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The right to make informed decisions about reproduction free from government intrusion, as well as access to the full spectrum of reproductive health care, are core components of reproductive freedom. The fight to maintain reproductive freedom has been an important part of the ACLU of Utah’s legislative work.

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Press Releases
Planned Parenthood & ACLU Rally for Choice: Utahns Need Birth Control Not Bans (2/12/07)

Litigation
Jane L. v. Bangerter

Legal Advocacy and Policy Work

The ACLU of Utah advocates on behalf of pregnant inmate subjected to remote control taser device. (3/21/08)

Supplemental comments to the Utah Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on the Rules of Juvenile Procedure on rules governing the procedure by which a minor may petition the court for a bypass to the parental consent requirement for obtaining an abortion (9/29/06)

Comments to the Administrative Office of the Courts on procedural and appellate rules governing the procedure by which a minor may petition the court for a bypass to the parental consent requirement for obtaining an abortion (6/12/06)

From Our Legislative Reports
Abortion Ban Fails (2007)

Lawmakers Pass HB 85 S1 “Abortion by a Minor -- Parental Notification and Consent;” Fetal Pain and Prescription Parity Bills Are Rejected (2006)

“Amendments Prohibiting Health Insurance Discrimination,” Sought to Improve Women’s Access to Basic Health Care by Addressing the Alarming Gender Inequity in the Coverage of Prescription Drugs (2005)

New Surrogate Parenting Law May Limit the Reproductive Rights of Gestational Mothers (2005)

New Law Prohibits the Use of Public Funds for Abortion Services Except in Very Limited Situations (2004)

Unconstitutional Law Alters Utah’s Existing Ban on “Partial-Birth Abortion” (2004)

Unsuccessful Resolution Attempted to Provide Support for the Federal “Partial-Birth Abortion” Law (2004)

Amendments to Utah’s “Partial-Birth Abortion” Ban Fail (2003)

Lawmakers Fail to Pass Law Prohibiting Public Funding of Abortions (2003)

The Legislature Decides Life Begins at Conception (2002)

Lawmakers Further Restrict Family Planning Efforts (2001)

Law Would Have Required that All Abortion Providers Be Licensed Gynecologists (2000)

Reports
Report by the Utah Sexual Assault Safety Project on the availability of emergency contraception and STD prophylatic treatments for victims of sexual assault who seek care at hospital emergency rooms (September 2005)
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