Press Releases

State Supreme Court Asked to Intervene after Vermilion County Judge Interferes with Pregnant Woman’s Health Care

The Illinois Supreme Court has been asked to intervene on behalf of a woman being detained at the Vermilion County Jail after a local judge appointed a guardian ad litem for her unborn fetus.

ACLU of Illinois Responds to Supreme Court Ruling Striking Down Right to Abortion

This Supreme Court this morning recklessly stripped the constitutional right to abortion recognized in Roe v. Wade from millions of people in this country. People in nearly half of the states across the country are likely to lose the right to make fundamental decisions over their own body very soon.

Illinois Expands Access to Abortion Care, Ends Enforcement of Parental Notice Law

Abortion access in Illinois expanded today with the end of the Parental Notice of Abortion (PNA) law.

New Mother Files Complaint After Enduring Non-Consensual and Discriminatory Drug Testing, Reporting to DCFS Because of Poppy Seed Consumption

We filed a Human Rights charge with National Advocates for Pregnant Women on behalf of a mother who had DCFS called on her during birth because an Easter poppy seed cake led to a positive drug test.