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New fed rules attack birth control, disrupt balance of provider/patient rights
Well, our worst fears came true. The Bush administration today released the long-awaited health care denial rule. You know, the one that more than 200,000 women’s health supporters sent letters to the...
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Green Bay alderwoman stands up by sitting down, privacy rights versus free...
Civil liberties news in review… Free SpeechRecently there was a little controversy regarding a Green Bay city council alderwoman who did not give a patriotic vets organization a standing ovation when a...
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ACLU continues to defend reproductive freedom one step at a time
Check out Louise Melling’s original post on the Daily Kos. On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade: In the wake of President Obama’s inauguration and on the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, it is tempting to...
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Updates on domestic spying and data mining, abortion service proposal at UW...
Domestic SpyingSo it’s pretty official that the Bush administration spied on all of us with the willing help of telecommunications corporations. This whistleblower and former NSA analyst talks about...
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News update: prison rate quadrupled, ban racist mascots, Obama reviews BC...
Prison population rate quadrupledWisconsin has been doing a great job warehousing people. Monday’s Pew Center on the States report on incarceration shows that our state quadrupled its prison population...
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Take Action: Restore religious/reproductive liberty balance in HHS...
President Obama has made an important move to protect reproductive freedom. Let’s back him up. In the waning days of his presidency, George W. Bush moved to undermine the ability of American women to...
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Q&A on Contraceptive Equity and Religious Discrimination: Budget Provision...
The Wisconsin Assembly just gave the green light to their version of the state budget this weekend. Contraceptive equity was one of the debated items: the policy would require all insurance companies...
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Take Action: Demand Abortion Rights Protection in Federal Health Care Reform
Stop the Abortion Coverage BanRally for Women’s Health Wednesday, December 2 at NoonCapitol Square – State Street StepsFeaturing Lt. Governor Barbara LawtonThe House of Representatives passed a health...
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Madison ACLU Celebrates Banned Books Week
Thanks to everyone who came out to the ACLU’s Banned Books Week happy hour. A part of the Wisconsin Book Festival’s line up, the happy hour was a time for book lovers and free speech supporters to...
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Wisconsin Senators Move to Turn Back the Clock on Sex Ed
In a fast-moving piece of legislation, Senators are using Governor Walker’s special session on job creation to repeal the progress made after the passage of the 2009 Healthy Youth Act. The Healthy...
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Insurance Reform Decision from Supreme Court Welcome News to Women, Minorities
The U.S. Supreme Court decision today upheld the linchpin of the Affordable Care Act by ruling 5-4 that the government can tax individuals who choose not to buy health insurance. The principal opinion...
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ACLU Report Finds Paul Ryan Light Years Away from Civil Liberties – news from...
The following blog post was taken from an August 11 post on ACLU Liberty Watch, a website of the ACLU Liberty Watch 2012 campaign being run by the American Civil Liberties Union. Visit...
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