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Tennessee Organizations Call On Fowler To Stop Misleading The Public On SJR127 (04/29/2008)
Five Tennessee organizations joined forces today to declare that state legislators should look beyond the election year rhetoric of the promoters of SJR127, including former State Senator-turned-lobbyist David Fowler. "Just say NO is our message," according to Judy Poulson, President of the League of Women Voters of Tennessee.

High Court Refuses to Review Arizona Prison’s Abortion Policy (03/24/2008)
Washington, DC - The United States Supreme Court announced today that it would not review a lower court decision preventing prison officials in Maricopa County, Arizona, from interfering with women prisoners’ access to timely, safe, and legal abortion care.

ACLU Online Video Examines Roe v. Wade's Importance for Civil Liberties, 35 Years Later (01/22/2008)
NEW YORK - On today's 35^th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark abortion rights decision, the American Civil Liberties Union announced the release of an online video examining the role of reproductive freedom in ensuring the full-range of civil liberties.

Federal Court Protects Access to Abortion Care for Women Prisoners in Missouri (01/22/2008)
ST. LOUIS, MO – In a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, a federal appeals court in Missouri today upheld a ruling allowing women prisoners in Missouri to obtain timely, safe, and legal abortion care. Today’s announcement comes on the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Review Legal Questions Raised in a Challenge to Michigan's Abortion Ban (01/07/2008)
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to review legal questions raised in a challenge to Michigan’s third attempt at a dangerous and extreme ban on abortion. The American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Reproductive Rights, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America said they were pleased that a lower court decision striking down the ban would stand.

ACLU Applauds Arizona Supreme Court's Refusal to Review Prison Abortion Policy (09/26/2007)
PHOENIX - The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded the Arizona Supreme Court's refusal to review a lower court decision allowing prisoners to access timely, safe, and legal abortions. The court's action, announced late yesterday, ensures that women prisoners in Arizona will be able to obtain the medical care they need.

Arizona Supreme Court Refuses to Review Prison's Abortion Policy (09/26/2007)
PHOENIX - The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded the Arizona Supreme Court's refusal to review a lower court decision allowing prisoners to access timely, safe, and legal abortions. The court's action, announced late yesterday, ensures that women prisoners in Arizona will be able to obtain the medical care they need.

ACLU Asks Court to Protect Access to Abortion Care for Women Prisoners in Missouri (09/24/2007)
ST. LOUIS, MO - The American Civil Liberties Union today asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to uphold a ruling allowing women prisoners in Missouri to obtain timely, safe, and legal abortion care.

ACLU Applauds Decision by New Jersey Supreme Court Protecting Reproductive Freedom and Free Speech (09/12/2007)
TRENTON, NJ - The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded a decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court dismissing a medical malpractice lawsuit that could have improperly forced physicians to give a non-medical, value-laden speech to their patients before performing an abortion. The ACLU called the decision a victory for reproductive rights and free speech in New Jersey.

ACLU Applauds Governor Lynch's Signing of Bill Repealing New Hampshire Abortion Restriction (07/12/2007)
CONCORD, NH - The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded a decision by Governor Lynch to sign a bill into law repealing a teen abortion restriction. The repeal stands as the final chapter in a battle that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Reproductive Rights Groups Hail Decision Striking Down Michigan’s Third Attempt at a Dangerous and Extreme Ban on Abortion (06/04/2007)
CINCINNATI - The American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Reproductive Rights, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America today hailed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit striking down Michigan’s third attempt at a dangerous and extreme ban on abortion. The ban would prohibit nearly all abortions and fails to provide an adequate exception to protect women’s health.

NYCLU Joins Senate Democrats in Backing Proposed Legislation Protecting Reproductive Health and Privacy (05/08/2007)
NEW YORK - The New York Civil Liberties Union today joined Senate Minority Leader Malcolm Smith and the Senate Democrats in supporting the Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act, which would update New York law to protect reproductive rights for all New Yorkers.

NYCLU Celebrates Proposed Legislation Protecting Reproductive Health and Privacy for New York Women (04/26/2007)
NEW YORK - The New York Civil Liberties Union today applauded Governor Eliot Spitzer's pledge to introduce legislation that would update New York's reproductive rights law to protect reproductive rights for all New Yorkers.

ACLU Applauds Introduction of the Freedom of Choice Act (04/19/2007)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today expressed its strong support for the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) introduced by Senator Barbara Boxer (D - CA) and Representative Jerrold Nadler (D - NY). This legislation would preserve women’s health and reproductive rights by protecting their right to privacy and ability to make their own reproductive choices.

ACLU and National Abortion Federation Criticize Decision by U.S. Supreme Court Upholding Federal Abortion Ban (04/18/2007)
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union and the National Abortion Federation (NAF) today sharply criticized a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding a federal law banning certain abortions. It is the first abortion decision from the Supreme Court since Justice Sandra Day O’Connor retired. Both organizations said that the Court’s decision will endanger women’s health.

ACLU Criticizes Mississippi Governor for Signing Dangerous Abortion Ban into Law (03/22/2007)
JACKSON, MS - The American Civil Liberties Union today criticized the Governor of Mississippi for signing into law a dangerous and extreme abortion ban that will prohibit abortions in that state if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the right to access abortion.

ACLU Calls on New Jersey Supreme Court to Protect Reproductive Freedom and Free Speech (02/20/2007)
TRENTON, NJ - The American Civil Liberties Union today called on the New Jersey Supreme Court to protect women’s reproductive rights and physicians’ free speech rights. The ACLU urged the court to overturn a lower court medical malpractice decision that would have the effect of improperly forcing physicians to give a non-medical, value-laden speech to their patients before performing an abortion.

ACLU Condemns Vote in South Dakota House of Representatives Approving Legislation Aimed at Banning Abortions in That State (02/15/2007)
PIERRE, SD -- The American Civil Liberties Union today condemned a vote in the South Dakota House of Representatives approving legislation aimed at banning almost all abortions in that state. The legislation comes on the heels of a statewide election last November that repealed a similar ban at the polls.

Federal Judge Blocks Effort to Revive Dormant Illinois Law Restricting Teenagers' Access to Abortion (02/06/2007)
CHICAGO, IL - U.S. District Court Judge David Coar today rebuffed an effort by the Illinois Attorney General's office to lift a 1996 injunction barring enforcement of the Illinois Parental Notice Act, which restricts teenagers' access to abortion. The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois welcomed the ruling.

ACLU Applauds Arizona Court Decision Allowing Women in Prison to Obtain Abortion Care (01/23/2007)
PHOENIX - The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded a decision by an Arizona court of appeals allowing women prisoners to obtain timely, safe, and legal abortions.