Cases & Legislation

The New York Times is tracking the status of abortion laws in each state following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Summary of H.R.1065 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Read the full 98-page initial draft majority opinion.

AN ACT: AMENDING TITLE 36, CHAPTER 23, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING ARTICLE 3; RELATING TO ABORTIONll

Independent News and Analysis on the U.S. Supreme Court

We must stand up to politicians who want to restrict people’s ability to make their own health care decisions in consultation with their doctors.

Text for H.R.2694 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Summary of H.R.1581 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2019

Sex and reproductive health-related bills in the U.S. Congress.

Reproductive rights—having the ability to decide whether and when to have children—are important to women’s socioeconomic well-being and overall health. Research suggests that being able to make decisions about one’s own reproductive life and the timing of one’s entry into parenthood is associated with greater relationship stability and satisfaction (National Campaign to Prevent Teen and […]

Brief of amici curiae reproductive justice scholars supporting petitioners–cross-respondents.

The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives

Since its founding in 1920, the ACLU has recognized that personal privacy and reproductive rights are among our most important constitutional liberties. In its earliest years, the ACLU defended

Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court issued a decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated a woman’s Constitutional right to choose.  This decision expressly took away a right from the American people that it had recognized for nearly 50 years – a woman’s right to make her own reproductive health care decisions, free from…

In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a shadow docket refusing to block a Texas law banning abortion after six weeks. This new law violates the 1973 landmark decision Roe v. Wade, which declared a pregnant person has a constitutional right to an abortion.