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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2024
Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States

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Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States

Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court by Idaho politicians seeking to disregard a federal statute — the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) — and put doctors in jail for providing pregnant patients necessary emergency medical care. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on this case on April 24, 2024. The Court’s ultimate decision will impact access to this essential care across the country.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2023
Danco Laboratories, LLC, v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine; U.S. FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine

Reproductive Freedom

Danco Laboratories, LLC, v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine; U.S. FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine

The Ƶ joined over 200 reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of an emergency request to stay a decision issued by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that severely restricted the use of mifepristone — a medication used in most abortions in this country — and threatened the innovation of new drugs and the ability of Americans to access lifesaving drugs.
Danco Laboratories, Llc, V. Alliance For Hippocratic Medicine; U.s. Fda V. Alliance For Hippocratic Medicine. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2022
Bans Off Our Bodies Protest Sign

Reproductive Freedom

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

The case concerns the constitutionality of a Mississippi law prohibiting abortions after the fifteenth week of pregnancy. The state used the case as a vehicle to ask the Supreme Court to take away the federal constitutional right to abortion it first recognized 50 years before in Roe v. Wade. On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States accepted the state’s invitation and overturned Roe eliminating the federal constitutional right to abortion.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022
RFP attorneys Alexa Kolbi-Molinas and Andrew Beck heading towards the Supreme Court to argue the case.

Reproductive Freedom

Cameron v. EMW Women’s Surgical Center

In 2018, the Ƶ and the Ƶof Kentucky filed a suit on behalf of Kentucky abortion providers and their patients challenging a state law banning physicians from providing a safe and medically proven abortion method called dilation and evacuation, or “D&E.” If it were to take effect, this law would prevent many patients from being able to obtain an abortion altogether. After two courts held that the law is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruled in March 2022 that Kentucky Attorney General Cameron can continue his pursuit to push abortion out of reach by intervening in the underlying challenge to an abortion ban, which is proceeding in a lower court.
Cameron V. Emw Women’s Surgical Center. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

Reproductive Freedom

Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

The Ƶ, the Ƶof Texas, and coalition partners filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of abortion providers and funds on July 13, 2021, challenging S.B. 8, a Texas law allowing private citizens to enforce a ban on abortion as early as six weeks in pregnancy—before many know they are pregnant. The ACLU’s challenge made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court three times in as many months. After hearing oral arguments in the case, the Court issued a decision on December 10, 2021, that ended the most promising pathways to blocking the ban. The Supreme Court’s decision makes it more difficult to obtain adequate relief from the courts and gives states the green light to ban abortion using bounty-hunting schemes. Texas’ abortion ban will remain in effect until relief can be secured from a court.
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121 Reproductive Freedom Cases

Chen et al. v. Personhood Nevada and Chen et al. v. Nevada ProLife Coalition
Court Case
Dec 2011

Reproductive Freedom

Chen et al. v. Personhood Nevada and Chen et al. v. Nevada ProLife Coalition

The ACLU, The Ƶof Nevada and Nevada Advocates for Planned Parenthood Affiliates have filed two lawsuits on behalf of a group of Nevada voters, challenging two proposed ballot initiatives that could ban vital health services by granting legal protections to fertilized eggs, embryos and fetuses. The lawsuits, filed against proponents of the measures and the Nevada Secretary of State, charge that the initiatives are vague and misleading.  
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Chen Et Al. V. Personhood Nevada And Chen Et Al. V. Nevada Prolife Coalition. Explore Case.
Court Case
Dec 2011
Chen et al. v. Personhood Nevada and Chen et al. v. Nevada ProLife Coalition

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Chen et al. v. Personhood Nevada and Chen et al. v. Nevada ProLife Coalition

The ACLU, The Ƶof Nevada and Nevada Advocates for Planned Parenthood Affiliates have filed two lawsuits on behalf of a group of Nevada voters, challenging two proposed ballot initiatives that could ban vital health services by granting legal protections to fertilized eggs, embryos and fetuses. The lawsuits, filed against proponents of the measures and the Nevada Secretary of State, charge that the initiatives are vague and misleading.  
Chen Et Al. V. Personhood Nevada And Chen Et Al. V. Nevada Prolife Coalition. Explore Case.
Stuart v. Huff
Court Case
Sep 2011

Reproductive Freedom

Stuart v. Huff

The Ƶ, the Ƶof North Carolina, Planned Parenthood Health Systems, Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina and the Center for Reproductive Rights have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new North Carolina law that requires abortion providers to show women an ultrasound and describe the images in detail four hours before having an abortion, even if the woman objects. The law violates the constitutional rights of health care providers and women seeking abortions.
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Stuart V. Huff. Explore Case.
Court Case
Sep 2011
Stuart v. Huff

Reproductive Freedom

Stuart v. Huff

The Ƶ, the Ƶof North Carolina, Planned Parenthood Health Systems, Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina and the Center for Reproductive Rights have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new North Carolina law that requires abortion providers to show women an ultrasound and describe the images in detail four hours before having an abortion, even if the woman objects. The law violates the constitutional rights of health care providers and women seeking abortions.
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Ƶof Kansas and Western Missouri v. Praeger
Court Case
Aug 2011

Reproductive Freedom

Ƶof Kansas and Western Missouri v. Praeger

The Ƶ and the Ƶof Kansas and Western Missouri filed a lawsuit challenging a Kansas law that prohibits insurance companies from including coverage for abortion in their comprehensive plans. Since 2010, 13 states have enacted laws that prohibit some or all insurance policies from covering abortion care. This lawsuit is the first challenging one of these laws.
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Aclu Of Kansas And Western Missouri V. Praeger. Explore Case.
Court Case
Aug 2011
Ƶof Kansas and Western Missouri v. Praeger

Reproductive Freedom

Ƶof Kansas and Western Missouri v. Praeger

The Ƶ and the Ƶof Kansas and Western Missouri filed a lawsuit challenging a Kansas law that prohibits insurance companies from including coverage for abortion in their comprehensive plans. Since 2010, 13 states have enacted laws that prohibit some or all insurance policies from covering abortion care. This lawsuit is the first challenging one of these laws.
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Cajúne v. Lake County
Montana
Apr 2011

Reproductive Freedom

Women's Rights

Cajúne v. Lake County

 
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Cajúne V. Lake County. Explore Case.
Montana
Apr 2011
Cajúne v. Lake County

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Women's Rights

Cajúne v. Lake County

 
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State of Indiana v. Bei Bei Shuai
Court Case
Mar 2011

Reproductive Freedom

Women's Rights

State of Indiana v. Bei Bei Shuai

The Ƶfiled an amicus brief arguing that the state of Indiana cannot unconstitutionally subject a woman to harsher criminal penalties because she is pregnant.
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State Of Indiana V. Bei Bei Shuai. Explore Case.
Court Case
Mar 2011
State of Indiana v. Bei Bei Shuai

Reproductive Freedom

Women's Rights

State of Indiana v. Bei Bei Shuai

The Ƶfiled an amicus brief arguing that the state of Indiana cannot unconstitutionally subject a woman to harsher criminal penalties because she is pregnant.
State Of Indiana V. Bei Bei Shuai. Explore Case.
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