Press Releases
about Reproductive Freedom
Sep 30, 2020
Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Tennessee’s Medically Unsound Medication Abortion “Reversal” Law
Despite Medical Experts Agreeing There is No Evidence that a Medication Abortion can be “Reversed,” Politicians Pushed Harmful Law in an Attempt to Force Providers to Lie to Patients
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Sep 29, 2020
As a Result of ACLU Litigation, Trump Administration Ends Policy Prohibiting Immigrant Minors from Accessing Abortion
Three Years After the ACLU First Challenged the Policy in Court, the Office of Refugee Resettlement Changes its Policy to Ensure Young People in its Custody Will Not be Blocked From Accessing Abortion
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 10, 2020
Tennessee City Abandons Effort to Ban Access to Abortion Following ACLU Lawsuit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In a victory for reproductive rights, the city of Mount Juliet, Tennessee today abandoned its efforts to ban the provision of procedural abortion care within t...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: FemHealth USA Inc. v. City of Mount Juliet
Sep 03, 2020
North Carolina Abortion Providers and Reproductive Justice Activists File Sweeping Litigation Challenging Multiple Abortion Restrictions
Restrictions Disproportionately Impact Black North Carolinians And People in Rural Areas
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Aug 31, 2020
Tennessee’s Medically Unsound “Abortion Reversal” Law Challenged in Court
Medical experts agree there is no evidence that a medication abortion can be “reversed.”
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Aug 26, 2020
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration Petition to Supreme Court for Permission to Force Unnecessary Travel for Abortion Care During Pandemic
Two Federal Courts Have Already Ruled Against FDA Regulation Making COVID-19 Risks a Condition of Early Abortion Care
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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