Press Releases

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May 04, 2016

New Report Reveals 1 in 6 U.S. Hospital Beds Are in Catholic Facilities That Prohibit Essential Health Care for Women

Women who have been denied medically necessary health care at Catholic hospitals speak out in new report
Issue Areas: Reproductive Justice
Apr 27, 2016

California Medical Association Files to Join ACLU Suit Against Dignity Health

State’s largest medical advocacy organization backs ACLU in confronting health system that blocks decisions between patients and their doctors
Issue Areas: Reproductive Justice
Dec 29, 2015

ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Hospital For Denying Reproductive Health Care

Dignity Health Hospital Network Continues to Refuse Pregnancy-Related Care Because of Religious Directives
Issue Areas: Reproductive Justice
Dec 02, 2015

Catholic Hospital Continues to Deny Health Care Procedure for Pregnant Women

Religious Directives Call Tubal Ligation Procedure “Intrinsically Evil.”
Issue Areas: Reproductive Justice
Aug 25, 2015

Catholic Hospital Approves Previously Denied Health Care Procedure for Pregnant Woman

With Growth of Catholic Hospital System, Women’s Health Put at Risk by Religious Directives
Issue Areas: Reproductive Justice
May 06, 2015

Historic Ruling in ACLU Lawsuit: Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Violated State Law

Fresno County judge rules that the curriculum had been medically inaccurate and biased for “many years”
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights, Reproductive Justice, Schools
Feb 10, 2015

ACLU Report: Pregnant and Parenting Students Denied Equal Education Opportunity in California Schools

Report Finds that Schools Deny College-Track Courses and Breastfeeding Access to Pregnant and Parenting Students
Issue Areas: Reproductive Justice, Schools