Press Releases
about Reproductive Freedom
Mar 07, 2023
Physicians and Advocates File Opposition To Attorney General’s Request to Enforce Guam’s 1990 Total Abortion Ban
HAGÅTÑA, Guam — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and attorneys Anita Arriola and Vanessa Williams filed a brief today in opposition to Guam Attorney General Douglas Mo...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Guam Society of OBGYNs v. Guerrero
Mar 03, 2023
ACLU, NCAC Oppose Removal of Abortion-Related Art from Exhibition at Idaho College Art Gallery
Lewis-Clark State College announced that it will pull several artworks addressing abortion care from an upcoming exhibition for fear of violating the state’s No Public Funds for Abortion Act
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Reproductive Freedom
Mar 01, 2023
ACLU Launches New Abortion Criminal Defense Initiative to Confront the Criminalization of Abortion Care
The initiative will establish a network of criminal defense attorneys to work with the ACLU to defend against criminal investigations, charges and prosecutions related to abortion care.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Feb 16, 2023
Abortion Remains Banned in Kentucky
Kentucky’s Supreme Court Allows Ban to Remain in Effect
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Feb 01, 2023
West Virginia Providers and Advocates File Challenge Against Extreme and Unconstitutional Abortion Ban Passed Last Year
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia abortion providers and advocates filed a lawsuit today in federal court challenging multiple provisions of HB 302, the state’s near-total abor...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Women's Health Center of West Virginia v. Sheth
Jan 23, 2023
Florida Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to 15-Week Abortion Ban, Which Remains in Effect
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court accepted a request by abortion providers today to hear arguments in their case against House Bill 5 (HB 5), a ban on abortion after ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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