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July 8, 2024
The Supreme Court Ruled, What Now?
Another Supreme Court term has come to a close. This year, the court delivered major decisions on reproductive freedom, voting rights, free speech, this women's rights, gun rights, and presidential immunity, among other decisions. The ACLU was involved in cases throughout the term, and as far as wins and losses,...
The Supreme Court Ruled, What Now?![Washington DC USA - July 1, 2024 - Reporters run paper copies of the Supreme Court decision to network anchors and analysts for live TV reports.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/07/scotus-2024-s-600x600.jpg)
Another Supreme Court term has come to a close. This year, the court delivered major decisions on reproductive freedom, voting rights, free speech, this women's rights, gun rights, and presidential immunity, among other decisions. The...
June 20, 2024
Two Years Post-Roe: Life in the Aftermath
On this episode, we’re going back into our archives to share an episode that unfortunately still has deep resonance today. Last year, we asked you what a year without Roe has been like in your lives and you responded in droves. Today, with abortion still banned in 14 states with...
Two Years Post-Roe: Life in the Aftermath![The Women's March hosts a rally and march to the Supreme Court on the first anniversary of the Dobbs V. JWHO decision, which reversed the federal right to abortion that stood for 49 years. It returned regulation of abortion to the states, and roughly half acted to ban it immediately. Some of those bans have been reversed by federal court, and more await hearings and decisions.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/06/Roe-rerun-s-600x600.jpg)
On this episode, we’re going back into our archives to share an episode that unfortunately still has deep resonance today. Last year, we asked you what a year without Roe has been like in your...
May 30, 2024
Let Teen Girls Run the Government
What would American democracy look like in the hands of teenage girls? That is the question at the center of "Girls State," a new Apple TV+ documentary and the nationwide civic leadership program that it's named after. As participants, high school students are competitively selected into an immersive experiment in...
Let Teen Girls Run the Government![Cecilia Bartin jumping on stage in "Girls State," now streaming on Apple TV+.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/05/Girls-State-Cece-s-600x600.jpg)
What would American democracy look like in the hands of teenage girls? That is the question at the center of "Girls State," a new Apple TV+ documentary and the nationwide civic leadership program that it's...
April 24, 2024
Special Edition: Emergency Abortion Care at SCOTUS
Today, on April 24, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that will determine the future of emergency abortion care. At issue in the case of Idaho v. United States is whether or not doctors in states where abortion is banned have to continue to deny abortion...
Special Edition: Emergency Abortion Care at SCOTUS![Washington, DC/United States - May 21, 2019: Pro-life abortion protest on the steps of the Supreme Court after states sought to pass restrictive "heart beat" abortion laws.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/04/EMTALA-s-600x600.jpg)
April 24, 2024
Special Edition: Emergency Abortion Care at SCOTUS
Special Edition: Emergency Abortion Care at SCOTUSToday, on April 24, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that will determine the future of emergency abortion care. At issue in the case of Idaho v. United States is whether...
March 28, 2024
Special Edition: Abortion Is Back at the Supreme Court
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that will determine if nationwide restrictions are imposed on access to mifepristone, a safe medication used in more than half of all U.S. abortions, and for miscarriage treatment. What the court decides later this year will have significant implications...
Special Edition: Abortion Is Back at the Supreme Court![a sign saying "leave my mifepristone alone!" is foregrounded with protesters in front of the supreme court.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/03/mife-arguments-s-600x600.jpg)
March 28, 2024
Special Edition: Abortion Is Back at the Supreme Court
Special Edition: Abortion Is Back at the Supreme CourtOn Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that will determine if nationwide restrictions are imposed on access to mifepristone, a safe medication used in more than half of all U.S. abortions,...
February 29, 2024
In Alabama, Embryos Are People and It Won't Stop There
On February 16, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children under state law, meaning the embryo has rights consistent with a person living in the United States. While this marks the first time a frozen embryo has been granted personhood, it is not the first time we’ve...
In Alabama, Embryos Are People and It Won't Stop There![Sperm and Eggs Samples - ivf - in vitro fertilization, egg freezing or working with Micro Pipette vaccine, treatment or medicine research. IVF laboratory embryo biotechnology fertility treatment](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/02/fetal-personhood-s-600x600.jpg)
February 29, 2024
In Alabama, Embryos Are People and It Won't Stop There
In Alabama, Embryos Are People and It Won't Stop ThereOn February 16, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children under state law, meaning the embryo has rights consistent with a person living in the United States. While this marks the first...
January 18, 2024
Busy Philipps Is Fed up With Abortion Bans
This year marks the 51st anniversary since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe v. Wade, protecting the constitutional right to abortion in 1973. Unfortunately, this anniversary is marred by the overturn of Roe by the Supreme Court in 2022, resulting in the continued denial of the power...
Busy Philipps Is Fed up With Abortion Bans![Busy Philipps stands smiling.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/01/Busy-Repro-Ambassador-s-600x600.jpg)
January 18, 2024
Busy Philipps Is Fed up With Abortion Bans
Busy Philipps Is Fed up With Abortion BansThis year marks the 51st anniversary since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe v. Wade, protecting the constitutional right to abortion in 1973. Unfortunately, this anniversary is marred by the overturn of...
December 14, 2023
2023 in Review: The Latest on the Stories That Made Our Year
2023 is coming to a close, and we have weathered so much this year. At the ACLU, we continue to fight for civil rights and civil liberties across the country. We’re prying open every opportunity for abortion access and reproductive health care following the overturn of Roe, blocking trans health...
2023 in Review: The Latest on the Stories That Made Our Year![With the U.S Capitol in the back ground thousands of demonstrators march on Pennsylvania Avenue during the Women's March in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/12/abortion-2023-protest-blog-600x600.jpg)
December 14, 2023
2023 in Review: The Latest on the Stories That Made Our Year
2023 in Review: The Latest on the Stories That Made Our Year2023 is coming to a close, and we have weathered so much this year. At the ACLU, we continue to fight for civil rights and civil liberties across the country. We’re prying open every opportunity...
November 9, 2023
We’re Winning Big at the Polls
On Tuesday, people across the country took to the polls and made one thing crystal clear: abortion rights matter to voters. In Ohio, voters passed an amendment to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, making it the seventh state to protect abortion access through the ballot box. In Virginia,...
We’re Winning Big at the Polls![Issue 1 supporters cheer as they watch election results come in, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Columbus Ohio. Ohio voters have approved a constitutional amendment that guarantees the right to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care. The outcome of Tuesday’s intense, off-year election was the latest blow for abortion opponents.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/11/voting-rights-update-blog-600x600.jpg)
On Tuesday, people across the country took to the polls and made one thing crystal clear: abortion rights matter to voters. In Ohio, voters passed an amendment to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution,...
October 26, 2023
Religious Communities in Ohio Are Fighting To Preserve Reproductive Rights
On November 7th, Ohio voters will decide whether to pass Issue 1, which would protect their decisions on contraception, fertility treatment, miscarriage care, and abortion. The fact that this amendment is even on the ballot is a huge feat. Ohioans had to submit hundreds of thousands of signatures to get...
Religious Communities in Ohio Are Fighting To Preserve Reproductive Rights![Supporters of Issue 1 attend a rally for the Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment held by Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights at the Ohio State House in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/10/ohio-ballot-measure-blog-600x600.jpg)
October 26, 2023
Religious Communities in Ohio Are Fighting To Preserve Reproductive Rights
Religious Communities in Ohio Are Fighting To Preserve Reproductive RightsOn November 7th, Ohio voters will decide whether to pass Issue 1, which would protect their decisions on contraception, fertility treatment, miscarriage care, and abortion. The fact that this amendment is even on the ballot...