Press Releases
about Reproductive Freedom
May 17, 2021
ACLU Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Hear Case Challenging Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced today it would hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, in which the Center for Reproductive Rights is challengi...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 07, 2021
FDA Announces Long Sought-After Review of Harmful Restrictions on Medication Abortion
The announcement follows extensive advocacy and litigation from the ACLU, calls from leading medical experts and reproductive rights, health, and justice advocates to lift the restrictions
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Purcell v. Becerra (formerly Chelius v. Becerra)
Apr 14, 2021
ACLU Statement on Biden Administration Proposed Title X Rule
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration proposed a new federal rule to restore the Title X family planning program, which had been gutted under the Trump presidency.
The new rule w...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 14, 2021
After ACLU Lawsuit, Prison Officials Stop Blocking Woman’s Access to Abortion
LINCOLN, Neb. — Following an emergency lawsuit from the ACLU of Nebraska, a woman in custody at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women has received the abortion care she was ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Prisoners' Rights
Apr 13, 2021
Federal Court Overturns Lower Court Ruling, Allowing Ohio Lawmakers to Punish Doctors for Providing Abortion Care Based on Patient's Reason
The law punishes doctors with a felony charge for providing an abortion if the doctor knows the patient sought the abortion because of a fetal Down syndrome diagnosis
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Preterm Cleveland v. Himes
Apr 12, 2021
ACLU Statement on FDA Suspension of Restrictions on Medication Abortion
The agency is allowing patients to access mifepristone by mail during the pandemic following ACLU litigation and calls from medical experts
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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