In the 1950s and ’60s, Americans United worked to end state laws that banned birth control or gagged doctors from discussing it with patients. These laws were in place in some states because powerful religious groups opposed the use of artificial forms of birth control.

Private school voucher programs are bad public policy for so many reasons, including that they funnel desperately needed funds away from public schools to private, mostly religious, schools.

In Missouri, state legislators are advancing bills to weaken public education.