Women's Rights

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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.

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Federal Court Overturns Lower Court Ruling, Allows Ohio Lawmakers to Punish Doctors for Providing Abortion Care Based on Patient’s Reason

Issue Areas: Women's Rights
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Pandemic Or Not, Ohioans Deserve Virtual Testimony

One must question – is this truly a democracy? Is the Statehouse not also the peoples’ house?
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48 Years of Roe, My Body Belongs to Me

A Conversation with Repro Rights Expert Professor Jessie Hill on the Future of Abortion

We sat down with our Cooperating Attorney and nationally recognized reproductive rights expert, Jessie Hill, to discuss the state of abortion and reproductive rights in Ohio and the U.S.
Court Case
May 23, 2019

Somai v. City of Bedford

Court Case
Aug 03, 2017

Rotondo v. J.P. Morgan Chase

Court Case
Feb 26, 2013

Maudlin v. Inside Out, Inc.