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Unnecessary Restrictions Would Force Most Clinics in the State to Stop Providing Abortions

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 19, 2013

CONTACT: Brooke Anderson, ACLU of Alabama, 334-265-2754 ext. 205, [email protected]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The ACLU of Alabama applauds President Obama’s clemency grant and pardons for three Alabamians, each of whom were convicted on non-violent drug charges.

Below is a statement from Susan Watson, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama regarding President Obama’s clemency grant and pardons of three Alabamians:

“Life without parole sentences for non-violent offenses is cruel, inhumane and wasteful of human life and tax-payer dollars. We are pleased that President Obama has taken this important step to reversing the damage that has afflicted so many in the criminal justice system and we look forward to greater reform steps in the immediate future.”

ACLU and Planned Parenthood File Motion for Summary Judgment in Alabama Abortion Restriction Lawsuit

Groups Ask for Permanent Relief from Law that Would Force Most Clinics in the State to Stop Providing Abortions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 16, 2013

CONTACT:
Robyn Shepherd, ACLU National, 212-519-7829, [email protected]
Brooke Anderson, ACLU of Alabama, 334-265-2754, [email protected]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Alabama and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed a motion for a summary judgment today asking a judge to permanently block an Alabama law that would place medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion providers and force most clinics in the state to stop offering abortion care.

"This motion is the next step in ensuring that Alabama women have access to the health care that they need," said Susan Watson, the executive director of the ACLU of Alabama.