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Reproductive Freedom
The ACLU's Reproductive Freedom Project protects everyone's right to make informed decisions free from government interference about whether and when to become a parent. Learn more about our work in reproductive health and take action to protect rights guaranteed to all Americans.
Pregnancy-Related Health Care in Prison
Whether an incarcerated woman decides to continue her pregnancy to term or have an abortion, she has a constitutionally protected right to obtain appropriate medical care. The ACLU works to secure these rights in prisons and jails throughout the country. Read more.
NEWS
> "America's Toughest Sheriff" Agrees To Stop Requiring Court Orders For Abortions But Creates New Obstacle (7/2/2009)
> Federal Court Protects Access to Abortion Care for Women Prisoners in Missouri (1/22/2008)
WEB MEDIA
> BLOG: The Games Sheriff Arpaio Continues To Play With Womens Health (7/2/2009)
> BLOG: Locked up for Being Pregnant and HIV-Positive (6/17/2009)
> BLOG: The ACLU Anti-Shackling Initiative (5/8/2009)
> BLOG: “Don’t Tell and They Won’t Ask”: Reproductive Health Care in Immigration Detention (3/18/09)
> BLOG: Meeting the Health Care Needs of Pregnant Inmates (3/09/09)
RESOURCES
> Abortion Access for Incarcerated Women
> State Standards for Pregnancy-Related Health Care in Prison
> Women Don't Check Their Reproductive Rights at the Jailhouse Door
> Know Your Rights: Pregnancy Related Health Care in Prison or Jail
> Access to Reproductive Health Care in New York State Jails (NYCLU Survey)
ACLU Mourns Dr. George Tiller,
Murdered in an Apparent Act of Anti-Abortion Violence
> Statement By Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union, and Louise Melling, Director, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project
Recall Health Care Denial Rule
President Obama has issued a proposal to rescind Bush's Health Care Denial Rule. The Bush Rule undermines the ability of American women to obtain basic health care, including birth control and information about abortion.
NEWS
> NEWS: Bush Rule Hampers Access To Reproductive Health Services And Should Be Rescinded, Says ACLU (2/27/09)
> NEWS: ACLU, Representing Family Planning Groups, Ask Court to Block Health Care Denial Rule (1/15/2009)
WEB MEDIA
> BLOG: Support President Obama's Rescission of the Health Care Denial Rule (3/24/09)
> PODCAST: Louise Melling Discusses the Proposed Bush Rule
RESOURCES
> LEGAL DOCUMENT: National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, et al. v. Leavitt - Complaint (1/15/2009)
> RESOURCE: ACLU Comments on Health and Human Service's Proposed Rule Change Regarding Provider Conscience Regulation
Support Comprehensive Sex Ed
End Abstinence-Only Funding
Federally funded abstinence-only-until-marriage programs are ineffective, medically inaccurate, and some even use taxpayer dollars to promote religion. The ACLU is calling for an end to federal funding. Ask President Obama to stop funding the abstinence-only-until-marriage experiment and to start funding real sex ed!
Take Action Now!
> NEWS: “Responsible Education About Life Act” Provides Needed Funding For Comprehensive Sex Ed (3/17/2009)
> BLOG: End Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Funding (3/13/09)
FACT SHEETS
> What the Research Shows: Government-Funded Abstinence-Only Programs Don’t Make the Grade
> Helping Teens Make Healthy and Responsible Decisions about Sex
End Misuse of Taxpayer Dollars in Trafficking Victims’ Program
Since 2006, the Department of Health and Human Services has allowed the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to limit, based on its religious beliefs, the services trafficking victims receive with federal funds. The ACLU has asked a court to block this policy and ensure full access to reproductive health services. Read More
> NEWS: ACLU Asks Court To Stop Misuse Of Taxpayer Dollars In Trafficking Victims Program (1/12/2009)
> BLOG: In Celebration of Roe: Meeting the Reproductive Health Needs of the Most Vulnerable (01/22/2009)
> Blog Series: Reproductive Health Care for Trafficking Victims
> LEGAL DOCUMENT: ACLU of Massachusetts v. Michael O. Leavitt, et al. - Complaint (1/12/2009)
IN A RELATED CASE
> NEWS: Bush Administration Blocks Medical Services For Immigrant Teens In U.S. Care (11/17/2008)
> BLOG: Alone, Vulnerable, and Without Access to Vital Reproductive Health Care (11/18/2008)
> LEGAL DOCUMENT: ACLUF v. Department of Health and Human Services, et al. - Complaint for Injunctive Relief (11/17/2008)
ROE v. WADE
The World We Want
On the 36th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we celebrate a moment of great hope for our country and for reproductive rights. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to change the public conversation about abortion. We invite you to join us. Read More
> BLOG: Read our reproductive rights blog postings
> RESOURCE: Reproductive Rights and Federal Policy: 2009
> RESOURCE: Reproductive Rights in the Courts: 2009
> DOCUMENT: Advancing Reproductive Rights and Health in a New Administration
> VIDEO: Learn about the role of abortion as a core civil liberty
> TIMELINE: Important Reproductive Freedom Cases Decided by the Supreme Court
> TAKE ACTION: Become a Reproductive Rights Freedom Fighter
ROE V. WADE ANNIVERSARY STATEMENTS
> 2008: The Equality Factor
> 2007: The World We Want
> 2006: Critical Times
> 2005: A Question of Whose Moral Values
> 2004: Keeping Abortion Safe & Legal
> 2003: A Right Curtailed
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