Press Releases
about Reproductive Freedom
May 01, 2020
Federal Court Strikes Down Local Tennessee Anti-Abortion Ordinance in ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµCase
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Federal Court today issued an order preliminarily blocking a zoning ordinance passed by the city of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee that bans the provision of procedur...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: FemHealth USA Inc. v. City of Mount Juliet
Apr 23, 2020
Appellate Court Continues Injunction Blocking Alabama’s Attempts to Ban Abortion
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals today denied the state of Alabama’s request to stay a preliminary injunction the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ (ACLU) and ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 17, 2020
Court Blocks Tennessee’s COVID-19 Ban on Most Abortions
Federal court says Tennessee abortion providers can resume procedures, blocking the state’s order restricting abortions during the pandemic.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Adams & Boyle, P.C. et al. v. Slatery et al.
Apr 14, 2020
Federal Court Rules to Keep Abortion Accessible in Arkansas in ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµCase
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal court issued a ruling today blocking Arkansas from using the guise of the COVID-19 crisis to prevent people from obtaining abortion care. The ruling...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 14, 2020
Emergency Lawsuit Filed in Tennessee to Keep Abortion Accessible During Pandemic
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Tennessee, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America challenged a Tennes...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Adams & Boyle, P.C. et al. v. Slatery et al.
Apr 08, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµUrges Supreme Court to Reject Trump Administration’s Attempt to Undermine the ACA Contraceptive Coverage Requirement
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court today urging the court to reject the Trump administration’s attempt to undermine t...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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