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
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
Aug 29, 2023
Silver State Hope Fund and ACLU Challenge Nevada’s Medicaid Coverage Ban for Abortion
LAS VEGAS — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Nevada filed a legal challenge this week on behalf of Silver State Hope Fund in Clark County court challenging Neva...
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Aug 16, 2023
ACLU Comment on Fifth Circuit Decision in Medication Abortion Case
NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling today in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, a case in which the plaintiffs are seeking to take mifepriston...
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
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