Press Releases
about Reproductive Freedom
May 30, 2023
New Lawsuit Argues Combined Restrictions on Health Care for Trans Youth and Abortion Violated State Constitution
LINCOLN, Neb. – “No bill shall contain more than one subject.” That language from the Nebraska State Constitution is at the heart of a new lawsuit that is challenging Nebrask...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Planned Parenthood of the Heartland v. Hilgers
May 18, 2023
ACLU Comment on Fifth Circuit Argument in Medication Abortion Case
NEW YORK — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments today in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, a case in which the plaintiffs are seeking to remove mifepri...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 25, 2023
Vice President Kamala Harris Joins Rally for Reproductive Rights at Howard University
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, April 25 Vice President Kamala Harris joined reproductive rights advocates at Howard University to affirm the fundamental right to abortion and the full ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 25, 2023
New Evidence of Horrific Treatment of Pregnant People in CBP Custody Reignites Demands For Change
180 Organizations and Medical Professionals Sign Letter to Acting Commissioner Tiller Demanding CBP Strictly Limit Detention of Pregnant, Postpartum, Nursing People, Their Infants
Apr 21, 2023
ACLU Comment on Stay Issued by Supreme Court in Medication Abortion Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court granted a request from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Danco today to stay a decisions issued the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that severely ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 19, 2023
Supreme Court Extends Time to Consider Case Threatening Access to Medication Abortion Nationwide
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court extended by two days an administrative stay blocking decisions issued by a federal district court and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that sever...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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