Press Releases
about 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
Aug 11, 2023
ACLU and Planned Parenthood Vow Appeal After Court Rules Against Single-Subject Challenge
LINCOLN, Neb. – A state court decision issued today means Nebraska’s new restrictions on gender-related care for transgender youth and abortion access will remain law for now. ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Reproductive Freedom
Aug 08, 2023
Idaho Educators File Lawsuit Challenging State Law Censoring Professors’ Speech on Abortion
The law violates educators’ First Amendment right to academic speech by criminalizing teaching and scholarship on pro-abortion viewpoints at Idaho’s public universities.
Court case: Idaho Federation of Teachers v. Labrador
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