Press Releases
about Reproductive Freedom
Jun 19, 2020
ACLU, Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood Challenge Tennessee Abortion Ban in Court
Tennessee Is First State to Pass an Abortion Ban Since Start of Pandemic, Two Months After Unsuccessfully Attempting to Ban Abortion Procedures Under the Guise of COVID-19 Restrictions
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 19, 2020
ACLU-TN Statement on Passage of Abortion Ban Legislation
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Tonight the Tennessee General Assembly passed SB 2196/HB 2263, one of the most restrictive abortion bills in the country.
As amended, this legislation crimina...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 02, 2020
Federal Court Strikes Down Ban on Safe Abortion Method in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling today that struck down a Kentucky law banning physicians from using a safe and medically-proven a...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 07, 2020
Federal Court Rules Arkansas Can Continue Preventing People from Getting Abortion Care During Pandemic
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal court denied a motion today to block an Arkansas directive that is preventing patients from obtaining abortion care. The ruling comes in response to...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 06, 2020
ACLU Statement on Supreme Court Arguments in Contraceptive Coverage Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning in Trump v. Pennsylvania. In court, the Trump administration argued that employers and universities should be all...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 01, 2020
Federal Court Strikes Down Local Tennessee Anti-Abortion Ordinance in ACLU Case
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Federal Court today issued an order preliminarily blocking a zoning ordinance passed by the city of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee that bans the provision of procedur...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: FemHealth USA Inc. v. City of Mount Juliet
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