Reproductive Freedom
Press Releases
Legislative Alerts
Past Events
Resources
Reproductive decisions are among the most intimate and important decisions a woman will make. Like decisions about contraception, marriage, and child-rearing, the decision to continue or end a pregnancy is protected from government interference by the constitutional right to privacy.
The ACLU supports legalized abortion and opposed regulations that restrict access to this right, such as waiting periods, hospitalization requirements, and parental consent statutes. These restrictions often prevent poor women and women in crisis from gaining access to a safe and legal abortion. Legalized abortion is also the safe alternative to illegal "back-alley" abortion procedures that jeopardize women's health and women's lives. ACLU-TN has long fought against efforts to restrict women's right to choose.
Press Releases
April 29, 2008 - Tennessee Organizations Call on Fowler to Stop Misleading the Public on SJR127
May 4, 2005: Only One Quarter of Hospital Emergency Rooms in Tennessee Always Provide Emergency Contraception to Sexual Assualt Patients, ACLU Survey Finds
January 22, 2002: ACLU-TN Celebrates Roe v. Wade Anniversary and Calls for Renewed Vigilance
Legislative Alerts
May 9, 2008: ACLU-TN Chart of 2008 TGA Bills Related to Reproductive Freedom
April 28, 2008: IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED - Tell your State Rep by WEDNESDAY to vote NO on pulling SJR127 to House Floor
April 3, 2008: SJR127 Back Again - Attack on Reproductive Freedom - Call you House Representative NOW to vote NO on pulling SJR127 to House Floor
Oppose SJR127 Attack on Women's Access to Reproductive Health Care
The Outcome of Planned Parenthood of Middle TN et al. v. Sundquist
ACLU-TN Legislative Chart: Reproductive Freedom, 104th TGA, 2005 - 2006 (35 KB)
April 17, 2006: Thank the courageous 4 voting against SJR127 (34 KB)
April 7, 2006: Stop Attack on Reproductive Freedom - in House Subcommittee on Wednesday (4/12)
March 10, 2006: Thank the courageous 9 voting against SJR127
March 10, 2006: Alert - Oppose SJR127 (36 KB)
March 3, 2006: Attack on Women's Right to Choose in TN - Tell Your Senators to Vote NO on SJR127
March 2, 2005: Alert - Emergency Care for Rape Survivors - SB1670/HB865 - Thank Sponsors
May 6, 2004: Breaking News - SJR127 - Call These Seven Representatives and tell them to vote NO on the vote to pull SJR127 out of committee to the House Floor
May 11, 2004: Victory - SJR127 - Thank the Representatives
April 29, 2004: Follow-Up to the "March" - Contact your State Representative
April 19, 2004: Privacy/Reproductive Freedom Legislative Update - Continued Contact Needed
March 30, 2004: SJR127 on Senate Calendar on Wednesday, March 31 - Attack on Privacy Rights of Women Continues
March 24, 2004: SJR127 Back on Senate Calendar - Attack on Privacy Rights of Women Continues
March 10, 2004: SJR 127 UPDATE - Attack on State Judiciary, State Constitution, and Women - Senate vote tomorrow (Thursday)
March 5, 2004: SJR127 Update - Senate Voting on Monday at 5 pm -Tell your Senator to Vote NO on SJR127 and Protect Privacy - and Come to Senate on Monday to hear the Debate
February 13, 2004: SJR127 back on Calendar for Tuesday, 2/17 - Take Immediate Action - Stop Effort to Remove Privacy Protection From State Constitution - Please Share
January 20, 2004: Take Immediate Action - Stop Effort to Remove Privacy Protection From State Constitution
April 18, 2003: Urge TN legislators to Vote NO on SJR127 -Constitutional Amendment Taking Away Right to Abortion under TN Constitution-Vote on 4-22 in Senate Judiciary
March 4, 2003: Protect Women's Right to Privacy - Oppose SJR127 set for Tuesday, April 8 - Call Senate Judiciary Committee Members
April 25, 2002: A Victory for the moment - SJR110 - Carving out an Exception to the Right to Privacy and Abortion
April 17, 2002: Hearing on SJR110 now set for Wednesday, April 24 - Protect Privacy Rights for Women and all Tennesseans - Oppose SJR110 - Call all House Health & Human Resources Committee Members
April 5, 2002: Date Changes to 4/17/02- Protect Privacy rights for Women and all Tennesseans - Oppose SJR110 - Call House Health & Human Resources Committee Members
March 29, 2002: Protect Privacy rights for Women and all Tennesseans - Oppose SJR110 - Call House Health & Human Resources Committee Members
March 21, 2002: Attack on Reproductive Freedom - Contact your legislator if they serve on Health Access Committee (see list below) to Vote No on SJR110
April 19, 2001: The Unborn Victims of Violence Act - Call your Congressman and Senators to Oppose
April 13, 2001: Constitutional amendment exempting abortion to be heard April 17 - call now
April 9, 2001: Call today to Oppose SJR110 - Erodes Privacy Rights - Exempts abortion from protection by the State Constitution
March 6, 2001: Resolution to Amend State Constitution re: Abortion
February 27, 2001: ACLU Action Update: Protect Access to RU-486!
Past Events
January 22, 2003: "Just Say Roe: Celebrating 30 Years of Freedom" Rally!! in Nashville
Resources
EC in ER Fact Sheet (162 KB)
ACLU-TN Fact Sheet - Availability of EC for Sexual Assualt Patients in Tennessee (32 KB)
Reproductive Freedom - National ACLU
