Press Releases
about Reproductive Freedom
May 18, 2016
House Introduces Bill to Modify RFRA to Prevent Discrimination and Harm
WASHINGTON — With support from the American Civil Liberties Union, Reps. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.) today introduced the Do No Harm Act in Congress to ensure t...
May 05, 2016
Alabama Passes Two Abortion Bills to Severely Restrict Access Statewide
New Rules Would Shut Down Clinics and Ban Proven Medical Procedure
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 21, 2016
ACLU Vows to Sue Over Alabama Legislation Designed to Close Abortion Clinics
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — After an Alabama House committee passed a bill that would shutter abortion clinics within 2,000 feet of a public school, the American Civil Liberties Union com...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 20, 2016
ACLU Responds to Final Supplemental Briefing in Zubik v. Burwell Supreme Court Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today received supplemental reply briefs in Zubik v. Burwell, a case brought by religiously affiliated nonprofit organizations that object on relig...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Mar 23, 2016
Supreme Court to Hear Case Brought by Employers Trying to Block Employees’ Birth Control Coverage
Zubik v. Burwell Raises Question Whether The Opt-Out for Employers Who Object to Contraceptive Coverage Violates Employer’s Religious Exercise
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Mar 22, 2016
Wisconsin Asks Supreme Court to Consider Abortion Case
Law Would Shut Down One of the State’s Few Remaining Clinics
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin v. Schimel
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