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Dedicated to maintaining and extending constitutional and other fundamental rights, liberties, privileges, and immunities.

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@acluohio
ACLU of Ohio
2 months
🌟NEW VIDEO🌟 We just released "The Battle for Ohio," a short documentary chronicling our work last year to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution, while simultaneously protecting citizens' direct access to ballot referendums. 📲WATCH HERE:
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ACLU of Ohio
2 years
🎉BREAKING: A judge has granted our request for a preliminary injunction, which will keep Ohio’s 6 week abortion ban blocked indefinitely. Abortion will remain legal in the state of Ohio. This is a MAJOR victory for reproductive freedom.
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ACLU of Ohio
4 years
This is unconstitutional. The @CityofCleveland has no authority to restrict the rights and access of the press. The power of the people is rooted in the ability of the #FreePress to investigate and report news, especially in times of upheaval. We are reviewing this situation.
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Jim Nelson
4 years
Message from Cleveland police tonight: “No media is allowed downtown unless they are inside their place of business. Period.” @CLEpolice
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ACLU of Ohio
16 days
Sheriffs are elected officials who have a duty to serve ALL members of their community. They are sworn to protect the public from intimidation and oppression. For the sitting sheriff of Portage County to be engaging in the very type of behavior he’s meant to combat is despicable.
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ACLU of Ohio
14 days
We sent a letter to Portage County Sheriff Zuchowski calling for him to retract his social media posts as they amounted to a threat of government action against people who exercise their First Amendment rights.
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ACLU of Ohio
6 years
#BREAKING - WE WON A RELIEF FOR PURGED VOTERS IN TIME FOR THE NOVEMBER 6 ELECTION! All purged voters should cast a provisional ballot on Tuesday. Thank you to our amazing team of lawyers! @Demos_Org @ACLU
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ACLU of Ohio
3 years
👋🏾 Just going to drop this Sunday evening reminder here. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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ACLU of Ohio
5 years
BREAKING - WE JUST WON OUR CASE CHALLENGING OHIO'S GERRYMANDERED MAP - (longer analysis to follow!) @ACLU
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ACLU of Ohio
5 years
Similar versions of this unconstitutional abortion ban stand 0-4 in federal court. Soon to be 0-5.
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ACLU
5 years
BREAKING: Gov. DeWine just signed the Ohio law that virtually bans all abortion care. We'll see you in court.
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ACLU of Ohio
13 days
🚨As a government official, Sheriff Zuchowski's threats against Portage County residents are unconstitutional. Displaying a political yard sign is protected First Amendment activity. He apparently needs to learn this in court.
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ACLU of Ohio
1 year
🚨BREAKING: Ohioans stood up and defeated Issue 1. Thank you to everyone who showed up, made calls, knocked doors, voted, and showed lawmakers the real meaning of WE THE PEOPLE!
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ACLU of Ohio
5 months
A reminder to protesters everywhere. 👇🏼👇🏽👇🏾👇🏿
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ACLU of Ohio
8 years
Stay covers all those who were in transit and are being detained at airports. Important first win--thank you @ACLU attorneys! #NoBanNoWall
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ACLU of Ohio
7 years
Clevelanders - get down to the #WomensMarch and stand up for justice, equality, and tolerance for humans everywhere! @ACLU
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ACLU of Ohio
5 years
This assault on reproductive rights has been anticipated, and we’ve been quietly preparing & perfecting our case for weeks. ‘Total ban’ is not inflammatory rhetoric — this would ban 90% of ALL abortions in Ohio. We refuse to stand by and let that happen. So we sued.
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ACLU of Ohio
4 years
JUST IN: A federal judge struck down a discriminatory policy that prevented transgender people born in Ohio from correcting the gender marker on their birth certificates. This is a huge victory for the LGBTQ community in every way.🏳️‍⚧️🥳 @ACLU @LambdaLegal
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ACLU of Ohio
8 years
Today in civil liberties: 2013, Dir. Clapper, of Nat. Intel., claimed intel agencies not spying on US citizens. Proven untrue by @Snowden
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ACLU of Ohio
7 years
BREAKING: Governor @JohnKasich just signed the unconstitutional abortion ban into law.
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ACLU of Ohio
9 months
🚨BREAKING: The Ohio House just voted to override Gov. DeWine’s veto of HB 68, a bill banning gender-affirming care for trans youth. This state-sponsored vendetta against some of Ohio’s most vulnerable young people is beyond cruel. We stand in solidarity with all trans youth.
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ACLU of Ohio
1 year
Our staff 💙 voting NO on Issue 1!
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ACLU of Ohio
8 months
🗣️BREAKING: We will be filing a lawsuit to defend transgender youth and their constitutional right to receive medically necessary healthcare. HB 68 is not only cruel; it violates the Ohio Constitution and must be challenged.
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ACLU of Ohio
5 years
In loathing memory 💔 a look back at Ohio’s 16 U.S. Congrssional Districts which will soon be obsolete! We are getting #FairDistricts by the 2020 election! #Gerrymandering @ACLU @APRIMWRegion @lwvohio @neoybd @HamCoYoungDems @osudems
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ACLU of Ohio
11 months
🚨BREAKING: Today, Ohioans voted overwhelmingly to enshrine reproductive freedom in the state constitution by passing The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety amendment. This is an historic victory for Ohioans.
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ACLU of Ohio
5 years
BREAKING - We will be filing a lawsuit challenging SB 23 - the unconstitutional total abortion ban. Mike DeWine is expected to sign the bill in the coming days. @ACLU @PretermMAML @PPSWO @PPAOhio @ProChoiceOH @WHOohio @OhioRCRC #StopTheBans
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ACLU of Ohio
5 years
BREAKING: A federal judge just blocked Ohio's abortion ban from taking effect while our case goes forward to stop it once and for all. 🥳🥳 #STOPTHEBANS
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ACLU of Ohio
1 year
Jayland Walker should still be alive today. 🖤 We stand with Jayland’s friends and family and the entire community of Akron on this very difficult day. To everyone taking to the streets to protest, know your rights. 👇🏾
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ACLU of Ohio
1 year
Good morning, Ohio, and good morning to majority rule in our state. ☀️☕️
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ACLU of Ohio
4 years
BREAKING: Mayor Jackson has made clear there is NO prohibition on media access to downtown Cleveland — moments after we warned that such a prohibition would be unconstitutional.
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Jim Nelson
4 years
NEW: Mayor Frank Jackson says media IS NOT prohibited from covering events within the curfew area, despite police spokeswoman Jennifer Ciaccia telling 19 News otherwise.
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ACLU of Ohio
15 days
⚠️We just sent a letter to Portage County Sheriff Zuchowski demanding that he take down his messages and issue a retraction. As a government official, his threats against residents are unconstitutional. Displaying political yard signs is protected First Amendment activity.
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ACLU of Ohio
11 months
Good morning, Ohio! ☕☀️ Today is a great day to protect abortion access and vote YES on Issue 1.
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ACLU of Ohio
9 months
Thank you @GovMikeDeWine . Ohio is home. Protect trans youth. 🏳️‍⚧️
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Haley BeMiller
9 months
BREAKING: DeWine vetoed House Bill 68. "Were House Bill 68 to become law, Ohio would be saying that the state, that the government knows better what’s medically best for a child than the two people who love that child the most: the parents."
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ACLU of Ohio
4 years
🚨Five of Ohio’s sixteen U.S. Representatives voted to reject the Electoral College results. Here’s what their districts look like:
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ACLU of Ohio
1 year
Ohio Voters @johnlegend 🤝 Stopping Issue 1
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ACLU of Ohio
2 years
This is beyond disappointing. Ohio will now have the strictest voter ID law in the country. To be clear: our elections are already secure. This anti-democratic law will only hurt voters, especially students; active duty military, seniors & BIPOC Ohioans.
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ACLU of Ohio
6 years
"We cannot regard this as normal. It is humiliating. It doesn’t just deprive this person of the opportunity to speak before his life is taken away, it steals his dignity. Everything about this is wrong," said our staff attorney @elizabethbonham
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ACLU of Ohio
3 years
There is no peace. Following this story for further updates. The @ColumbusPolice are yet again at the center of a fatal shooting. We are deeply saddened by this news on the day of Derek Chauvin's conviction for murdering George Floyd. #BlackLivesMatter
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ACLU of Ohio
6 months
🎉BREAKING: The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas just granted our request to temporarily block HB 68 from taking effect. Transgender youth will be able to access life-saving medical care. Full statement coming soon.
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ACLU of Ohio
5 years
We will continue to hold the legislature accountable for these constitutional violations, and to force legislators to stay true to their oath of office, in which they promise to uphold the Constitution. Don't say we didn't warn you; we'll see you in court.
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ACLU of Ohio
11 months
Abortion is our right. Vote YES on Issue 1 TOMORROW (11/7). Let's do this, Ohio.
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ACLU of Ohio
1 month
🎉BREAKING: An Ohio judge just blocked a law mandating a 24-hour waiting period for abortions. This is an historic victory for abortion patients and for all voters who voiced support for the constitutional amendment to protect reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy.
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ACLU of Ohio
6 years
GOOD NEWS! We're continuing the fight to replace the existing map before the 2020 elections! The rules put in place by our lawsuit will protect the process from manipulation and foul play. @ACLU @lwvohio @neoybd @osudems @HamCoYoungDems
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ACLU of Ohio
2 years
🎉VICTORY: Abortion access in Ohio is temporarily restored. The Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas just granted our request - the six week abortion ban is blocked for the next 14 days. Official statement coming soon.
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ACLU of Ohio
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ACLU of Ohio
1 year
Do you hear the people sing?
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ACLU of Ohio
1 year
The ballot belongs to the people; not politicians. This is OUR Ohio. 🚫NO on HJR 1 🚫NO on SJR 2 🚫NO to an August Special Election
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ACLU of Ohio
6 months
🚨BREAKING: We just filed our lawsuit challenging Ohio's ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. We will fight in court to ensure that trans youth and their parents can access critically important, lifesaving healthcare without government intrusion.
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ACLU of Ohio
6 years
Full statement from the @ACLU 's executive director Anthony Romero:
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ACLU of Ohio
7 years
@TheSpindleshay @JohnKasich All options are in the table
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ACLU of Ohio
2 years
Partisan gerrymandering has no place in our state. Ohioans deserve #FairMaps .
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ACLU of Ohio
1 year
🚨BREAKING🚨 The Ohio SOS announced Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights (our joint coalition!) has submitted enough valid signatures to place the citizen-initiated constitutional amendment for reproductive freedom on the 2023 November ballot! 💜🩺 📲
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ACLU of Ohio
9 months
🚨In one fell swoop, @GovMikeDeWine 's proposals could threaten the lives and well-being of transgender youth and adults across the state. This is a dangerous escalation and unfounded effort to control Ohioans’ bodies, lives, and futures.
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ACLU of Ohio
10 months
Here are the FACTS. 1. There were only 6 trans high school female athletes last year in Ohio. 2. No Ohio children’s hospital currently performs gender-affirming surgery on those under 18, and gender-affirming care is supported by every major medical organization in the U.S.
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ACLU of Ohio
1 year
🚨🗳️As of Wednesday, over a half million Ohioans have voted by mail or in-person since early voting began July 11. 🔥Ohioans are fired up about protecting democracy. Make your voice heard by voting NO on August 8.
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ACLU of Ohio
10 months
🎉 It’s official!! As of today, the Ohio Constitution has officially been amended to include explicit protections for reproductive freedom! 📜 Abortion is healthcare. Thank you to everyone who voted YES on Issue 1!
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ACLU of Ohio
1 year
We're taking democracy back, Ohio. #OnePersonOneVote 📲
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ACLU of Ohio
11 months
✅Vote YES on Issue 1 ✅Vote YES on Issue 2
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ACLU of Ohio
4 years
Ohio’s U.S. Congressional Map will be redrawn in 2021. We’ll be serving as watchdogs overseeing the process to ensure we put an end to gerrymandering. Voters should choose their elected officials, not the other way around.
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ACLU of Ohio
4 years
This week, Ohio became the 24th state (plus DC) to abolish life without parole sentences for children. 👏🎉 All states should end this barbaric practice. #TreatKidsLikeKids
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ACLU of Ohio
8 years
BREAKING: Congrats to @ACLU lawyers who just won a stay in federal court in NY against @realDonaldTrump 's unconstitutional Muslim ban!
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ACLU of Ohio
1 year
✨ Thank you, @johnlegend for visiting your home state and urging all Ohioans to #VoteNoOnIssue1 🗳️
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ACLU of Ohio
4 years
Franklin County Voters: Keep calm, stay in line. #YourVoteMatters
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Columbus Dispatch
4 years
Franklin County shifts to paper pollbooks; could slow voting process
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ACLU of Ohio
3 years
🚨BREAKING: For the second time in two months, we're going to court to challenge partisan gerrymandering – this time, we're suing over Ohio's newly passed U.S. Congressional District map, which gives Republicans an unconstitutional partisan advantage.
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ACLU of Ohio
7 years
Voting is fundamental to democracy. #SCOTUS should declare Ohio’s practice of purging infrequent voters as unlawful
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ACLU of Ohio
3 years
👋🏾 hi everyone! We are a civil liberties org. here in Ohio fighting for constitutional rights in the state, and this includes LGBT+ rights and protections. This is a statement of solidarity for trans folks here, to let them know they belong here no matter what anyone says 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
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ACLU of Ohio
11 months
Good morning! ☀️☕️ Ohioans have a constitutional right to abortion.
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ACLU of Ohio
3 years
🎉BREAKING: This decision follows a lawsuit we filed with @ACLU & @PPFA , in which we requested a court order that clinics not be exposed to penalties under SB 27 -with which compliance is impossible due to the @OHdeptofhealth 's failure to establish necessary rules & regulations.
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ACLU of Ohio
7 years
#BREAKING - we just filed a lawsuit challenging Ohio's unconstitutional abortion ban. @PretermMAML @PPSWO @acluohio
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ACLU of Ohio
1 year
💗Reminder:
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ACLU of Ohio
1 year
"Ohio Republican leaders, from the governor on down, have repeatedly, through the whole redistricting process and beyond, delivered the message that they have no respect for the Ohio Constitution or Ohio voters."
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ACLU of Ohio
6 months
🚨BREAKING: We just filed a lawsuit on behalf of Ohio abortion providers challenging several abortion restrictions that violate Ohio’s constitutional right to reproductive freedom passed on November 7, 2023.
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ACLU of Ohio
5 years
Oh the irony of the “Pro-Life” movement. Oppressing certain groups of people when convenient for them. This week, Ohio women were on the receiving end of their hypocrisy and cruelty.
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ACLU of Ohio
2 years
🚨BREAKING: We, @ACLU , @PPFA and the law firm WilmerHale filed a lawsuit in the Ohio Supreme Court today seeking to block the state’s six-week ban on abortion and to restore and further protect Ohioans’ reproductive rights secured by the Ohio Constitution.
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ACLU of Ohio
6 years
This solidifies @JohnKasich ’s record as a politician who wants to curtail women’s reproductive freedom, even at the cost of violating the constitution. We won’t stop fighting to protect the women and families of Ohio and across the country. @ACLU
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ACLU of Ohio
2 years
🥳BIG NEWS: Today the Ohio Ballot Board approved our amendment to codify reproductive freedom in the Ohio Constitution. Our campaign is now one step closer to getting on the November ballot. Ohioans deserve control of their healthcare decisions. Period.
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ACLU of Ohio
5 years
BREAKING - Our favorite phrase, “we’ll see you in court” just got teeth; today we filed a federal lawsuit challenging the total abortion ban. We are doing everything in our power to prevent the law from taking effect on its scheduled date of July 10. #StopTheBans
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ACLU of Ohio
3 years
The systems that allowed George Floyd to be murdered remain FULLY intact. Moments after we celebrated a win for police accountability in Minneapolis, news broke that @ColumbusPolice murdered a 15 year old Black girl. Her name was Ma'Khia Bryant. Say her name. #BlackLivesMatter
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ACLU of Ohio
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#BREAKING -The court denied the states’ attempt to delay our gerrymandering trial. The 3 judges noted our claim, that the current map causes “significant constitutional harms” & recognized that if our “allegations are proven at trial, than a new map will need to be drawn quickly.”
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ACLU of Ohio
1 year
These Barbies are VOTING EARLY in this crucial August Special Election. 🩷
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ACLU of Ohio
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"If Ohio lawmakers cared about kids as much as they pretend, they would have rushed back to Columbus to ensure trans kids received more support. Instead, they rushed back to town to punch an already marginalized group in the face."
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ACLU of Ohio
6 years
Let's call a spade a spade. The Ohio Legislature wants to ban ALL abortions in Ohio & SB 23 is their mechanism for doing so. IT'S A TOTAL ABORTION BAN. Calling it otherwise endorses the anti-choice movement by invoking their rhetoric. We won't have any part in it. #StopTheBans
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Gary Daniels
6 years
Yet another reminder the so-called “heartbeat” bill is not a 6-week abortion ban. It is a TOTAL abortion ban. This is because the date a heartbeat can first be detected intersects with the earliest point an abortion can be performed.
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ACLU of Ohio
6 years
ANSLY IS FREE! Out of @ICEgov and headed to Cleveland Heights with his wonderful sponsors, Gary and Melody where he will remain through the duration of his immigration proceedings. @ACLU @ACLUofMichigan
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ACLU of Ohio
2 years
We wish we were kidding.
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ACLU of Ohio
2 years
For the first time since June 24, Ohio patients are able to obtain an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. ✊🏾✊🏽✊🏿 This ruling is a huge victory for reproductive rights, not only for Ohio but also for the entire Midwest region.
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ACLU
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BREAKING: An Ohio court has blocked a cruel 6-week ban on abortion that has been in effect since June. People in Ohio can once again access safe, legal abortion care up to 22 weeks into pregnancy. We will keep fighting until this ban is blocked for good.
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ACLU of Ohio
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BREAKING: We took emergency action to ensure that Ohio abortion providers can remain open to provide time-sensitive, essential abortion care to patients. Ohio’s politically motivated attack on providers is not grounded in science or public health. @ACLU
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ACLU of Ohio
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Voter intimidation is illegal. If you are experiencing voter intimidation please contact the Voter Hotline 1-866-OUR-VOTE.
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ACLU of Ohio
5 years
🚨BREAKING: We just filed a motion asking the Court to enter a permanent injunction against the near-total abortion ban signed by @GovMikeDeWine in April. The ban was temporarily blocked by a judge in July, now we seek permanent relief. #StopTheBans
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ACLU of Ohio
11 months
🚨"Ohio voters having just spoken at the polls should not be disrespected with “we’ve just begun to fight” rhetoric."
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ACLU of Ohio
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This is an appalling move by Sec. LaRose, who swore an oath as Ohio’s Chief Election Officer to ensure voters with disabilities can access the ballot. This directive deprives everyone who is lawfully assisting another voter from using a drop box - AT ALL.
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ACLU of Ohio
4 years
🚨 #BREAKING : We just sued ICE on behalf of immigrants detained in crowded jails in Geauga & Seneca Counties. These facilities cannot be made safe for people vulnerable to #COVID19 and our clients must be safely released - their lives depend on it. @ACLU
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ACLU of Ohio
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The restrictions would prohibit most primary care providers from providing hormone treatments to transgender people of any age, enforce a list of cumbersome requirements unfounded by medical evidence, and threaten to shut down care across the state.
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