Legislation

The ACLU-CT supports Senate Bill 6738 as one of the many necessary steps to ensuring that no one ever dies in DOC custody during a public health crisis again.

The ACLU-CT unwaveringly supports the constitutional right to seek an abortion. As anti-abortion politicians across the country deny our freedom and obstruct access to abortion, the ACLU-CT supports legislation that increases access to abortion.

The ACLU-CT SB 1076 because we believe all people should have the liberty to make personal, intimate decisions about their death when facing a terminal diagnosis.

People in Connecticut cannot have a future here if they cannot afford a place to live. Everybody needs a safe, sanitary, and stable place to live, which builds prosperous communities.

People who are harmed by the unauthorized disclosure of protected health information in violation of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) deserve the ability to recover financially in court, inclusive of costs and reasonable attorney fees.

Connecticut needs to invest in housing programs and reentry services specifically for people who are disabled and leaving incarceration.

The ACLU-CT believes all people deserve equal access to quality end of life care. Every person should have access to hospice and palliative care, regardless of income.

Contact between community members and police can have tragic consequences for people experiencing mental health crises. We have significant concerns with Senate Bill 972 because of its failure to reduce the role of policing in our communities.

At the ACLU-CT, we believe in the complete decriminalization of cannabis—from cultivation to sale and delivery to possession and use. House Bill 5434 is an attempt to repeal key aspects of cannabis legalization in Connecticut.