Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity

The ACLU works toward a California that is free of gender discrimination and that respects, values, and supports all Californians’ decisions about intimate relationships and reproduction.

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A guide for free & low-cost sexual health care in CA Learn more

Abortion access on college campuses (SB 24). Read More

Lawsuit against Catholic hospitals for refusing care. Read More

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Making the Great State of California Even Greater

January 22, 2016

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Economic Justice, Racial Justice, Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity

In his 2016 State of the State speech, Gov. Jerry Brown failed to mention a critical dimension to economic inequality in California: racial inequality. People of color are uniquely impacted by government policies that fall most heavily on the poor,... Read more »

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How "Evil" is Getting Your Tubes Tied, Really?

January 20, 2016

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Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity

Rebecca's doctor said yes. Her hospital said no. The hospital didn't say the procedure wasn't safe. The hospital said the procedure violated its ethical and religious principles. Read more »

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ACLU of CA Report Finds Reproductive Health Abuses in California Jails

January 19, 2016

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity

The ACLU of California today released a report that finds county jails are putting people’s health at risk by denying, delaying, and ignoring crucial reproductive health care. Read more

Reproductive Health Behind Bars in California

Know Your Rights: Reproductive Health Care in California Jails

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity

California has some of the strongest laws in the country that guarantee your right to obtain sexual and reproductive health care. Being in jail does not mean you lose those rights, and you have the right to obtain the reproductive health care you... Read more

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Reproductive Health Behind Bars in California

California jails are required by law to protect the reproductive health of the people in their care. But across the state, we’re seeing that accessing reproductive health care becomes a frightening and traumatic experience for incarcerated people. A... Read more »

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Hospital Refuses Pregnancy-Related Care Again Because of Religious Directives

December 29, 2015

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Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity

Today we filed a lawsuit challenging Dignity Health’s use of religious directives to deny basic reproductive health care to its patients. Filed on behalf of patient Rebecca Chamorro and Physicians for Reproductive Health, the suit argues that... Read more »

News

ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Hospital For Denying Reproductive Health Care

December 29, 2015

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Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity

The ACLU and the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP have filed a lawsuit challenging Dignity Health’s use of religious directives to deny basic reproductive health care to its patients... Read more

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It's time to repeal the Maximum Family Grant rule

A Holiday Wish: Gov. Brown, Repeal the Maximum Family Grant Rule

December 23, 2015

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Economic Justice, Racial Justice, Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity

Dear Governor Brown: While the holidays can be the most magical time of the year for some families – a time to reflect, connect, and give – the holidays can be the toughest time of year for families that are living in deep poverty. Unfortunately,... Read more »

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Sex Will Burn You, and Other WTF Moments from Abstinence-Only Sex Ed

December 16, 2015

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Education Equity, Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity

Used tape. A dirty toothbrush. A rose with no petals. A chewed up piece of gum. The list goes on. Abstinence-only sex ed programs are notorious for using tragically bad sex metaphors to push their harmful agenda. Parents in Redding, California... Read more »

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Catholic Hospital Continues to Deny Health Care Procedure for Pregnant Women

December 2, 2015

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Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity

The ACLU today sent a letter demanding that Dignity Health, doing business as Mercy Medical Center Redding, a Catholic-affiliated hospital in California’s largest hospital network, stop unlawfully denying post-partum tubal ligation to patients based... Read more