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Declaración de la ACLU de Georgia sobre el Proyecto de Ley de Prohibición del Aborto Dirigido a la Oficina del Gobernador

“Si este Proyecto de Prohibición del Aborto se Convierte en Ley, lo Veremos en el Tribunal"

March 29, 2019

ACLU to Sue if State Passes Bill that Bans Access to Safe, Legal Abortion and Criminalizes the Most Intimate Decision that Women and Couples Make

ATLANTA – This afternoon, the Georgia Senate passed a bill that would ban safe, legal abortion. This bill – HB 481 – has Big Government criminalizing the most intimate decision women and couples make.

March 22, 2019

ACLU of Georgia Legislative Director to Testify at Today’s Voting Rights Caucus Meeting

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March 18, 2019

ACLU of Georgia on the Bill to Criminalize the Most Intimate Decision Women and Couples Make

ATLANTA – During the hearing on HB 481 that would ban abortion, a substitute bill was introduced that, in addition to banning abortion, would create new legal rights in all respects including the census, taxes, and child support starting at the time cardiac activity becomes detectable.

March 14, 2019

Federal District Court Rules in Favor of the ACLU of Georgia for First Amendment Violations Against Citizens Protesting the Proposed Abortion Ban

ATLANTA – This afternoon, the ACLU of Georgia won a federal court ruling lifting the Capitol Police’s unconstitutional ban on buttons that express opposition to the abortion ban bill.The ACLU of Georgia filed a lawsuit against the State Capitol Police for ordering two citizens to remove buttons e

March 14, 2019

Press Advisory ACLU of Georgia Legal Director to Testify at Senate Hearing on Bill to Ban Abortion

Who
Sean J. Young, Legal Director of the ACLU of Georgia

What
Testify at the Senate Hearing on HB 481, a bill to outlaw abortion

Where
State Capitol Building, Room450

March 14, 2019

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