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Issues
Learn about what's happening across the most pressing civil liberties issues of our time, and what you can do.
Spotlight
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a shameful ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the nearly 50-year-old landmark decision recognizing the federal constitutional right to abortion. This decision is an unprecedented attack on women’s rights and reproductive freedom, and the effects will be immediate and far reaching.
Regardless of this horrendous decision, abortion is still our right. We all deserve the power to control our bodies, lives, and futures. Abortion is also health care. Getting access should not depend on where we live, how much money we make, or who we are. Abortion access is but one of a wide array of rights at stake — the same politicians banning abortion are also attacking our right to vote, access birth control, marry who we love, and hold police officers accountable.
Help us fight against this injustice by pledging your support, donating, taking to the streets, and sending a message to politicians at the ballot box: Abortion is a right, and you can’t ignore us.
News and Commentary
Your Guide to Discussing the Right to Seek Asylum at the Dinner Table
Your Guide to Discussing the Right to Seek Asylum at the Dinner TableThe fight to protect the human and legal right to seek asylum in the U.S. is at a critical juncture. Here’s how to talk about it with friends and family.
It’s Simply Too Dangerous to Arm Robots
It’s Simply Too Dangerous to Arm RobotsHere are our guiding principles that communities and policymakers should follow when debating police robots.
End of Year Pop Quiz: How We Showed Up for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in 2022
End of Year Pop Quiz: How We Showed Up for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in 2022As the year comes to a close, revisit the many ways we fought to protect your civil liberties.
