Press Releases
about Reproductive Freedom
Sep 30, 2023
Federal Court Blocks Certain Restrictions in North Carolina’s Sweeping Abortion Ban
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Today, a federal judge blocked two provisions of North Carolina’s Senate Bill 20, a sweeping law that severely restricts access to abortion and bans care aft...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. Stein
Sep 30, 2023
Alabama Court Blocks De Facto Ban on Birth Centers in Case Brought by Midwives and Doctors
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court issued a ruling today blocking the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) from continuing to prevent the operation of ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Sep 29, 2023
ACLU Comment on Failed House Vote to Advance Medication Abortion Restrictions in Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON — As a possible government shutdown nears, the House of Representatives last night advanced a package of appropriation bills that included several priorities from the ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Sep 26, 2023
Supreme Court of Ohio will Hear Oral Argument Tomorrow in Challenge to Extreme Abortion Ban
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument tomorrow in a case brought by abortion providers challenging the state government’s extreme ban on abortion a...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Preterm-Cleveland v. David Yost
Sep 08, 2023
Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Review Medication Abortion Case
The case could lead to mifepristone, a pill used in most abortion care, being severely restricted in every state despite decades-long strong safety record.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Sep 08, 2023
Florida Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Abortion Ban Challenge
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court heard oral argument today in a case brought by abortion providers challenging the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregna...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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