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Florida Organizations Release First-Ever Legal Guide for Pregnant Teens (06/30/2009)
MIAMI – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida announces the release of The Legal Guide for Pregnant Teens in Florida, an all-inclusive resource for teens about their legal rights as pregnant and parenting minors. The guide is the result of collaborative work by several organizations and individuals, and is designed to address many of the issues faced by pregnant teens in Florida.

ACLU Calls Again for Withdrawal of Regulations Jeopardizing Women’s Health (09/26/2008)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union and all its state affiliates, including Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico, submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services asking the administration to rescind regulations that could seriously undermine access to reproductive health services, including birth control and abortion.

ACLU Asks Bush Administration to Withdraw Regulations Jeopardizing Women’s Health (09/24/2008)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union will submit comments tomorrow to the Department of Health and Human Services asking the administration to stop regulations that could seriously undermine access to reproductive health services, including birth control and abortion.

NYCLU and Fossil, Inc. Settle Discrimination Claim Brought by Breastfeeding Woman (07/03/2007)
NEW YORK - The New York Civil Liberties Union today announced the settlement of a discrimination claim against Fossil, Inc., arising from an incident in which a woman was harassed for attempting to breastfeed her infant son while on a buying trip in the company's Manhattan showroom. New York's civil rights law provides that a mother has a right to breastfeed her baby "in any location, public or private, where the mother is otherwise authorized to be."

Toys “R” Us Violates Law by Barring Breastfeeding in Store, NYCLU Warns (09/14/2006)
NEW YORK -- The New York Civil Liberties Union today warned the Toys “R” Us company that it violated civil rights law by telling a mother that she could not breastfeed her infant in a store.

New Mexico v. Martinez (03/09/2007)

New Mexico v. Martinez (03/09/2007)

ACLU Brief in Department of Human Resources, et al v. Hibbs (05/27/2003)

Thibodeau v. Design Group One Architects (02/11/2002)

Thibodeau v. Design Group One Architects (02/11/2002)

ACLU Comments on Health and Human Service's Proposed Rule Change Regarding Provider Conscience Regulation (09/25/2008)

ACLU Coalition Letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt (07/22/2008)
The undersigned medical, public health, religious, advocacy, and research groups committed to women's health strongly oppose the Department of Health and Human Services’ draft regulations that could significantly limit women’s access to basic reproductive health services, including some of the most common forms of birth control. If implemented, these regulations may preempt state laws that protect women’s access to health care and undermine the nation’s fragile network of safety net providers that serve low income women. We strongly urge the Department to immediately abandon its effort to bring about these ill-conceived and harmful policy changes.

Coalition Sign-On Letter to the House Requesting Funding Priority for Title X National Family Planning Public Health Program in FY 2005 (03/17/2004)

Coalition Sign-On Letter to Secretary Tommy Thompson of the Department of Health and Human Services Expressing Dismay at the Women's Health 2004 Daybook's Failure to Provide Information on Pregnancy Prevention and Contraceptive Services (01/09/2004)

Letter to the House Urging Support for the Sanchez Amendment to the FY 2003 Defense Authorization Bill (05/08/2002)

ACLU Victory in Lochren v. Suffolk County (06/05/2006)
Lochren v. Suffolk County is a legal case that six female police officers have brought against their employer, the Suffolk County Police Department, to challenge department policies that discriminate against women officers by denying them limited duty during their pregnancies. While the case represents only six women, it confronts issues that women in non-traditional employment face across the country.

ACLU Letter to VMI (07/03/2001)

In the Child's Best Interests: Defending Fair and Sensible Adoption Policies (04/30/1998)

"Safe Surrender" or "Infant Abandonment" Legislation (01/22/2003)

Overview of Lesbian and Gay Parenting, Adoption and Foster Care (04/06/1999)

Coercive and Punitive Governmental Responses to Women's Conduct During Pregnancy (09/30/1997)
Arresting the Pregnancy Police

Child Exclusion Policies in Welfare Reform (04/01/1997)
Promoting Reproductive Freedom for Low-Income Women

New Mexico v. Martinez (03/09/2007)
The Women's Rights Project, Reproductive Freedom Project, and ACLU of New Mexico joined in an amicus effort before the New Mexico Supreme Court to help challenge the arrest and prosecution of Cynthia Martinez, a mother who continued her pregnancy to term in spite of her struggle with drug addiction.