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Legislation
Mar 29, 2018
Sandy LoMonico, criminal justice organizer for the ACLU of Connecticut, testifies re S.B. 13, a bill re shackling pregnant women, menstrual supplies for incarcerated women, family visitation policies in CT prisons
  • Women's Rights|
  • +3 Issues

S.B. 13, An Act Concerning Fair Treatment of Incarcerated Women

The ACLU of Connecticut is proud to stand up for incarcerated women’s health, rights, and dignity by supporting S.B. 13.
Legislation
Mar 27, 2018
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  • Criminal Legal System

H.B. 5394, An Act Concerning the Legalization and Regulation of the Retail Sale of Marijuana

Legislation
Mar 26, 2018
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  • Privacy

H.B. 5417, An Act Concerning End-of-Life Care

The right to individual autonomy when making end of life decisions includes the decision to seek physician-assisted aid in dying, as well as the decision to continue living.The ACLU-CT supports this bill and the multiple safeguards it contains.
Legislation
Mar 26, 2018
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  • Women's Rights|
  • +1 Issue

H.B. 5148, An Act Concerning Pregnant Patients Exercising Living Wills

The government shouldn't tell physicians to disregard the health care wishes of pregnant people simply because they are pregnant. The ACLU-CT supports this bill, which would repeal Connecticut’s pregnancy exception for advance directives.
Legislation
Mar 26, 2018
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  • Women's Rights|
  • +1 Issue

S.B. 298, An Act Concerning Burial and Cremation in Cases of Spontaneous Fetal Demise

We oppose this bill due to its potential to coerce, shame, or intimidate someone who has experienced a miscarriage or made the personal decision to end a pregnancy.
Legislation
Mar 26, 2018
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  • Immigrants' Rights

H.B. 5544, An Act Concerning the Recommendations of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission with Respect to Misdemeanor Sentences

Legislation
Mar 26, 2018
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  • Criminal Legal System

S.B. 486, An Act Concerning Notification to Boards of Education of the Release of a Juvenile Sexual Offender and a Model Policy Concerning the Reentry of Such Juveniles into the School System

Legislation
Mar 26, 2018
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S.B. 512, An Act Concerning the Psychiatric Security Review Board

Legislation
Mar 26, 2018
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  • Criminal Legal System

H.B. 5531, An Act Concerning Enhanced Employment Opportunities for Incarcerated Individuals