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Reproductive Freedom
The ACLU's Reproductive Freedom Project protects everyone's right to make informed decisions free from government interference about whether and when to become a parent. Learn more about our work in reproductive health and take action to protect rights guaranteed to all Americans.
Sex Ed and Government-Funded Religion
Although the U.S. Constitution guarantees that the government will neither promote nor interfere with religious belief, some abstinence-only-until-marriage programs violate this core freedom by using public dollars to convey overt religious messages or to impose religious viewpoints. The ACLU works to end this misuse of taxpayer dollars and ensure that teens get the information they need to make healthy decisions. Read more.
NEWS & WEB MEDIA
> BLOG: Mississippi's "No-No Square" Around the First Amendment (9/11/2009)
> ACLU Asks Court to End Government Funding of Religion in Mississippi Abstinence-Only Program (9/9/2009)
Pregnancy-Related Health Care in Prison
Whether an incarcerated woman decides to continue her pregnancy to term or have an abortion, she has a constitutionally protected right to obtain appropriate medical care. The ACLU works to secure these rights in prisons and jails throughout the country. Read more.
NEWS
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Court Rules that Sheriff Joe Arpaio Can No Longer Block Prisoners' Access To Abortion Care (10/20/2009)
> Federal Appeals Court Condemns Shackling Of Pregnant Prisoners In Labor (10/2/2009)
> Civil Liberties Groups Ask Texas Court to Protect The Rights of Pregnant Women (7/29/2009)
WEB MEDIA
> BLOG: Long Past Due: Constitution Protects Women in Prison from Unsafe Shackling During Childbirth (10/6/2009)
Recall Health Care Denial Rule
President Obama has issued a proposal to rescind Bush's Health Care Denial Rule. The Bush Rule undermines the ability of American women to obtain basic health care, including birth control and information about abortion.
NEWS
> NEWS: Bush Rule Hampers Access To Reproductive Health Services And Should Be Rescinded, Says ACLU (2/27/2009)
> NEWS: ACLU, Representing Family Planning Groups, Ask Court to Block Health Care Denial Rule (1/15/2009)
WEB MEDIA
> BLOG: Support President Obama's Rescission of the Health Care Denial Rule (3/24/2009)
> PODCAST: Louise Melling Discusses the Proposed Bush Rule
RESOURCES
> LEGAL DOCUMENT: National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, et al. v. Leavitt - Complaint (1/15/2009)
> RESOURCE: ACLU Comments on Health and Human Service's Proposed Rule Change Regarding Provider Conscience Regulation
Support Comprehensive Sex Ed
End Abstinence-Only Funding
President Obama has proposed defunding failed abstinence-only-until-marriage programs in his 2010 budget. Now it is up to Congress to make this proposal stick and to ensure that young people receive the information they need to make healthy and responsible decisions about sexuality.
Take Action Now!
NEWS
> NEWS: President's Budget Defunds Failed Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs (5/8/2009)
> NEWS: "Responsible Education About Life Act" Provides Needed Funding For Comprehensive Sex Ed (3/17/2009)
WEB MEDIA
> BLOG: Time for REAL Solutions (3/20/2009)
RESOURCES
> What the Research Shows: Government-Funded Abstinence-Only Programs Don't Make the Grade
> Helping Teens Make Healthy and Responsible Decisions about Sex
End Misuse of Taxpayer Dollars in Trafficking Victims' Program
Since 2006, the Department of Health and Human Services has allowed the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to limit, based on its religious beliefs, the services trafficking victims receive with federal funds. The ACLU has asked a court to block this policy and ensure full access to reproductive health services. Read More
NEWS
> NEWS: ACLU Asks Court To Stop Misuse Of Taxpayer Dollars In Trafficking Victims Program (1/12/2009)
WEB MEDIA
> BLOG: In Celebration of Roe: Meeting the Reproductive Health Needs of the Most Vulnerable (01/22/2009)
> Blog Series: Reproductive Health Care for Trafficking Victims
RESOURCES
> LEGAL DOCUMENT: ACLU of Massachusetts v. Michael O. Leavitt, et al. - Complaint (1/12/2009)
IN A RELATED CASE
> NEWS: Bush Administration Blocks Medical Services For Immigrant Teens In U.S. Care (11/17/2008)
> BLOG: Alone, Vulnerable, and Without Access to Vital Reproductive Health Care (11/18/2008)
> LEGAL DOCUMENT: ACLUF v. Department of Health and Human Services, et al. - Complaint for Injunctive Relief (11/17/2008)
ROE v. WADE
The World We Want
On the 36th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we celebrate a moment of great hope for our country and for reproductive rights. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to change the public conversation about abortion. We invite you to join us. Read More
WEB MEDIA
> BLOG: Read our reproductive rights blog postings
RESOURCES
> RESOURCE: Reproductive Rights and Federal Policy: 2009
> RESOURCE: Reproductive Rights in the Courts: 2009
> DOCUMENT: Advancing Reproductive Rights and Health in a New Administration
> VIDEO: Learn about the role of abortion as a core civil liberty
> TIMELINE: Important Reproductive Freedom Cases Decided by the Supreme Court
> TAKE ACTION: Become a Reproductive Rights Freedom Fighter
ROE V. WADE ANNIVERSARY STATEMENTS
> 2008: The Equality Factor
> 2007: The World We Want
> 2006: Critical Times
> 2005: A Question of Whose Moral Values
> 2004: Keeping Abortion Safe & Legal
> 2003: A Right Curtailed
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