In the decades since Jane Addams, Crystal Eastman, and Helen Keller worked with other civil libertarians to found the American Civil Liberties Union, the expansion of women’s rights has become a core part of the ACLU’s mission. Women have sought the right to control one’s own body, to have equal educational and economic opportunities, and to fair treatment under the criminal justice system.
The Ohio General Assembly has passed two bills that further curtail Ohio women’s reproductive rights, including a ban on abortions after 24 weeks and a ban on abortions performed in public hospitals. Other bills, including the “Heartbeat Bill,” are pending.
The Ohio General Assembly has passed two bills that further curtail Ohio women’s reproductive rights, including a ban on abortions after 24 weeks and a ban on abortions performed in public hospitals. Other bills, including the “Heartbeat Bill,” are pending.
In the decades since Jane Addams, Crystal Eastman, and Helen Keller worked with other civil libertarians to found the American Civil Liberties Union, the expansion of women’s rights has become a core part of the ACLU’s mission. Women have sought the right to control one’s own body, to have equal educational and economic opportunities, and to fair treatment under the criminal justice system.
In May 2009, the ACLU and the Public Patent Foundation filed a lawsuit charging that patents on two human genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer are unconstitutional and invalid. The suit charges that the patents stifle diagnostic …
In May 2009, the ACLU and the Public Patent Foundation filed a lawsuit charging that patents on two human genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer are unconstitutional and invalid. The suit charges that the patents stifle diagnostic testing and research that could lead to cures and that they limit women’s options for medical care. On July 29, 2011, a U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the patents were valid. The ACLU had not yet determined if it will appeal. Updates and more information about the case are available here.
The Supreme Court decided in Wal-Mart v. Dukes that women who had faced discriminatory practices at Wal-Mart could not proceed with a class action lawsuit. The ACLU and other civil rights organizations had urged the Supreme Court to …
The Supreme Court decided in Wal-Mart v. Dukes that women who had faced discriminatory practices at Wal-Mart could not proceed with a class action lawsuit. The ACLU and other civil rights organizations had urged the Supreme Court to allow the suit to proceed. As it stands, the decision will make it significantly more difficult for victims of discrimination to seek redress.