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In a Victory for Poor Women, Alaska High Court Blocks State from Denying Aid for Medically Necessary Abortions (07/27/2001)
ANCHORAGE - In a resounding victory for poor women throughout the state, the Alaska Supreme Court unanimously held today that denying Medicaid coverage for medically necessary abortions while funding prenatal care and childbirth is discriminatory.

ACLU and Planned Parenthood of Idaho Urge Court to Strike Law Denying Poor Women Assistance for Medically Necessary Abortions (06/22/2001)
BOISE, ID - Moving to protect the rights and health of low-income women, the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood of Idaho filed suit today in a district court, asking the court to block a law that would deny Medicaid coverage for medically necessary abortions. 

In Court Today, ACLU to Argue that Colorado's Abortion Act Will Harm Young Women (05/16/2001)

ACLU Condemns House Vote Preserving Global Gag Rule on Family Planning Groups Overseas (05/16/2001)

College May Offer Abortion Pill (04/27/2001)
AMES, IA-- Iowa State University Student Health officials have not ruled out offering the abortion pill at the campus clinic, but they said no decision will be made in the near future, the Iowa State Daily reported. According to the Daily, if students express interest and ISU health administrators recommend offering Mifeprex, the abortion pill approved by the Food and Drug Administration in September, Iowa State could become one of only a handful of universities to offer the controversial drug, said Marc Shulman, chief of staff at the ISU Student Health Center.

Federal Court Strikes Down Michigan Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures (04/26/2001)
DETROIT - For the second time in four years, a federal court struck down a Michigan ban on safe abortion procedures, saying the law endangered women's health, the American Civil Liberties Union announced today.

ACLU Salutes Abortion Providers on National Day of Appreciation (March 10) (03/07/2001)
NEW YORK--The American Civil Liberties Union is proud to stand today in support of abortion providers nationwide who have demonstrated remarkable courage, perseverance, and an unwavering commitment to women.

Federal Appeals Court Finds Rhode Island's Abortion Ban Unconstitutional (02/13/2001)
BOSTON, MA--In one of the last remaining challenges to a state ban on so-called "partial-birth abortion," the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has upheld a lower court's decision striking Rhode Island's ban, the American Civil Liberties Union announced today.

ACLU Applauds Legislative "Gutting" of Anti-Choice Bill (02/07/2001)
LITTLE ROCK, AK - The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas today applauded lawmakers on the state Senate Public Health, Welfare, & Labor Committee, who acted in concert to negate the effects of pending anti-choice legislation.

NYCLU Praises University's Decision to Add Birth Control, Abortion Coverage to Student Health Plan (01/31/2001)
NEW YORK-- The New York Civil Liberties Union today praised New York University's decision to change its student health insurance plan to include reproductive health care coverage for women students.

NYCLU Calls on University to Stop Discriminating Against Women Students in Health Insurance Policy (01/26/2001)
NEW YORK--The New York Civil Liberties Union today called upon New York University to change its student health insurance to provide full reproductive health care for women students.

Web Site to Help Minors Seek Abortion (01/24/2001)
DALLAS, TX-- A group of Texas lawyers and civil-rights advocates has launched an online organization to help underage girls obtain legal permission for abortions, the Associated Press reported.

Bush Sends Ominous Message on Reproductive Rights; Re-Imposes Global Gag Rule on Family Planning Groups Overseas (01/22/2001)
WASHINGTON -- Sending what the American Civil Liberties Union called an ominous message on both reproductive rights and freedom of speech, President George W. Bush today reinstated a government policy that denies these basic liberties to family planning organizations operating overseas. 

ACLU Urges Alaska Supreme Court to Strike Regulation Denying Assistance for Medically Necessary Abortions (11/15/2000)
ANCHORAGE - Moving to protect the rights and health of low-income women, the American Civil Liberties Union argued today in the Alaska Supreme Court that denying Medicaid coverage for medically necessary abortions while funding prenatal care and childbirth is discriminatory and endangers women's health.

ACLU Hails FDA Approval of Safe, Early-Option Abortion Pill (09/28/2000)
NEW YORK--The Food and Drug Administration's approval today of mifepristone, a safe and effective early-option abortion pill, is a victory for American women, the American Civil Liberties Union said today.

Tennessee Supreme Court Strikes Laws Restricting Abortions (09/15/2000)
NASHVILLE, TN -- Declaring a woman's right to abortion fundamental under the state constitution, the Tennessee Supreme Court today struck laws that would have restricted abortions in the state. In a momentous decision, the court, for the first time in its history, considered the issue of abortion under the state constitution and held it to provide greater protection than the Federal Constitution.

Colorado Court Strikes Down Parental Notification for Abortion Act (08/17/2000)
DENVER, CO -- Recognizing the critical need of young women facing a medical crisis to have immediate access to abortion, a U.S. District Court in Colorado today held unconstitutional a law that would have prevented pregnant teens from getting an abortion unless they notified a parent.

NJ Supreme Court Strikes Down Parental Notification for Abortion Act, Protecting Teen Rights and Safety (08/15/2000)
TRENTON, NJ -- Reaffirming the fundamental right of young women to choose to terminate their pregnancies, the New Jersey State Supreme Court, in a 4 to 2 decision, today struck down a law that would have prevented pregnant teens from getting an abortion unless they notified a parent or obtained a court order. The law did not impose a similar requirement on minors seeking other pregnancy-related care.

Appeals Court Finds Kentucky Abortion Ban Unconstitutional (07/31/2000)
LOUISVILLE, KY - Taking its lead from the Supreme Court's ruling last month in Stenberg v. Carhart, a federal appeals court today upheld a lower court's decision striking down Kentucky's ban on so-called "partial-birth abortion."

New Jersey Court Ruling on Abortion Ban Protects Women's Health and Lives, ACLU Says (07/27/2000)
NEWARK, NJ -- The American Civil Liberties Union is encouraged by a decision of the court of appeals striking down a deceptively vague and dangerous law that would have put women's health at risk and banned all of the safest, most commonly used methods of abortion throughout pregnancy.