Religion and Reproductive Rights
Tamesha Means v. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a pregnant woman who miscarried and was denied appropriate medical treatment because the only hospital in her county is required to abide by religious directives. The directives, written by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, prohibited that hospital from complying with the applicable standard of care in this case.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2014
Religion and Reproductive Rights
Reproductive Freedom
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores & Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Burwell
Whether for-profit business corporations are entitled to an exemption under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from the general requirement that employer health plans include coverage for contraceptive care.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2014
Religion and Reproductive Rights
Reproductive Freedom
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores & Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Burwell
Whether for-profit business corporations are entitled to an exemption under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from the general requirement that employer health plans include coverage for contraceptive care.
Indiana
Aug 2013
Religion and Reproductive Rights
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc., v. Commissioner, Indiana State Department of Health et al.
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Indiana and Planned Parenthood Federation of America have challenged amendments to state laws that single out one health care center in Lafayette, Ind. for a host of unnecessary new regulations. The lawsuit, filed in federal court on behalf of Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky against the Indiana State Department of Health and the Tippecanoe County Prosecutor, claims that these laws violate the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Indiana
Aug 2013
Religion and Reproductive Rights
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Inc., v. Commissioner, Indiana State Department of Health et al.
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Indiana and Planned Parenthood Federation of America have challenged amendments to state laws that single out one health care center in Lafayette, Ind. for a host of unnecessary new regulations. The lawsuit, filed in federal court on behalf of Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky against the Indiana State Department of Health and the Tippecanoe County Prosecutor, claims that these laws violate the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Georgia
Dec 2012
Religion and Reproductive Rights
Women's Rights
Lathrop, et al. v. Deal, et al.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Georgia have filed a lawsuit challenging a Georgia law banning pre-viability abortions. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of three Georgia obstetrician-gynecologists whose patients include women in need of this essential medical care.
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Georgia
Dec 2012
Religion and Reproductive Rights
Women's Rights
Lathrop, et al. v. Deal, et al.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Georgia have filed a lawsuit challenging a Georgia law banning pre-viability abortions. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of three Georgia obstetrician-gynecologists whose patients include women in need of this essential medical care.
Mississippi
Nov 2009
Religion and Reproductive Rights
Reproductive Freedom
Robinson v. Thompson
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Mississippi
Nov 2009
Religion and Reproductive Rights
Reproductive Freedom