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Patients’ Needs, Not Personal Beliefs, Come First in Health Care

WEBLast month, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) resurrected a policy that allows health care providers — including hospitals, clinics, and doctors’ offices — to use …

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Police are Enforcing Public Health Orders, but that Doesn’t Make …

WEBIn spite of public health guidance, across the country, police continue to arrest people for failures to socially distance, which only exacerbates jail crowding and forces …

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Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida

WEBFlorida health care providers filed a lawsuit on June 1, 2022 bringing a state constitutional challenge to House Bill (HB) 5, a ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy that …

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Trans Health Care in Florida: What You Need to Know

WEBCarrie McNamara, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Florida Gillian Branstetter, Communications Strategist On Friday, August 5, the Florida Board of Medicine ignored …

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Five Things to Know About Gender-Affirming Health Care

WEBArkansas’s new health care ban, scheduled to go into effect at the end of July, would not only prohibit healthcare professionals from providing or referring …

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ACLU of Florida Statement on Passage of Anti-Trans Healthcare …

WEBTALLAHASSEE, FL – The Senate Committee on Health Policy voted to pass Senate Bill 254 (SB 254) yesterday. The bill undermines providers of healthcare, …

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Trans Health Care in Florida one pager 2022_ACLUFL

WEBAccording to the Department of Health and Human Services: “Gender-affirming care is a supportive form of healthcare. It. consists of an array of services that may include …

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Florida Health Centers Challenge 15-Week Abortion Ban in State …

WEBTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida health care providers filed a lawsuit bringing a state constitutional challenge earlier today to House Bill 5, a ban on abortion after 15 …

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The Next Assaults on Access to Reproductive Health Care

WEBThey incentivize and encourage civil lawsuits against doctors providing essential health care by allowing plaintiffs to recover money damages. The intent is to …

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Why We’re Taking the Fight for Trans Youth Health Care to the …

WEBIn this case, we have the honor of representing LW, a 15-year-old transgender girl, and her mother Samantha Williams. Like nearly 100,000 families with transgender kids ages 13 …

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Patients’ Needs, Not Personal Beliefs, Come First in Health Care

WEBThe refusal of care rule, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), allows health care providers who receive federal funds to withhold critical information …

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ACLU of Florida Condemns Passage of Bill that Enables …

WEBThe bill now heads to Governor DeSantis’ desk. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida House voted today to pass Senate Bill 1580 (SB 1580), which would allow …

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Denying Gender-Affirming Care to Transgender People Is Simply

WEBUnlike the overwhelming majority of the state’s employees, Ms. Claire’s insurance fails to cover medical care that is necessary for her health and well-being. …

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Florida Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to 15-Week

WEBTALLAHASSEE, FL – The Florida Supreme Court accepted a request by abortion providers today to hear arguments in their case against House Bill 5 (HB 5), a …

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ACLU of Florida Statement on Bill that Allows Healthcare Providers …

WEBTALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Senate Rules Committee voted today to pass Senate Bill 1580 (SB 1580), which would allow healthcare providers and payors to …

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Letter to ICE Field Office Re: Inadequate Medical Care and …

WEBDetention facilities are simply not designed or equipped to handle this unprecedented public health crisis, as demonstrated by the fact that your agency recently confirmed its …

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People Detained at the Broward Jail Ask Court to Enforce its Order

WEBDespite the continued surge of COVID-19 cases, the jail has failed to improve health conditions for its staff and the thousands of incarcerated people in its …

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Women's Rights, Reproductive Freedom & Gender Equity

WEBThe ACLU of Florida is working to secure gender equality and ensure that all women and girls are able to lead lives of dignity, free from violence and discrimination, including …

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ACLU of Florida Opposes House Committee Passage of Trans …

WEBTALLAHASSEE, FL — The Florida House Select Committee on Health Innovation voted to advance House Bill 1639 (HB 1639), which seeks to deny the legal …

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