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.
H.B. 5394, An Act Concerning the Legalization and Regulation of the Retail Sale of Marijuana
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.
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.
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.
H.B. 5544, An Act Concerning the Recommendations of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission with Respect to Misdemeanor Sentences
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
S.B. 512, An Act Concerning the Psychiatric Security Review Board
H.B. 5531, An Act Concerning Enhanced Employment Opportunities for Incarcerated Individuals