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Medical Providers and Reproductive Rights Groups Applaud Court Decision Overturning New Hampshire Parental Notification for Abortion Law (12/29/2003)
CONCORD, NH -The United States Federal District Court in Concord today declared New Hampshire's recently enacted parental notification law unconstitutional, ruling in favor of a group of New Hampshire medical providers who claimed that the law violated a young woman's fundamental right to an abortion in order to protect her health, in a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA).

ACLU and Georgia Health Clinics Dismayed that Medicaid Still Not Covering Abortions Poor Women Need to Protect Their Health (12/22/2003)
ATLANTA - A Georgia state court today denied an emergency request made by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of several local clinics to require Medicaid to cover abortions a doctor determines a poor woman needs to protect her health.

ACLU Decries Court Decision Upholding Ohio Abortion Procedures Ban, Says Law Significantly Different from Federal Ban (12/17/2003)
CINCINNATI -The American Civil Liberties Union is troubled by today's decision by a federal appeals court upholding Ohio's ban on so-called ""partial-birth abortion."" Though the law differs significantly from the federal ban, the law still endangers women's health, taking critical medical decisions out of the hands of doctors.

ACLU and Georgia Health Clinics Urge Court To Require Medicaid to Cover Abortions Poor Women Need to Protect Their Health (12/16/2003)
ATLANTA -- Moving to protect the health of low-income women across Georgia, the American Civil Liberties Union argued in state court today on behalf of several clinics that denying Medicaid coverage for medically necessary abortions threatens women's health and violates their rights.

ACLU and Georgia Health Clinics Ask State to Protect Poor Women's Health by Covering Medically Necessary Abortions (12/02/2003)
ATLANTA -- Moving to protect the health of low-income women across Georgia, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit today on behalf of several clinics in the state, arguing that the denial of Medicaid coverage for medically necessary abortions threatens women's health and violates their rights.

New Hampshire's Parental Notification Abortion Law Challenged in Court (11/17/2003)
CONCORD, NH - A group of New Hampshire medical providers represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and others today filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to enjoin enforcement of the state's recently enacted parental notification statute before it takes effect on December 31, 2003.

ACLU and Planned Parenthood Ask Tennessee Court to Block Anti-Abortion License Plate (11/06/2003)
NASHVILLE - The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed a lawsuit today to stop Tennessee officials from sponsoring an anti-abortion-rights specialty license plate, saying the program discriminates against opposing viewpoints.

Acting to Protect Women's Health and Rights, Court Blocks Federal Abortion Ban (11/06/2003)
NEW YORK - Recognizing that the first-ever federal ban on safe abortion procedures is a sweeping and dangerous measure, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York blocked its enforcement today.

ACLU Stands With Others to Protect Women's Rights Even As President Signs So-Called Partial Birth Abortion Ban (11/05/2003)
Remarks by Gregory T. Nojeim, Associate Director, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

National Abortion Federation and ACLU Ask Court To Block Federal Abortion Ban Before It Can Harm Women and Doctors (11/05/2003)
NEW YORK - The National Abortion Federation, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, asked a federal court today to stop the first-ever federal ban on safe abortion procedures from taking effect. The law is scheduled to take effect at 12:01 am on November 6th.

As President Set to Sign First-Ever Federal Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures; ACLU Takes Fight to Courts to Protect Women and Doctors (11/05/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union decried President Bush's willingness to sign today the so-called "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003," calling the bill a deceptive and dangerous measure that sacrifices women's health and rights for political gain. The ACLU has already filed a lawsuit to protect women and their doctors. A hearing will be held in federal court on that lawsuit minutes after the signing ceremony.

First-Ever Federal Abortion Ban Challenged in Court Today (10/31/2003)
WASHINGTON -- Acting to protect women's health, the National Abortion Federation, Dr. LeRoy Carhart, and several other physicians joined legal challenges today seeking to block a dangerous and deceptive ban on safe abortion procedures.

Senate Passes First-Ever Federal Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures; ACLU Promises Lawsuit to Protect Women and Doctors (10/21/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union decried the Senate's final passage today of the so-called "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003," calling the bill a deceptive and dangerous measure that sacrifices women's health and rights for political gain. The ACLU said it plans an immediate legal challenge to the ban to protect women and their doctors.

House Passes First-Ever Federal Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures; ACLU Promises Lawsuit to Protect Women and Doctors (10/02/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union decried the House's final passage today of the so-called "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003," a dangerous and deceptive measure that sacrifices women's health in pursuit of an extreme anti-choice agenda. The ACLU said it plans an immediate legal challenge to the ban to protect women and doctors.

Congress Fails to Fix Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures; ACLU Promises Lawsuit to Protect Women and Doctors (09/30/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union denounced as dangerous and unconstitutional the misleadingly named "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003" that emerged from the congressional conference committee this evening. The ACLU said it plans an immediate legal challenge to the ban to protect women and doctors.

Federal Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures Deceptive and Dangerous; ACLU Promises Lawsuit to Protect Women and Doctors (09/17/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today warned that the misleadingly named "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003," which moved one step closer to becoming law today, callously disregards women's health in pursuit of an extreme anti-choice agenda. The ACLU said it plans an immediate legal challenge to the ban to protect women and doctors.

ACLU Decries Federal Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures; Promises Lawsuit to Protect Women and Doctors (09/16/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today warned that the misleadingly named "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003," which moved closer to passage with a debate today in the Senate, callously disregards women's health in pursuit of an extreme anti-choice agenda. The ACLU said will challenge the ban in court to protect women and doctors.

Planned Parenthood and ACLU Urge Appeals Court to Strike Down Idaho's Extreme Parental Consent Law (09/12/2003)
SEATTLE -Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union today urged a federal appeals court to strike down Idaho's parental consent law, calling it one of the most dangerous and extreme laws of its kind in the nation.

In A Victory for Privacy Rights, Florida Supreme Court Strikes Down Parental Notification Law (07/10/2003)
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Saying Florida's parental notification law violates a woman's right to privacy, the Florida Supreme Court today struck down a law requiring physicians to notify a parent or legal guardian before performing an abortion on a young woman.

ACLU Denounces House Passage of Safe Abortion Procedures Ban; Says Lawsuit Planned To Protect Women and Doctors (06/05/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today denounced House passage of the misleadingly named "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003," a measure that callously disregards women's health in pursuit of an extreme anti-choice agenda. The ACLU said it will immediately challenge the ban in court to protect women and doctors.