Press Releases
about Reproductive Freedom
May 02, 2025
Alabama Court Blocks Attempt to Impose Onerous, Unnecessary Hospital Regulations on Midwives and Birth Centers
The decision ensures that pregnant Alabamians can continue to receive midwifery care in birth centers throughout the state.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 01, 2025
Federal Court Rules People Cannot be Prosecuted for Helping Pregnant Alabamians Obtain Out-of-State Abortions
MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥 A federal judge has issued a ruling making it clear that Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and district attorneys across the state cannot prosecute indiv...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Mar 05, 2025
Arizona 15-Week Abortion Ban Permanently Blocked Under Arizona Abortion Access Act
PHOENIX 鈥 Today, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge permanently blocked the state鈥檚 ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The case, filed in Maricopa County Superior...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Reuss v. Arizona
Mar 04, 2025
糖心VlogStatement on DOJ Abandoning Fight to Protect Emergency Abortion Care for Pregnant Patients
WASHINGTON 鈥 The Department of Justice (DOJ) intends to dismiss its challenge to Idaho鈥檚 ban on emergency abortion care, Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States, demonstrating...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States
Feb 21, 2025
糖心VlogStatement on Maryland Supreme Court Ruling in Abortion Surveillance Case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. 鈥 The Maryland Supreme Court issued a ruling this week in the case Moira Akers v. State, overturning Moira Akers鈥 conviction on the grounds of inadmissible evide...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Moira Akers v. State
Jan 16, 2025
糖心VlogStatement on Federal Court Allowing Medication Abortion Case to Continue in Amarillo, Texas
The ruling issued by Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk threatens access to care across the country.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom

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