Reproductive Justice

Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, our work focuses on a range of issues, including protecting access to affordable contraception, protecting a pregnant person's ability to make personal, private decisions about pregnancy and abortion, and fighting pregnancy discrimination.

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From the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Griswold v. Connecticut, which struck down a state law banning contraceptives, to our cases to overturn the state's discriminatory ban on the use of state funds to provide abortion care for low-income women, to our cases to uphold the rights of pregnant police officers denied the right to reasonable accommodations at work, the ACLU of Connecticut has a long history of fighting for reproductive freedom.

Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, we strive to ensure that every pregnant person has the opportunity to make a real decision and the ability to get the care they need. Our work focuses on a range of issues, including protecting access to affordable contraception, protecting a pregnant person's ability to make personal, private decisions about pregnancy and abortion, and fighting pregnancy discrimination.

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Reflecting on the 2025 Legislative Session

The 2025 legislative session has come to a close, and it was certainly a trying session for all. In a session where roughly 3,800 bills were introduced, only about 380 bills were passed, rounding up to a passing rate of about ten percent.
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Firewalls for Freedom

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ACLU Foundation of CT Joins Lawsuit Challenging Breastfeeding Discrimination

The ACLU Foundation of CT will represent a Norwalk mother in a lawsuit that seeks to uphold the right to breastfeed without restriction in public schools under Connecticut’s civil rights law.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Justice, Women's Rights
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Gubernatorial and Secretary of the State Candidates Respond to Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Survey

In response to a survey from the ACLU of Connecticut Rise PAC, candidates seeking to become Connecticut’s next Governor and Secretary of the State have published their views regarding voting rights, policing, incarceration, LGBTQ+ rights, and abortion access. 
Issue Areas: Voting Rights, Racial Justice, LGBTQIA+ Rights, Reproductive Justice, Policing, Criminal Legal System
Court Case
Oct 27, 2022

Amanda R. Whitman-Singh v Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities and City of Norwalk Board of Education

We're fighting to ensure Connecticut’s civil rights laws, including the right to breastfeed, apply in public schools and public places throughout the state.
Court Case
Dec 08, 2021

Olson v U.S. Coast Guard Academy

The decision to become a parent is deeply personal, and no school or job should be able to interfere with that choice. Yet for cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, that is exactly what their school does.
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Aug 28, 2017

Alicea v. Cromwell

The ACLU and ACLU of Connecticut have filed a pregnancy discrimination charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) on behalf of police officer Sarah Alicea.