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Acting to Protect Women's Health and Rights, Court Blocks Federal Abortion Ban (11/06/2003)
NEW YORK - Recognizing that the first-ever federal ban on safe abortion procedures is a sweeping and dangerous measure, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York blocked its enforcement today.

As President Set to Sign First-Ever Federal Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures; ACLU Takes Fight to Courts to Protect Women and Doctors (11/05/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union decried President Bush's willingness to sign today the so-called "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003," calling the bill a deceptive and dangerous measure that sacrifices women's health and rights for political gain. The ACLU has already filed a lawsuit to protect women and their doctors. A hearing will be held in federal court on that lawsuit minutes after the signing ceremony.

ACLU Stands With Others to Protect Women's Rights Even As President Signs So-Called Partial Birth Abortion Ban (11/05/2003)
Remarks by Gregory T. Nojeim, Associate Director, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

National Abortion Federation and ACLU Ask Court To Block Federal Abortion Ban Before It Can Harm Women and Doctors (11/05/2003)
NEW YORK - The National Abortion Federation, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, asked a federal court today to stop the first-ever federal ban on safe abortion procedures from taking effect. The law is scheduled to take effect at 12:01 am on November 6th.

First-Ever Federal Abortion Ban Challenged in Court Today (10/31/2003)
WASHINGTON -- Acting to protect women's health, the National Abortion Federation, Dr. LeRoy Carhart, and several other physicians joined legal challenges today seeking to block a dangerous and deceptive ban on safe abortion procedures.

Senate Passes First-Ever Federal Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures; ACLU Promises Lawsuit to Protect Women and Doctors (10/21/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union decried the Senate's final passage today of the so-called "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003," calling the bill a deceptive and dangerous measure that sacrifices women's health and rights for political gain. The ACLU said it plans an immediate legal challenge to the ban to protect women and their doctors.

House Passes First-Ever Federal Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures; ACLU Promises Lawsuit to Protect Women and Doctors (10/02/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union decried the House's final passage today of the so-called "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003," a dangerous and deceptive measure that sacrifices women's health in pursuit of an extreme anti-choice agenda. The ACLU said it plans an immediate legal challenge to the ban to protect women and doctors.

Congress Fails to Fix Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures; ACLU Promises Lawsuit to Protect Women and Doctors (09/30/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union denounced as dangerous and unconstitutional the misleadingly named "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003" that emerged from the congressional conference committee this evening. The ACLU said it plans an immediate legal challenge to the ban to protect women and doctors.

Federal Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures Deceptive and Dangerous; ACLU Promises Lawsuit to Protect Women and Doctors (09/17/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today warned that the misleadingly named "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003," which moved one step closer to becoming law today, callously disregards women's health in pursuit of an extreme anti-choice agenda. The ACLU said it plans an immediate legal challenge to the ban to protect women and doctors.

ACLU Decries Federal Ban on Safe Abortion Procedures; Promises Lawsuit to Protect Women and Doctors (09/16/2003)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today warned that the misleadingly named "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003," which moved closer to passage with a debate today in the Senate, callously disregards women's health in pursuit of an extreme anti-choice agenda. The ACLU said will challenge the ban in court to protect women and doctors.

Planned Parenthood and ACLU Urge Appeals Court to Strike Down Idaho's Extreme Parental Consent Law (09/12/2003)
SEATTLE -Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union today urged a federal appeals court to strike down Idaho's parental consent law, calling it one of the most dangerous and extreme laws of its kind in the nation.