Reproductive Freedom

The ACLU of Maryland works to protect everyone's right to make informed decisions free from government interference about whether and when to become a parent. Personal privacy and reproductive rights are among our most important constitutional liberties. We work to protect access to the full spectrum of reproductive health care and to ensure that the government respects and supports reproductive freedom.

Ellen Hutton, Lorena Diaz, Sergio España, and Amy Cruice are at a rally in Annapolis for abortion rights. They hold protest signs and are standing together looking at the camera.
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Ellen Hutton, Lorena Diaz, Sergio España, and Amy Cruice hold abortion rights protest signs at a rally in Annapolis to defend abortion.

Abortion Rights Are On the Line

New Supreme Court Session Begins
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Protesters hold ACLU abortion rights posters in front of the Supreme Court.

What does Mississippi have to do with abortion rights in Maryland?

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case in 2022 challenging Mississippi’s ban on abortion starting at 15 weeks of pregnancy. That state is asking the Supreme Court to reverse its landmark 1973 abortion decision, Roe v. Wade. This case could mean a major rollback on abortion rights. Roe is in jeopardy and our reproductive rights are under attack.
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Reading Freely: Pride Is More Than a Month – It’s a Mentality

Pride is more than a place holder on a calendar - it's protest.
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Dana Vickers Shelley is in the upper left corner. Homayra Ziad is in the bottom right corner. Upper right corner says, "A Letter to Friends of Civil Liberties." The ACLU of Maryland logo is in the bottom left corner.

Carta de libertades civiles a todas las personas que apoyan el trabajo activista

Estamos furiosos y sabemos que usted, señor, también lo está. Tomemos acción.