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ACLU Applauds Governor Lynch's Signing of Bill Repealing New Hampshire Abortion Restriction (07/12/2007)
CONCORD, NH - The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded a decision by Governor Lynch to sign a bill into law repealing a teen abortion restriction. The repeal stands as the final chapter in a battle that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

ACLU of Massachusetts Welcomes New Hampshire Civil Unions Law (04/27/2007)
BOSTON - Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts welcomed passage of legislation in New Hampshire to provide the option of civil unions for lesbian and gay couples, with important rights, benefits and protections at the state level.

New Hampshire Vote On Quitting Real ID Shows Act's Troubles (05/05/2006)
NEW YORK -- Last night, the New Hampshire Senate narrowly defeated a measure that would have rejected the Real ID Act. Passage would have seriously disrupted the unified national identity card system that proponents are hoping to create. Nevertheless, while the Real ID Act continues to cling to life, having dodged a bullet in the Granite State, the Act is still deeply troubled and will remain so despite having survived its latest crisis.

Supreme Court Ruling in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood Recognizes Protections for Women's Health and Safety (01/18/2006)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) welcomed today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, et al, which unanimously recognized its precedent that abortion laws must protect women's health and safety.

Planned Parenthood and ACLU Ask Supreme Court to Protect Women's Health in First Abortion Case Before the Roberts Court (11/30/2005)
“If the Court accepts the government’s arguments in this case, it will give a green light to states to pass abortion restrictions that will harm women’s health in medical emergencies,” said Jennifer Dalven, deputy director of the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project, and the attorney who argued before the Court today. “We are hopeful that the Court will recognize the importance of protecting women’s health and access to safe, legal abortion and rule in our favor.”

Planned Parenthood and ACLU Ask Supreme Court to Protect Women's Health in First Abortion Case Before the Roberts Court (11/30/2005)
“If the Court accepts the government’s arguments in this case, it will give a green light to states to pass abortion restrictions that will harm women’s health in medical emergencies,” said Jennifer Dalven, deputy director of the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project, and the attorney who argued before the Court today. “We are hopeful that the Court will recognize the importance of protecting women’s health and access to safe, legal abortion and rule in our favor.”

ACLU and Planned Parenthood File Brief in Supreme Court Challenging New Hampshire Abortion Restriction (10/12/2005)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) today are filing a brief for the plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court challenging a New Hampshire abortion restriction that lacks an exception for medical emergencies when a woman's health is at risk. Both groups warned that, depending on how the court rules, a decision in this case could unravel decades of legal protections for women's health and safety.

Medical Providers and Reproductive Rights Groups Applaud Court Decision Overturning New Hampshire Parental Notification for Abortion Law (12/29/2003)
CONCORD, NH -The United States Federal District Court in Concord today declared New Hampshire's recently enacted parental notification law unconstitutional, ruling in favor of a group of New Hampshire medical providers who claimed that the law violated a young woman's fundamental right to an abortion in order to protect her health, in a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA).

New Hampshire's Parental Notification Abortion Law Challenged in Court (11/17/2003)
CONCORD, NH - A group of New Hampshire medical providers represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and others today filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to enjoin enforcement of the state's recently enacted parental notification statute before it takes effect on December 31, 2003.

In Historic Vote, New Hampshire Lawmakers Pass Bill to Abolish State Death Penalty Law (05/18/2000)
CONCORD, NH -- Responding to emotional testimony from murder victims' families -- two of them state representatives -- New Hampshire's 24 senators today gave final passage to legislation to abolish the state's death penalty law.

In a National First, NH Lawmakers Repeal Ban on Gay and Lesbian Foster Care and Adoption (04/23/1999)
CONCORD, NH--In a stunning reversal, New Hampshire this week repealed a 12-year-old law banning gays and lesbians from foster or adoptive parenting.