Stop. The. Bans.

“The ability of women to participate equally in the economic and social life of the Nation has been facilitated by their ability to control their reproductive lives.” - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, 1992

Justice O’Connor’s observation in 1992 defines our reality today. What we have taken for granted as a reproductive right for over 40 years is now under threat.

The ACLU of Georgia is firmly on the frontlines protecting the liberty and freedom of women and couples to decide whether and when to start or expand a family without government interference.

Sistersong v. Georgia
Georgia physicians, reproductive health care providers, and advocates filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of Fulton County on June 26, 2022, bringing a state constitutional challenge against H.B. 481, a law banning abortion at approximately six weeks of pregnancy — just two weeks after a person’s first missed period and before many people even know they are pregnant.

On September 30, 2024, the Superior Court of Fulton County struck down Georgia’s six-week abortion ban, finding that the State Constitution does not allow politicians to deny Georgians’ fundamental right to make their own decisions about their bodies, their health, and their futures. In the words of the Court, "women are not some piece of collectively owned community property the disposition of which is decided by majority vote.”