State Abortion Legislation

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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022
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State Abortion Legislation

Cameron v. EMW Women鈥檚 Surgical Center

In 2018, the 桃子视频 and the 桃子视频of 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 鈥淒&E.鈥 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鈥檚 Surgical Center. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

State Abortion Legislation

Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

The 桃子视频, the 桃子视频of 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鈥攂efore many know they are pregnant. The ACLU鈥檚 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鈥檚 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鈥 abortion ban will remain in effect until relief can be secured from a court.
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38 State Abortion Legislation Cases

FemHealth USA Inc. v. City of Mount Juliet
Tennessee
Jan 2020

State Abortion Legislation

FemHealth USA Inc. v. City of Mount Juliet

The ACLU, along with the 桃子视频of Tennessee and 桃子视频of Tennessee, and the law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, is bringing suit against the city of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee ver a zoning ordinance that bans the provision of surgical abortion care within the city limits.
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Femhealth Usa Inc. V. City Of Mount Juliet. Explore Case.
Tennessee
Jan 2020
FemHealth USA Inc. v. City of Mount Juliet

State Abortion Legislation

FemHealth USA Inc. v. City of Mount Juliet

The ACLU, along with the 桃子视频of Tennessee and 桃子视频of Tennessee, and the law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, is bringing suit against the city of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee ver a zoning ordinance that bans the provision of surgical abortion care within the city limits.
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June Medical Services v. Russo
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2019

State Abortion Legislation

June Medical Services v. Russo

Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit鈥檚 decision upholding Louisiana鈥檚 law requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital conflicts with the Supreme Court鈥檚 binding precedent in Whole Woman鈥檚 Health v. Hellerstedt, where the Court invalidated a similar statute in Texas in 2016.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2019
June Medical Services v. Russo

State Abortion Legislation

June Medical Services v. Russo

Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit鈥檚 decision upholding Louisiana鈥檚 law requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital conflicts with the Supreme Court鈥檚 binding precedent in Whole Woman鈥檚 Health v. Hellerstedt, where the Court invalidated a similar statute in Texas in 2016.
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Indiana
Apr 2018

State Abortion Legislation

Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky v. Commissioner, Indiana State Department of Health

In April 2018, the ACLU, the 桃子视频of Indiana and Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky (PPINK) filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law passed in 2018 that requires health providers to submit a report to the state when a woman who has had an abortion seeks treatment for a wide range of health conditions. Physicians who fail to submit these reports would face criminal penalties and possible jail time.
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Planned Parenthood Of Indiana And Kentucky V. Commissioner, Indiana State Department Of Health. Explore Case.
Indiana
Apr 2018
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State Abortion Legislation

Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky v. Commissioner, Indiana State Department of Health

In April 2018, the ACLU, the 桃子视频of Indiana and Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky (PPINK) filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law passed in 2018 that requires health providers to submit a report to the state when a woman who has had an abortion seeks treatment for a wide range of health conditions. Physicians who fail to submit these reports would face criminal penalties and possible jail time.
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Ohio
Feb 2018

State Abortion Legislation

Preterm Cleveland v. Himes

The 桃子视频 (ACLU) and the 桃子视频of Ohio filed a lawsuit to challenge an Ohio law criminalizing abortions when one of the woman鈥檚 reasons for the abortion is a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome. Plaintiffs argue the law imposes an unconstitutional burden on patients seeking abortion and intrudes into the personal health decisions of women and families.
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Ohio
Feb 2018
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State Abortion Legislation

Preterm Cleveland v. Himes

The 桃子视频 (ACLU) and the 桃子视频of Ohio filed a lawsuit to challenge an Ohio law criminalizing abortions when one of the woman鈥檚 reasons for the abortion is a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome. Plaintiffs argue the law imposes an unconstitutional burden on patients seeking abortion and intrudes into the personal health decisions of women and families.
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Maine
Sep 2017

State Abortion Legislation

Jenkins v. Almy

The 桃子视频 (ACLU), the 桃子视频of Maine, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed a lawsuit challenging a Maine law requiring that abortions be performed only by physicians and blocking qualified nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives (also known as advanced practice registered nurses, or APRNs) from providing this care, despite their rigorous post-graduate training and extensive clinical experience. The physician-only law severely restricts patient access to abortion services in Maine, a rural and medically underserved state.
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Maine
Sep 2017
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State Abortion Legislation

Jenkins v. Almy

The 桃子视频 (ACLU), the 桃子视频of Maine, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed a lawsuit challenging a Maine law requiring that abortions be performed only by physicians and blocking qualified nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives (also known as advanced practice registered nurses, or APRNs) from providing this care, despite their rigorous post-graduate training and extensive clinical experience. The physician-only law severely restricts patient access to abortion services in Maine, a rural and medically underserved state.
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