Press Releases
about Reproductive Freedom
Jun 11, 2015
ACLU and Center for Reproductive Rights File Lawsuit to Block Florida Law Forcing Mandatory Wait, Additional Visits for Abortion
Unconstitutional law is medically unnecessary, designed to make abortion access more difficult
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 09, 2015
Federal Court Decision Will Force Most Texas Abortion Clinics to Close
Decision Decimates Access to Safe, Legal Abortion
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 04, 2015
Arizona Health Care Providers Challenge Law Forcing Them to Lie to Patients
New law forces doctors to tell patients medication abortions can be reversed Medical experts oppose the law, calling it “bad medicine"
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 19, 2015
South Carolina Senate Advances Ban on Later Abortions
COLUMBIA, S.C. –The South Carolina Senate has advanced a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks. The bill previously passed the House, and now returns to that chamber to approve S...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 13, 2015
Congress Advances Federal Abortion Ban
WASHINGTON –The U.S. House of Representatives passed federal legislation today that would ban almost all abortions nationwide starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy.
A previous versio...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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