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ACLU works to ensure that every woman can make the best decisions for herself and her family about whether and when to have a child without undue political interference.  Our work encompasses a wide range of issues, including securing age-appropriate sex education in our schools, fighting pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, and protecting a woman’s ability to make personal, private decisions about pregnancy and abortion.

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26 02, 2021

Tennessee’s Medically Unsound ‘Abortion Reversal’ Law Remains Blocked By Federal Courts

2021-02-26T18:03:31-06:00 February 26th, 2021|Categories: General News, Press Releases|

A federal court has issued a preliminary injunction blocking a state law that would have forced doctors to provide false and misleading information to their patients about the potential to “reverse” a medication abortion.

20 11, 2020

Court Lets Part of Tennessee Abortion Ban Take Effect

2020-11-20T17:38:25-06:00 November 20th, 2020|Categories: General News, Press Releases|

A 6th Circuit Court of Appeals panel has let the part of Tennessee's abortion ban that prohibits abortion if sought for reasons related to Down syndrome, race or gender to take effect in Tennessee.

30 09, 2020

Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Tennessee’s Medically Unsound “Abortion Reversal” Law

2020-09-30T08:05:26-05:00 September 30th, 2020|Categories: General News, Press Releases|

A federal judge temporarily blocked the law that requires doctors to lie to their patients about abortion.

10 09, 2020

Tennessee City Abandons Effort to Ban Access to Abortion Following ACLU Lawsuit

2020-09-10T13:47:09-05:00 September 10th, 2020|Categories: Press Releases|

The city of Mt. Juliet today abandoned its efforts to ban the provision of procedural abortion care within the city limits following an ACLU lawsuit.

31 08, 2020

Tennessee’s Medically Unsound ‘Abortion Reversal’ Law Challenged in Court

2020-08-31T15:10:09-05:00 August 31st, 2020|Categories: General News, Press Releases|

Tennessee abortion providers filed a lawsuit today challenging a requirement that forces doctors to provide false and misleading information to their patients about the potential to “reverse” a medication abortion.