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Planned Parenthood and ACLU Applaud Decision by U.S. Supreme Court Refusing to Review Idaho Law Restricting Teenagers' Access to Abortion (03/28/2005)
WASHINGTON - Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union today applauded a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear an appeal to a lower court ruling striking down an Idaho law restricting teenagers' access to abortion.

ACLU Asks Court to Stop Louisiana Governor's Program on Abstinence From Continuing to Preach with Taxpayer Dollars (03/24/2005)
NEW ORLEANS - In a court hearing today, the American Civil Liberties Union asked a U.S. District Court in Louisiana to find the Governor's Program on Abstinence in contempt of a 2002 order requiring it to keep religion out of the taxpayer-funded sex education program.

ACLU Denounces Teen Endangerment Act; Calls on House to Reject Dangerous and Extreme Measure (03/17/2005)
WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Subcommittee today approved the Teen Endangerment Act, a dangerous measure that would restrict a teenager's ability to obtain an abortion outside of her home state with or without her parents'knowledge. The American Civil Liberties Union warned that the legislation would put vulnerable young women at risk.

ACLU Hails Introduction of Budget Amendment That Would Increase Funding for Pregnancy Prevention (03/16/2005)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union hailed a budget amendment introduced today in the Senate that would increase funding to public health programs aimed at preventing unintended pregnancies.

Michigan Abortion Ban Put on Hold While Challenge Proceeds (03/14/2005)
DETROIT, MI - The American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America announced today that the state has agreed to block enforcement of the Michigan abortion ban until the court considers the legal challenge against the law later this spring.

ACLU and Northwest Women's Law Center Back Washington Woman's Right To Divorce (03/10/2005)
SPOKANE, WA--The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, the ACLU Women's Rights Project, and the Northwest Women's Law Center today filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the right of a Spokane woman to obtain a divorce from her abusive husband who was convicted of assaulting her. The woman was denied a petition for divorce by Spokane County because she is pregnant.

As House Convenes Hearings, ACLU Says Teen Endangerment Act Puts Vulnerable Lives at Risk, Undercuts Private Family Decisions (03/03/2005)
WASHINGTON - As the House of Representatives held hearings today on a dangerous measure restricting a teenager's ability to obtain an abortion outside of her home state, the American Civil Liberties Union warned that the legislation would put vulnerable young women at risk.

Women's Health Care Providers Challenge MI Law Banning Virtually All Abortions (03/01/2005)
DETROIT, MI-The American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America asked a federal court today to strike down a broad abortion ban that would outlaw virtually all abortions in the state and interfere with a doctor's ability to provide other critical health care services.

ACLU Applauds Federal Legislation Supporting Responsible Sexuality Education (02/10/2005)
WASHINGTON - Saying it would provide states with funding to teach sexuality education that includes information on both abstinence and contraception, the American Civil Liberties Union today hailed the introduction of the Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ).

ACLU Asks Court to Hold Louisiana's Abstinence-Only Program in Contempt, Citing Numerous Violations of 2002 Order (01/20/2005)
NEW ORLEANS - The American Civil Liberties Union today asked a U.S. District Court in Louisiana to find the Governor's Program on Abstinence in contempt of a 2002 order requiring it to keep religion out of the taxpayer-funded sex education program.