognizes Protections for Women's Health and Safety (01/18/2006)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) welcomed today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, et al, which unanimously recognized its precedent that abortion laws must protect women's health and safety.

Planned Parenthood and ACLU Ask Supreme Court to Protect Women's Health in First Abortion Case Before the Roberts Court (11/30/2005)
“If the Court accepts the government’s arguments in this case, it will give a green light to states to pass abortion restrictions that will harm women’s health in medical emergencies,” said Jennifer Dalven, deputy director of the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project, and the attorney who argued before the Court today. “We are hopeful that the Court will recognize the importance of protecting women’s health and access to safe, legal abortion and rule in our favor.”

ACLU Applauds Supreme Court Decision Allowing Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services for MO Prison Inmate (10/17/2005)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing access to reproductive healthcare for a prison inmate in Missouri. The inmate is seeking access to abortion services.

ACLU and National Abortion Federation Ask Appeals Court to Uphold Ruling Striking Down Federal Abortion Ban (10/06/2005)
NEW YORK - The National Abortion Federation, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, today asked the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court ruling striking down the Federal Abortion Ban, saying the ban fails to protect women's health.

Federal Court Strikes Michigan Abortion Ban for Third Time; Reproductive Rights Groups Hail the Decision (09/15/2005)
DETROIT - The American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America today hailed a decision by a federal court striking down the third Michigan ban on abortion enacted by the Michigan Legislature in the past decade. The groups learned of the decision late last night.

ACLU Praises Court Decision Striking Arizona Jail Policy Denying Inmates Access to Timely, Safe and Legal Abortions (08/25/2005)
PHEONIX - The American Civil Liberties Union hailed an Arizona court decision issued yesterday afternoon striking down a dangerous and unfair prison policy denying inmates access to timely, safe and legal abortions.

ACLU and National Abortion Federation Hail First Appeals Court Ruling Holding Federal Abortion Ban Unconstitutional (07/08/2005)
ST LOUIS - The National Abortion Federation (NAF) and the American Civil Liberties Union today praised a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirming a lower court's ruling striking down the "Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003." Today's decision was the first of a circuit court to uphold one of three permanent injunctions against the sweeping ban.

ACLU and Planned Parenthood Applaud Court Decision Striking Idaho's Third Attempt at Restricting Teenagers' Access to Abortion (07/01/2005)
BOISE, ID -- The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood Federation of America today applauded a court decision striking Idaho's third attempt at enforcing a dangerous measure restricting teenagers' access to abortion.

ACLU and Planned Parenthood Ask Court to Block Idaho's Third Attempt at Restricting Teenagers' Access to Abortion (06/15/2005)
BOISE, ID -- The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood Federation of America argued in court today that Idaho's third attempt at enforcing a dangerous measure restricting teenagers' access to abortion should be enjoined.

Groups Ask Court to Block Michigan's Abortion Ban (06/14/2005)
DETROIT, MI -- The American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America asked a federal court today to block a broad and dangerous abortion ban Besides not providing an adequate exception to protect women's health, the ban goes farther than any other state or federal law by prohibiting even first-trimester abortions.

ACLU Calls Upon Congress to Protect the Health and Reproductive Rights of Women in the Military (05/25/2005)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today called upon Congress to protect the health and rights of women in the military by supporting an amendment that would lift the ban on privately funded abortion services at military hospitals.

ACLU Confident the U.S. Supreme Court Will Uphold Lower Court Decision Striking New Hampshire Law Restricting Teenagers' Access to Abortion (05/23/2005)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to review a lower court ruling striking down a New Hampshire law restricting teenagers' access to abortion.

Planned Parenthood and ACLU Ask Court to Block Idaho's Third Attempt at Restricting Teenagers' Access to Abortion (04/18/2005)
BOISE, ID -- Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the American Civil Liberties Union today asked a district court in Idaho to block the state's third attempt at enforcing a dangerous measure restricting teenagers' access to abortion.

Planned Parenthood and ACLU Applaud Decision by U.S. Supreme Court Refusing to Review Idaho Law Restricting Teenagers' Access to Abortion (03/28/2005)
WASHINGTON - Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union today applauded a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear an appeal to a lower court ruling striking down an Idaho law restricting teenagers' access to abortion.

ACLU Denounces Teen Endangerment Act; Calls on House to Reject Dangerous and Extreme Measure (03/17/2005)
WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Subcommittee today approved the Teen Endangerment Act, a dangerous measure that would restrict a teenager's ability to obtain an abortion outside of her home state with or without her parents'knowledge. The American Civil Liberties Union warned that the legislation would put vulnerable young women at risk.

Michigan Abortion Ban Put on Hold While Challenge Proceeds (03/14/2005)
DETROIT, MI - The American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America announced today that the state has agreed to block enforcement of the Michigan abortion ban until the court considers the legal challenge against the law later this spring.