Press Releases
about Reproductive Freedom
Feb 01, 2021
ACLU of Washington Report Reveals Hospital Policies Deny and Delay Care for Patients Experiencing Miscarriages and Ectopic Pregnancies; Legislation to Protect Pregnant Patients Voted Out of State Senate Committee Today
SEATTLE – A new report from the ACLU of Washington captures the potentially deadly risks faced by pregnant patients at hospitals around the state where institutional policies res...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jan 28, 2021
ACLU Statement on Biden Presidential Memorandum on Reproductive Health
WASHINGTON — President Biden issued a presidential memorandum today to reverse two Trump-era policies on reproductive health.
The action reverses the “global gag rule,” which...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jan 27, 2021
ACLU, Local Attorney File Lawsuit to Restore Abortion Access in Guam
HAGÅTÑA, Guam — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a new lawsuit in Guam today challenging two laws that are blocking abortion access on the island.
The two laws — a re...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Raidoo et al. v. Camacho et al.
Jan 12, 2021
Supreme Court Grants Trump Administration Request to Endanger Abortion Patients During the Pandemic
In its First Abortion Decision Since Justice Barrett’s Confirmation, the Court Allowed the Trump Administration to Subject Abortion Patients to Needless COVID-19 Risk
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jan 11, 2021
State Pays Back Alaska Court System After Dunleavy’s Unconstitutional Veto
The $334,700 Governor Dunleavy vetoed in retaliation for an Alaska Supreme Court decision has been restored.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jan 05, 2021
ACLU and Center for Reproductive Rights Win in Federal Court, Blocking Four Anti-Abortion Laws in Arkansas
The Laws Would Have Cut Off Most Abortion Access in the State
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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