Press Releases

ACLU Statement on Gov. Ducey Signing Anti-Abortion Bill

"By signing SB 1324, Gov. Ducey decided he has the power to freeze time. This law prohibits Arizona women from receiving the best care, based on the most up-to-date scientific research, when a doctor administers medication abortion."
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

ACLU Challenges Arizona Abortion Law that Discriminates Against Black and Asian American Women

SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union appeared in a federal appeals court today to argue that Arizona’s ban on so-called race and sex selection abortions intentionally targets and stigmatizes women of color.

Health Department Threatens to Search Home of Reproductive Rights Advocate, Prompts Demand for Records Related to Facility Inspections

PHOENIX – Following a threat by the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) to search the home of a reproductive rights leader, the ACLU of Arizona is demanding records that will help establish whether intimidation tactics are routinely being used by the department.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Advocates for Women of Color Appeal Discriminatory Arizona Abortion Ban

PHOENIX — The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) of Maricopa County today appealed the dismissal of their challenge to Arizona’s discriminatory race- and sex-based abortion ban (HB 2443).

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Arizona Abortion Ban

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today struck down an Arizona law that would ban almost all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom