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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.


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Reproductive Rights in Prison
Courts have made it clear that being incarcerated doesn’t mean a woman gives up her right to have an abortion any more than it means that she gives up her right to bear a child. Yet women in prison are continually denied access to basic reproductive health care. Read more below about what the ACLU is doing to protect reproductive rights in prison.
NEWS
> AZ Court Decision Allows Prisoners to Obtain Abortions (1/23/2007)
> MO Decision Allows Prisoners to Access Abortion (7/18/2006)
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> Women Don’t Check Their Reproductive Rights at the Jailhouse Door NEW!
> Know Your Rights: Pregnancy-Related Health Care in Prison or Jail

Low-Income Women and Abortion
Thirty years ago, Congress passed the Hyde Amendment, excluding abortion from the comprehensive health services provided to low-income women on Medicaid. Under Hyde, a poor woman can rely on Medicaid to absorb health care costs associated with carrying a pregnancy to term; however, if she decides to end a pregnancy, with a few rare exceptions, coverage is denied. Read more >>
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> Public Funding for Abortion
> The ACLU & Securing Public Funding for Abortion
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> GA Medicaid Still Won't Cover Medically Necessary Abortions (12/22/2003)

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