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about Reproductive Freedom
Sep 09, 2026
Federal Appeals Court Hears Baseless Challenge to the Abortion Pill Mifepristone — Again
The lawsuit seeks nationwide restrictions on a common medication for abortion and miscarriage care.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Sep 03, 2026
In wide-ranging amicus briefs, experts again urge the Fifth Circuit to reject restrictions on telehealth access to mifepristone
TO: Interested Parties
FROM: American Civil Liberties Union
DATE: September 2, 2026
SUBJECT: In wide-ranging amicus briefs, experts again urge the Fifth Circuit to reject restricti...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Aug 19, 2026
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Permanently Blocking Law Censoring Planned Parenthood’s Abortion-Related Speech
Court affirms First Amendment protections for information and referrals about legal abortion care outside Indiana
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 18, 2026
Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment Delivers: Medication Abortion Restored and Procedural Abortion Access Affirmed in Missouri Following Court Ruling
Missourians can once again access the most common form of abortion care, clearing the way for Planned Parenthood to resume providing medication abortion.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 18, 2026
NFPRHA, FHCCP, and ACLU Sue Trump Administration to Protect Integrity of Title X Family Planning Program
The administration’s FY 2027 Title X funding announcement is designed to enable the federal government to push highly qualified health care providers out of the program based solely on lack of “alignment” with the Trump administration’s political priorities.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 11, 2026
Planned Parenthood Sues to Expand Abortion Access in Alaska
Lawsuit challenges Alaska’s unconstitutional telehealth abortion ban
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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The Latest in Reproductive Freedom
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News & CommentarySep 2026
Reproductive Freedom
Access To Abortion Saved The Life Of One Virginia Mother. Now She’s Fighting To Expand Reproductive Freedom. Explore News & Commentary.Access to Abortion Saved the Life of One Virginia Mother. Now She’s Fighting to Expand Reproductive Freedom
Heather St. Amand is a mother, an organizer with the ACLU of Virginia, and an advocate for reproductive freedom. Having access to abortion saved her life and put her on the path to fight for reproductive rights. -
News & CommentaryJul 2026
Reproductive Freedom
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Federal Funding Should Support Communities, Not Political Agendas. Explore News & Commentary.Federal Funding Should Support Communities, Not Political Agendas
Congressional investments should reach the communities they were intended to serve. -
AlaskaAug 2026
Reproductive Freedom
Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaiʻi, Alaska, Indiana, And Kentucky V. State Of Alaska Et Al.. Explore Case.Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaiʻi, Alaska, Indiana, and Kentucky v. State of Alaska et al.
Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaiʻi, Alaska, Indiana, and Kentucky, represented by attorneys from Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Alaska, and Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, is challenging an Alaska law that bans direct-to-patient telehealth medication abortion. -
News & CommentaryJun 2026
Reproductive Freedom
Fight For Abortion Rights Has Turned To States In Years Since Landmark Reproductive Rights Ruling. Explore News & Commentary.Fight for Abortion Rights Has Turned to States in Years Since Landmark Reproductive Rights Ruling
Four years ago, the Supreme Court struck down the federal right to abortion. Since then, the fight has turned to the states.