The ACLU has been the leader in the struggle to protect the reproductive rights of women. 
WCIA-TV: Women Rally for Reproductive Rights at the Capitol
The ACLU of Illinois’ Director of Advocacy and Outreach Allison Carter appeared on WCIA-TV, the Central Illinois CBS affiliate station, who covered the rally for reproductive rights at the Capitol... Continue reading
Huffington Post: Battle Rages On In Controversial House Bill’s Amendments
The Huffington Post reported on the hostile amendments to the ultrasound bill (House Bill 4085) which passed out of committee today. The bill originally would require that a woman seeking... Continue reading
Fox Chicago News: ACLU Poll: 2/3 Oppose Illinois Abortion Ultrasound Bill
Controversial legislation that would require women seeking an abortion to view an ultrasound or decline to do so in writing is working its way through the Illinois State House, and the American Civil Liberties Union says Illinois voters are not happy.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Abortion shares agenda with livestock in Illinois committee
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran a story about the bill that would force facilities that provide abortions –even non-surgical– to build the functional equivalent of a small hospital, which is... Continue reading
Women (still) are not livestock
Chicago – In an effort to deny women in Illinois access to safe and effective medical care, leaders of the movement to bar access to reproductive health care, including contraceptives,... Continue reading
Chicago Tribune: Colleen Connell’s Letter to the Editor
From the Chicago Tribune’s “Voice of the People” section on February 12, 2012. Tribune columnist Steve Chapman’s “Inoculating against religious freedom” (Commentary, Feb. 2) adopts a misguided definition of religious... Continue reading
WTTW: Contraceptive Coverage & The Catholic Church
The ACLU of Illinois’ Executive Director Colleen Connell was on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight discussing the recent compromise by the Obama administration to ensure that employees of religiously affiliated institutions get... Continue reading
Northwest Herald: Contraceptive coverage irks local Catholics
The Northwest Herald writes about the recent federal decision to require contraception coverage for most health insurance plans, and how the Catholic community is responding. The ACLU of Illinois has... Continue reading
Chicago Sun-Times: Illinois Supreme Court to consider abortion dispute
The Chicago Sun-Times published an article about the recent announcement that the Illinois Supreme court has agreed to hear an appeal from the State of Illinois in a lawsuit brought... Continue reading
Huffington Post: Giving Thanks and Taking Action
K. Sujata, President/CEO of the Chicago Foundation for Women, wrote an op-ed for the Huffington Post about what she is thankful for this holiday season. She gave a thoughtful shout-out... Continue reading
