Press Releases
about Reproductive Freedom
May 02, 2022
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on Reporting of Leaked SCOTUS Opinion Overturning Roe
WASHINGTON — The following statement was issued by ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Executive Director Anthony Romero in response to reporting of a leaked draft opinion from the Su...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 14, 2022
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Promises Legal Action After Gov. DeSantis Signs 15-Week Abortion Ban
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis today signed into law HB 5, a bill passed by the Florida Legislature earlier this month that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of pr...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 13, 2022
Kentucky Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto, Planned Parenthood and ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û to Sue to Block Law’s Unconstitutional Abortion Restrictions
Without Judicial Relief, Abortion will be Effectively Banned in the State
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Mar 23, 2022
Idaho Governor Signs Bounty-Hunting Abortion Ban
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed into law today SB 1309, a Texas-style copycat that deputizes private citizens to bring lawsuits against health care providers who per...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Mar 23, 2022
Florida State Court Indicates It Will Uphold Abortion Restriction That Forces Patients to Delay Care
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A Florida state trial court indicated today that it will dismiss a challenge to an abortion restriction that will force patients to delay obtaining this ti...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Gainesville Woman Care, LLC v. State of Florida
Mar 11, 2022
Texas Supreme Court Decision Means Abortion Ban Challenge Will Be Thrown Out
Scores of Texans have been denied abortion care in the state since the U.S. Supreme Court let the law take effect on September 1
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson
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