State Abortion Legislation

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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022
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State Abortion Legislation

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.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

State Abortion Legislation

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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38 State Abortion Legislation Cases

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Kentucky
Aug 2022

State Abortion Legislation

EMW Women’s Surgical Center v. Friedlander: Ban on Safe Abortion Procedure

In 2018, the Ƶand the Ƶof Kentucky filed suit on behalf of Kentucky abortion providers to challenge 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. The law imposes serious harm on patients' health and dignity.
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Emw Women’s Surgical Center V. Friedlander: Ban On Safe Abortion Procedure. Explore Case.
Kentucky
Aug 2022
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State Abortion Legislation

EMW Women’s Surgical Center v. Friedlander: Ban on Safe Abortion Procedure

In 2018, the Ƶand the Ƶof Kentucky filed suit on behalf of Kentucky abortion providers to challenge 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. The law imposes serious harm on patients' health and dignity.
Emw Women’s Surgical Center V. Friedlander: Ban On Safe Abortion Procedure. Explore Case.
Women’s Health Center of West Virginia, et al. v. Charles Miller, et al.
West Virginia
Aug 2022

State Abortion Legislation

Women’s Health Center of West Virginia, et al. v. Charles Miller, et al.

Following the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade – the landmark decision that acknowledged the right to an abortion to millions of Americans for nearly five decades – West Virginia medical providers and advocates filed a lawsuit on June 29, 2022 to prevent the enforcement of an archaic and cruel abortion ban in state court.
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Women’s Health Center Of West Virginia, Et Al. V. Charles Miller, Et Al.. Explore Case.
West Virginia
Aug 2022
Women’s Health Center of West Virginia, et al. v. Charles Miller, et al.

State Abortion Legislation

Women’s Health Center of West Virginia, et al. v. Charles Miller, et al.

Following the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade – the landmark decision that acknowledged the right to an abortion to millions of Americans for nearly five decades – West Virginia medical providers and advocates filed a lawsuit on June 29, 2022 to prevent the enforcement of an archaic and cruel abortion ban in state court.
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Planned Parenthood South Atlantic et al v. Moore et al
Court Case
Aug 2022

State Abortion Legislation

Planned Parenthood South Atlantic et al v. Moore et al

The ACLU, the Ƶof North Carolina, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed sweeping litigation on behalf of North Carolina abortion providers and reproductive justice activists challenging several abortion restrictions in the state.
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Court Case
Aug 2022
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic et al v. Moore et al

State Abortion Legislation

Planned Parenthood South Atlantic et al v. Moore et al

The ACLU, the Ƶof North Carolina, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed sweeping litigation on behalf of North Carolina abortion providers and reproductive justice activists challenging several abortion restrictions in the state.
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EMW Women's Surgical Center v. Meier: Six-Week Ban and Reason Ban
Kentucky
Aug 2022

State Abortion Legislation

EMW Women's Surgical Center v. Meier: Six-Week Ban and Reason Ban

In 2019, the Ƶ and the Ƶof Kentucky filed a lawsuit to challenge two new Kentucky laws. One law is a ban on abortion at 6-weeks in pregnancy, and the other law would ban abortion based on the specific reasons for the person’s decision, such as a fetal diagnosis. Both laws are unconstitutional bans on abortion, and they intrude into the personal health decisions of women and families.
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Emw Women's Surgical Center V. Meier: Six-week Ban And Reason Ban. Explore Case.
Kentucky
Aug 2022
EMW Women's Surgical Center v. Meier: Six-Week Ban and Reason Ban

State Abortion Legislation

EMW Women's Surgical Center v. Meier: Six-Week Ban and Reason Ban

In 2019, the Ƶ and the Ƶof Kentucky filed a lawsuit to challenge two new Kentucky laws. One law is a ban on abortion at 6-weeks in pregnancy, and the other law would ban abortion based on the specific reasons for the person’s decision, such as a fetal diagnosis. Both laws are unconstitutional bans on abortion, and they intrude into the personal health decisions of women and families.
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Court Case
Jul 2022

State Abortion Legislation

SisterSong v. State of Georgia

Georgia physicians, reproductive health care providers, and advocates filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of Fulton County on June 26, bringing a state constitutional challenge against H.B. 481, a law banning abortion at approximately six weeks of pregnancy — just two weeks after a person’s first missed period and before many people even know they are pregnant. This lawsuit comes one week after a federal appeals court allowed Georgia’s six-week ban to take effect for the first time since it was passed in 2019, causing an immediate, devastating crisis as clinics were forced to turn away patients in waiting rooms across the state and to cancel many upcoming appointments.
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Court Case
Jul 2022
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State Abortion Legislation

SisterSong v. State of Georgia

Georgia physicians, reproductive health care providers, and advocates filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of Fulton County on June 26, bringing a state constitutional challenge against H.B. 481, a law banning abortion at approximately six weeks of pregnancy — just two weeks after a person’s first missed period and before many people even know they are pregnant. This lawsuit comes one week after a federal appeals court allowed Georgia’s six-week ban to take effect for the first time since it was passed in 2019, causing an immediate, devastating crisis as clinics were forced to turn away patients in waiting rooms across the state and to cancel many upcoming appointments.
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