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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.

Pregnant Prisoner Barred from Obtaining Abortion To Receive New Sentence Tomorrow (07/13/2000)
CLEVELAND, OH -- At a hearing tomorrow morning, Yuriko Kawaguchi, the "pregnant prisoner" who was sentenced to a highly unusual jail term by a judge who openly sought to bar her from obtaining an abortion will receive a new -- and hopefully more fair -- sentence, according to her attorneys at the American Civil Liberties Union.

In Light of Yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court Ruling, Alaska Attorney General Withdraws Appeal in Alaska Civil Liberties Union Case, Lets Stand Lower Court Ruling That So-Called "Partial Birth" Abortion Ban is Unconstitutional (06/29/2000)
ANCHORAGE -- The Alaska Civil Liberties Union today applauded the State's decision to withdraw its pending appeal in the Alaska Supreme Court and let stand a Superior Court ruling that Alaska's statute banning so-called "partial birth" abortions is unconstitutional. Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a similar Nebraska law yesterday, Alaska's Attorney General Bruce Botelho announced that he would withdraw the State's appeal in the AkCLU's case. Botelho told the Fairbanks Daily News Miner, "It is my view that the decision striking down the Nebraska law has direct implications for Alaska's law. Consequently, I am instructing our attorneys to dismiss our appeal."

Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Rights, Saying States May Not Endanger Women's Health (06/28/2000)
WASHINGTON -- In a resounding triumph for abortion rights, the Supreme Court today struck down Nebraska's ban on so-called "partial-birth abortion." Unambiguously reaffirming a woman's constitutional right of reproductive choice, the Court underscored that the state may not regulate abortion in a way that endangers women's health. In addition, the Court recognized that the ban would prohibit an array of safe and common abortion procedures and invalidated the law on this ground as well.

ACLU of Illinois Hails Supreme Court Decision Protecting Women's Health (06/28/2000)
CHICAGO -- Calling it a "triumph for women's health care over politics and ideology," the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today hailed a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States striking down a so-called "partial birth abortion" law from Nebraska.

U.S. Supreme Court protects women's health, strikes down Nebraska law banning abortion procedures ? Similar ACLU challenge pending in Alaska Supreme Court. (06/28/2000)
ANCHORAGE -- In a ruling likely to have ramifications in a pending Alaska court case, the United States Supreme Court today struck down Nebraska's ban on vaguely-defined abortion procedures as unconstitutional. Joining the overwhelming majority of lower courts around the country to have ruled on this issue, the Court denounced the Nebraska ban's sweeping prohibition on safe and common abortion methods as depriving women of their constitutional rights and endangering their health.

Supreme Court Considers Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures (04/25/2000)
WASHINGTON -- In a case that will shape the contours of the constitutional right to abortion for years to come, the Supreme Court today will hear arguments about a law that deprives women of their overriding right to have an abortion by the method that best protects their health.

Vote on So-Called "Partial-Birth Abortion" Just Another Political Game, ACLU Says (04/05/2000)
WASHINGTON -- Despite imminent Supreme Court action on the constitutionality of a ban on so-called "partial-birth abortion," the House today passed similar abortion ban legislation.

ACLU Salutes Abortion Providers on National Day of Appreciation (March 10) (03/07/2000)
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.

ACLU, Planned Parenthood Challenge Michigan Law Criminalizing Abortion and Other Medical Procedures (02/01/2000)
DETROIT, MI -- Seeking to block a second attempt by Michigan lawmakers to interfere with important medical decisions, Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union today filed a legal challenge to a restrictive new law that endangers women's reproductive health.

On Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, ACLU Warns Against Complacency; Reproductive Rights Still Very Much At Risk (01/21/2000)
WASHINGTON -- As the nation prepares to mark tomorrow's 27th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that affirmed women's constitutional right to abortion, the American Civil Liberties Union warned that the right to reproductive freedom is under serious and sustained attack.

ACLU Welcomes Supreme Court Review of Restrictive Abortion Ban (01/14/2000)
NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union welcomes the United States Supreme Court's announcement that it will review a federal court decision striking down as unconstitutional Nebraska's so-called "partial-birth abortion" ban.

ACLU of Illinois Asks Supreme Court to Reject Renegade Ruling on Restrictive Abortion Law (01/10/2000)
CHICAGO, IL -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today asked the Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of a deceptive and dangerous Illinois law banning many methods of abortion.

Supreme Court Puts Hold on Enforcement of "Partial-Birth" Abortion Bans in Illinois and Wisconsin (11/30/1999)
NEW YORK -- Today U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens put on hold enforcement of so-called "partial-birth abortion" bans in Illinois and Wisconsin until the Supreme Court either declines to hear the cases or accepts review and decides the cases on their merits.

ACLU of Illinois Welcomes High Court Action On "Irrational and Punitive" Abortion Law (11/30/1999)
CHICAGO -- We are gratified for our clients -- some of Chicago's and the nation's most eminent obstetricians and gynecologists -- that Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has acted expeditiously this afternoon to ensure the continued protection of all women's health in Illinois.

ACLU Assails Senate Vote on So-Called "Partial-Birth Abortion" As Yet Another Political Game (10/20/1999)
WASHINGTON--Setting the stage for an election-year battle with President Clinton, the Senate today adopted abortion ban legislation despite court rulings that found 18 similar state bans unconstitutional. The American Civil Liberties Union criticized the vote as a callous political game played at the expense of women's health and lives.

ACLU and Planned Parenthood Knock Down Idaho Law (10/15/1999)
BOISE, ID -- In a ruling that ensures women's access to safe abortions in Idaho, a federal judge this week declared the state's "Partial Birth" anti-abortion law unconstitutional.

ACLU and Planned Parenthood Knock Down Idaho Law Aimed at Safest and Most Common Abortion Procedure (10/15/1999)
BOISE, ID -- In a ruling that ensures women's access to safe abortions in Idaho, a federal judge this week declared the state's "Partial Birth" anti-abortion law unconstitutional.

In Legal Challenge to NJ Parental Notification Act, ACLU Defends Rights of Teens (09/13/1999)
HACKENSACK, NJ -- The American Civil Liberties Union today filed suit on behalf of health care providers and their patients throughout the state to prevent New Jersey from enforcing a restrictive new abortion law aimed at minors.

Rhode Island Judge Invalidates State Ban on "Partial-Birth Abortions" (08/30/1999)
PROVIDENCE, RI -- Ruling along with an overwhelming number of courts across the nation, a federal judge in Rhode Island today struck down a so-called partial-birth abortion ban that would have barred women from access to safe and common abortion procedures.