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ACLU Denounces Expected House Passage of Safe Abortion Procedures Ban; Says Lawsuit Planned To Protect Women and Doctors (06/04/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union denounced tonight's expected 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, and said it will immediately challenge the ban in court to protect women and doctors.

ACLU and ACOG Act to Protect Women's Health in Ohio (04/29/2003)
CINCINNATI -The American Civil Liberties Union and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) urged a federal appeals court to strike down Ohio's ban on so-called ""partial-birth abortion"" in an effort to safeguard women's health across the state.

ACLU Calls Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures Dangerous Political Power Play, Promises to Sue (03/26/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union denounced the so-called ""partial-birth abortion"" ban that was adopted today by the House Judiciary Committee, calling it an egregious and impermissible restriction on reproductive freedom. If enacted, the bill will be the first federal law criminalizing abortion procedures.

House Takes Up Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures; ACLU Calls Bill Dangerous Political Power Play, Promises to Sue (03/25/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today said the so-called ""partial-birth abortion"" ban, set for consideration this morning before a House subcommittee, is nothing more than a political power play by anti-choice lawmakers who are unabashed about endangering women's health in the pursuit of their extreme agenda

Senate Passes Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures; ACLU Says Supporters Misrepresented Bill's Real Danger to Women's Health (03/13/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today decried Senate passage of the latest so-called ""Partial-Birth Abortion"" ban, saying the bill's proponents have misrepresented the bill's true danger to women's health and reproductive freedom.

Senate Debates Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures; ACLU Says Supporters Misrepresent Bill's Real Danger to Women's Health (03/11/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today decried the latest so-called ""partial-birth abortion"" ban currently being debated on the Senate floor, saying the bill's proponents have misrepresented the bill's true danger to women's health and reproductive freedom.

ACLU Salutes Abortion Providers on National Day of Appreciation (03/10/2003)
NEW YORK--The American Civil Liberties Union is proud to stand today in support of abortion providers nationwide who have shown remarkable courage, perseverance, and commitment to women.

On 30th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, ACLU Says Laws Already Put Abortion Out of Reach for Many Women (01/21/2003)
NEW YORK - As the nation marks 30 years since the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision establishing a woman's right to reproductive freedom, safe and legal abortions are increasingly out of reach for many women, the American Civil Liberties Union said today.

Anti-Choice Bill Would Impede Access to Critical Health Care; ACLU Says Ideologues Again Pushing Agenda At Women's Expense (09/24/2002)
WASHINGTON - With access to reproductive health care nationwide increasingly jeopardized by the imposition of religious beliefs, the American Civil Liberties Union today urged the House of Representatives to protect both religious freedom and abortion rights by defeating a misleadingly named anti-abortion bill.

ACLU Deplores Latest Political Power Play At Expense of Women's Health (07/25/2002)
WASHINGTON - In its latest unconstitutional attack on women's health, the House of Representatives today passed yet another so-called partial-birth abortion ban. The American Civil Libertides Union called the passage of the deeply flawed legislation deplorable, saying it is overbroad, fails to include a health exception and will inevitably be struck down as unconstitutional. 

Congress Continues to Play Politics With Women's Health; ACLU Urges Defeat of Latest Anti-Choice Bill (07/17/2002)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today urged the defeat of yet another initiative to ban so-called "partial birth abortion," saying that the bill will inevitably be repudiated by the Supreme Court as it is overbroad and contains no exception to protect the health of the mother. The Supreme Court invalidated a similar ban just two years ago.

ACLU Urges Congress to Reject Broad Imposition of Religion in Health Care (07/11/2002)
WASHINGTON - Citing recent opinion polls that suggest strong opposition in America to the imposition of religion in the provision of health care, the American Civil Liberties Union today urged Congress to reject broad ""refusal clauses"" that allow taxpayer funded medical facilities to endanger women's health because of religious beliefs.

First Reproductive Freedom Victory in 107th Congress, Senate Votes to Give Choice Back to Women in Uniform (06/21/2002)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today called the first pro-choice victory in the 107th Congress a major step forward in guaranteeing full and comprehensive health care to women in the military. 

Settlement of ACLU of Ohio "Pregnant Prisoner" Case Brings New Protections for Women in Jail (06/04/2002)
CLEVELAND--Inmates seeking abortions will be provided more timely care under a settlement of a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio that accused a judge of jailing a woman to prevent her from having an abortion, the ACLU announced today. 

ACLU Urges Defeat of Teen Endangerment Act; Says Anti-Abortion Measure Puts Vulnerable Lives at Serious Risk (04/17/2002)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today urged the defeat of a controversial piece of legislation, dubbed the "Teen Endangerment Act," that would put the lives of vulnerable young women at risk and that threatens to turn caring adults into criminals. 

ACLU Applauds Decision Striking Down Colorado's Parental Notification for Abortion Act (04/17/2002)
DENVER - Appreciating that young pregnant women facing a medical crisis must have immediate access to abortion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit today held unconstitutional Colorado's law requiring parental notice for teens seeking abortions. 

ACLU Urges Defeat of Teen Endangerment Act; Says Anti-Abortion Measure Puts Vulnerable Lives at Serious Risk (03/20/2002)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today urged the defeat of a controversial piece of legislation, dubbed the ""Teen Endangerment Act,"" that would put the lives of vulnerable young women at risk and that threatens to turn caring adults into criminals.

ACLU Urges Defeat of Teen Endangerment Act; Says Anti-Abortion Measure Puts Vulnerable Lives at Serious Risk (02/07/2002)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today urged the defeat of a controversial piece of legislation, dubbed the "Teen Endangerment Act," that would put the lives of vulnerable young women at risk and threatens to turn caring adults into criminals. 

Specious Lawsuit Attacking National Public Education Campaign About RU-486 Dismissed in Illinois (01/10/2002)
CHICAGO--The American Civil Liberties Union today hailed the dismissal of a specious legal claim brought by three local anti-abortion activists in Chicago challenging the accuracy of the National Abortion Federation's (NAF) public education campaign regarding mifepristone (widely known as RU-486).

ACLU Opposes "Teen Endangerment Act," Says Adults Helping Frightened Teens Should Not Be Outlaws (09/06/2001)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today said it strongly opposed the so-called Child Custody Protection Act, saying the bill threatens to turn family members and others who help a teenager deal with the consequences of an unwanted pregnancy into criminals.