Press Releases
about Reproductive Freedom
Sep 20, 2021
ACLU of Rhode Island Files Court Brief Against Effort to Overturn RI鈥檚 Reproductive Freedom Law
The ACLU of Rhode Island today filed a court brief seeking to beat back an effort to overturn a state law that protects an individual鈥檚 right to an abortion. The filing comes am...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Sep 10, 2021
Appeals Court Blocks Tennessee Abortion Bans
Ban on abortion if sought for certain reasons, including Down syndrome, is blocked again
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Sep 09, 2021
ACLU Statement on Biden Administration鈥檚 Challenge to Texas鈥 Abortion Ban
WASHINGTON 鈥 Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a new lawsuit challenging Texas鈥 radical abortion ban.
The law bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, before m...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson
Sep 02, 2021
Supreme Court Ruling Ends Most Abortion in Texas
High Court Denies Plaintiffs鈥 Request for Emergency Relief; Plaintiffs Will Continue to Fight to Block the Law
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson
Sep 01, 2021
Abortion Stops in Texas After Supreme Court Inaction
Texas鈥 Ban on Abortion After Six Weeks of Pregnancy Took Effect Today After the Supreme Court Did Not Respond to an Emergency Request to Block the Law. Plaintiffs Will Keep Fighting to Block the Law.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson
Aug 17, 2021
Medical Experts and Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit to Block New Arizona Abortion Ban
The Plaintiffs in the Case are Challenging an Arizona Law that Would Ban Some Abortions and Grant 鈥淧ersonhood鈥 Status to Fetuses, Embryos, and Fertilized Eggs
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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