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ACLU and Planned Parenthood Ask Court to Block Idaho's Third Attempt at Restricting Teenagers' Access to Abortion (06/15/2005)
BOISE, ID -- The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood Federation of America argued in court today that Idaho's third attempt at enforcing a dangerous measure restricting teenagers' access to abortion should be enjoined.

Groups Ask Court to Block Michigan's Abortion Ban (06/14/2005)
DETROIT, MI -- The American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America asked a federal court today to block a broad and dangerous abortion ban Besides not providing an adequate exception to protect women's health, the ban goes farther than any other state or federal law by prohibiting even first-trimester abortions.

ACLU Calls Upon Congress to Protect the Health and Reproductive Rights of Women in the Military (05/25/2005)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today called upon Congress to protect the health and rights of women in the military by supporting an amendment that would lift the ban on privately funded abortion services at military hospitals.

ACLU Confident the U.S. Supreme Court Will Uphold Lower Court Decision Striking New Hampshire Law Restricting Teenagers' Access to Abortion (05/23/2005)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to review a lower court ruling striking down a New Hampshire law restricting teenagers' access to abortion.

In Light of ACLU Lawsuit Charging the Federal Government with Funding Religious Activities, the Silver Ring Thing Removes Religious Content from Website (05/19/2005)
NEW YORK -- In response to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and Jenner & Block LLP against the federal government for funding religious activities in an abstinence-only program, the Silver Ring Thing today substantially altered and removed religious content from its website.

ACLU Challenges Misuse of Taxpayer Dollars to Fund Religion in Nationwide Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Program (05/16/2005)
BOSTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union and Jenner & Block LLP today filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government's misuse of taxpayer dollars to fund religious activities in the ""Silver Ring Thing,"" a nationwide ministry program that uses abstinence-only sex education as a means to bring ""unchurched"" students to Jesus Christ.

Only One Quarter of Hospital Emergency Rooms in Tennessee Always Provide Emergency Contraception to Sexual Assault Patients, ACLU Survey Finds (05/04/2005)
NASHVILLE -- Only one quarter of surveyed Tennessee hospital emergency rooms always provide emergency contraception to sexual assault patients, according to a new survey released today by the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee.

Iowa Civil Liberties Union Defends Right of Students to Wear Anti-Abortion T-Shirts (04/29/2005)
DES MOINES -- The Iowa Civil Liberties Union today blasted school officials for threatening to punish two teenage girls who wore anti-abortion T-shirts to school. The group also offered to assist the students in their quest to continue wearing the shirts at school.

ACLU Awarded 2005 Christopher Tietze Humanitarian Award for Its Work on Challenge to the Federal Abortion Ban (04/20/2005)
NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr today each received the 2005 Christopher Tietze Humanitarian Award at the annual meeting of the National Abortion Federation (NAF). NAF awarded the ACLU with this distinction for its representation of NAF and its members in its challenge to the Federal Abortion Ban (National Abortion Federation v. Gonzales).

Planned Parenthood and ACLU Ask Court to Block Idaho's Third Attempt at Restricting Teenagers' Access to Abortion (04/18/2005)
BOISE, ID -- Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the American Civil Liberties Union today asked a district court in Idaho to block the state's third attempt at enforcing a dangerous measure restricting teenagers' access to abortion.