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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.

ACLU and National Abortion Federation Vow to Defend Federal Abortion Ban Victory As DOJ Pursues Appeal (01/15/2005)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union and the National Abortion Federation (NAF) vowed to defend a district court ruling striking the federal abortion ban in response to briefs filed in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals by the Justice Department late yesterday.

Broad Coalition of Advocates Implores U.S. Department of Justice to Add Pregnancy Prevention to National Protocol for Treating Rape Survivors (01/06/2005)
WASHINGTON -- A broad coalition of sexual assault groups, medical professionals, religious leaders, and advocates for women's health and rights sent a letter today to the U.S. Department of Justice urging it to amend the first-ever national protocol for treating sexual assault survivors to include information about preventing pregnancy.

ACLU Applauds California for Acting to Protect State Laws Aimed at Safeguarding Women's Health (12/08/2004)
SAN FRANCISCO - The American Civil Liberties Union today praised California Attorney General Bill Lockyer for vowing to take action against a federal provision, signed into law today by President Bush, that would take away the state's ability to enforce its laws protecting women's reproductive health and rights, including laws that ensure that women can obtain lifesaving emergency abortions.

ACLU Calls On Lawmakers to Stop Spending Taxpayer Dollars on Dangerous Abstinence-Only Sex Education (12/01/2004)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today hailed the release of a comprehensive review of curriculums used in federally funded abstinence-only sex education programs, saying that it shows the government should not spend taxpayer dollars on programs that withhold vital life-saving information and mislead teenagers.

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down New Hampshire Law Restricting Teens' Access to Abortion (11/24/2004)
Boston, MA - The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood applauded a federal appeals court decision today striking down a New Hampshire law restricting teenagers' access to abortion because it failed to protect young women's health.

ACLU Condemns Passage of Measure That Allows Religiously Affiliated Health Care Institutions to Jeopardize Women's Health (11/20/2004)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today condemned the passage of a provision that would allow insurance companies, HMOs, and other health care institutions to refuse to provide abortion services or even give information about those services. The provision was tacked onto an omnibus spending bill and was passed without a vote of either the full Senate or the full House.

ACLU Asks Louisiana to Remove Religious Content from Abstinence-Only Website, Citing Numerous Violations of 2002 Agreement (11/17/2004)
NEW ORLEANS - The American Civil Liberties Union today asked Louisiana to remove all religious content from a state-sponsored abstinence-only sex education website, saying the material violates a 2002 legal settlement and court order prohibiting the use of taxpayer dollars to fund religious activities in the Governor's Program on Abstinence. The ACLU promised further legal action if the offending material is not taken down within 30 days.

Reproductive Health Advocates Call on the Next Administration to Protect Women's Health and Lives (11/03/2004)
NEW YORK -- As this contentious election drags on, a group of reproductive health and rights organizations take this opportunity to remind the American public of the importance of an administration that acts to protect women's health and lives.