Press Releases
May 25, 2016
ACLU Asks Florida Supreme Court to Keep Mandatory Abortion Delay Law on Hold
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Florida, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Tallahassee attorney Richard E. Johnson filed a brief today a...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 05, 2016
Alabama Passes Two Abortion Bills to Severely Restrict Access Statewide
New Rules Would Shut Down Clinics and Ban Proven Medical Procedure
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 21, 2016
ACLU Vows to Sue Over Alabama Legislation Designed to Close Abortion Clinics
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — After an Alabama House committee passed a bill that would shutter abortion clinics within 2,000 feet of a public school, the American Civil Liberties Union com...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Dec 16, 2015
Court Dismisses Challenge to Racist Arizona Abortion Ban
Ninth Circuit Rules Women Have No Standing to Challenge Law That Forces Doctors to Racially Profile
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 30, 2015
State Court Bars Enforcement of Florida 24-Hour Abortion Mandatory Delay Law, 1 Day Before Set to Go into Effect
Temporary injunction comes in lawsuit brought by ACLU and Center for Reproductive Rights, prevents law from being enforced while lawsuit continues
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 24, 2015
Ohio Senate Passes 20-Week Abortion Ban
SB 127 Would Make It Harder for Women to Access Health Care
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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