Press Releases
Jan 05, 2024
ACLU Rings Alarm Over Supreme Court Taking Up Emergency Abortion Care Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced today that it would pause a lower court decision holding that states may not bar hospitals from providing abortions to patients in emerge...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Dec 18, 2023
Attorneys Dismiss Class-Action Lawsuit Against Two Kentucky Abortion Bans
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Attorneys dismissed a class-action lawsuit yesterday challenging two Kentucky abortion bans brought on behalf of lead plaintiff Jane Doe and Planned Parenthood ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Jane Doe, et al. v. Daniel Cameron, et al.
Dec 12, 2023
Update On Kentucky Abortion Ban Class Action
LOUISVILLE, KY — On Monday, attorneys informed a Kentucky court that after filing a class-action lawsuit challenging the state’s abortion ban last Friday, lead plaintiff Jane D...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Jane Doe, et al. v. Daniel Cameron, et al.
Dec 08, 2023
Kentucky Woman Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against Two Abortion Bans
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky woman filed a lawsuit today in Jefferson County Circuit Court challenging two of the Commonwealth’s abortion bans. The case details the severe harm...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Jane Doe, et al. v. Daniel Cameron, et al.
Oct 24, 2023
Georgia Supreme Court Allows Six-Week Abortion Ban to Remain in Effect as Legal Challenge Continues
ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court issued a ruling today that allows H.B. 481, a ban on abortion after approximately six weeks of pregnancy, to remain in effect. The court’s m...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: SisterSong v. State of Georgia
Sep 30, 2023
Federal Court Blocks Certain Restrictions in North Carolina’s Sweeping Abortion Ban
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Today, a federal judge blocked two provisions of North Carolina’s Senate Bill 20, a sweeping law that severely restricts access to abortion and bans care aft...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. Stein
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