American Civil Liberties Union

About the author: The American Civil Liberties Union is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the rights and liberties that are guaranteed by the Constitution and the laws of the United States.

Women fought a long and difficult battle before the right to abortion was won as a result of the 1973 Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade. Legalized abortion improved the lives and health of thousands of women, but anti-choice supporters are enacting laws that make it increasingly difficult for a woman to secure an abortion. Low-income women or women who lack health insurance often find it difficult, if not impossible, to obtain federal funding for an abortion, despite laws that require the government to fund all contraceptive options equally. In most states, young women under the age of...