Press Releases
about Reproductive Freedom
Mar 05, 2025
Arizona 15-Week Abortion Ban Permanently Blocked Under Arizona Abortion Access Act
PHOENIX — Today, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge permanently blocked the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The case, filed in Maricopa County Superior...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Reuss v. Arizona
Mar 04, 2025
ACLU Statement on DOJ Abandoning Fight to Protect Emergency Abortion Care for Pregnant Patients
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice (DOJ) intends to dismiss its challenge to Idaho’s ban on emergency abortion care, Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States, demonstrating...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States
Feb 21, 2025
ACLU Statement on Maryland Supreme Court Ruling in Abortion Surveillance Case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland Supreme Court issued a ruling this week in the case Moira Akers v. State, overturning Moira Akers’ conviction on the grounds of inadmissible evide...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Moira Akers v. State
Jan 16, 2025
ACLU Statement on Federal Court Allowing Medication Abortion Case to Continue in Amarillo, Texas
The ruling issued by Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk threatens access to care across the country.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Dec 05, 2024
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Decision Blocking Enforcement of Idaho Attorney General’s Prohibition on Out-Of-State Abortion Referrals
Court upholds health care providers’ right to offer critical information and assistance without fear of prosecution
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Nov 12, 2024
Kentucky Woman Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against Two Abortion Bans
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky woman who is pregnant and seeking an abortion filed a lawsuit today in Jefferson County Circuit Court seeking to strike down two abortion bans under ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Mary Poe v. Russell Coleman, et al.
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News & CommentaryJan 2025
Reproductive Freedom
The High Costs of Abortion BansThe High Costs of Abortion Bans
For individuals, couples and communities facing the nation's most restrictive abortion bans, access to abortion care is not just politics, it’s personal. -
News & CommentaryJan 2025
Reproductive Freedom
“Here’s to the Work Ahead.” How I’m Honoring the Legendary Cecile Richards“Here’s to the Work Ahead.” How I’m Honoring the Legendary Cecile Richards
I’ve known Cecile for years through our work in the reproductive rights space. Today, I remember my friend as a fierce and loving advocate for change. -
MissouriDec 2024
Reproductive Freedom
Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains & Planned Parenthood Great Rivers v. MissouriComprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains & Planned Parenthood Great Rivers v. Missouri
The ACLU, ACLU of Missouri, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America are representing Missouri’s two Planned Parenthood providers. Following the passage of Amendment 3, the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative, Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains and Planned Parenthood Great Rivers, filed suit to restore abortion access in the state. The suit seeks to enjoin Missouri’s numerous abortion bans and countless burdensome, medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion that do not improve care or protect patient health. If the requested preliminary relief is granted, Planned Parenthood’s health centers would be able to begin providing abortion in Missouri once more — restoring access to this constitutionally protected health care. -
ArizonaDec 2024
Reproductive Freedom
Reuss v. ArizonaReuss v. Arizona
Arizona health care providers filed a lawsuit challenging a ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which is in violation of the state’s new constitutional amendment protecting the fundamental right to abortion. The case, filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, asserts that the ban is unconstitutional because it denies Arizonans access to abortion care in violation of the new constitutional amendment passed by the voters.