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Missouri Religious Leaders Demand Abortion Rights

Americans United Celebrates Restoration Of Access To Mifepristone, FDA-Approved Drug Used In Medication Abortions

Apr 21, 2023

Americans United celebrates Supreme Court order restoring nationwide access to mifepristone, a safe and effective drug used in medication abortions and miscarriage management. Judge Kacsmaryk’s unprecedented order ignored long-established science and medical guidance to advance the agenda of religious extremists seeking to ban all abortions and force all of us to live according to their narrow beliefs.

Rachel Laser testifies in Congress in support of Do No Harm Act

Americans United Applauds Re-Introduction In Congress Of Do No Harm Act – A Bill To Uphold Religious Freedom

Apr 19, 2023

Americans United applauds the re-introduction of the Do No Harm Act in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. This critical bill will preserve the Religious Freedom Restoration Act’s power to protect religious freedom, while also clarifying that it may not be used to harm others.

Americans United Warns Of Christian Nationalists’ Ulterior Motives In Groff Supreme Court Case Involving Workplace Religious Accommodations

Apr 18, 2023

Americans United warns that the U.S. Supreme Court case Groff v. DeJoy is a wolf in sheep's clothing. It's part of the Christian Nationalist crusade to privilege those who share their narrow religious beliefs – at the cost of everyone else’s religious freedom.

Americans United And Allies Urge Supreme Court To Protect Access To Mifepristone, FDA-Approved Drug Used In Medication Abortions

Apr 17, 2023

Americans United joined more than 200 organizations to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to protect nationwide access to mifepristone, a safe and effective drug used in medication abortions and miscarriage management. Judge Kacsmaryk’s decision to ban mifepristone advanced the agenda of religious extremists seeking to ban all abortions.

Americans United Applauds Oklahoma Charter School Board’s Decision To Require Applicant For Nation’s First Religious Public Charter School To Remedy Defects In Application

Apr 11, 2023

Americans United continues to urge the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to reject any application for a religious public charter school that includes a religious curriculum or engages in religion-based discrimination.

Religious Freedom Demands Abortion Rights

Americans United Condemns Judicial Activism And Machinations Of Religious Extremists To Restrict Medication Abortion In Texas Mifepristone Case

Apr 07, 2023

Americans United condemned U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s unprecedented decision to overturn a decades-old approval of mifepristone, advancing the agenda of religious extremists seeking to ban abortion and force all of us to live according to their religious beliefs.

Americans United Urges Supreme Court To Respect Rights Of Coworkers Required To Shoulder Burden Of Others’ Religious Accommodations

Mar 30, 2023

Americans United urges the Supreme Court to respect the rights of coworkers required to shoulder the burden of others’ religious accommodations in the Groff v. DeJoy case, with which Christian Nationalist groups hope to expand special privileges for those who share their narrow religious beliefs – at the cost of everyone else’s religious freedom.

Americans United Supports The Women’s Health Protection Act, Which Protects Both Religious And Reproductive Freedom

Mar 30, 2023

Americans United supports the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) because it will protect abortion access and safeguard both religious freedom and reproductive freedom by ensuring all of us can make our own decisions about our own bodies based on our own beliefs.

Expansion Of Lawsuit Challenging Missouri Abortion Bans As Church-State Violation: 14th Faith Leader Plaintiff Joins, State Law Added

Mar 15, 2023

Americans United and allies have expanded the lawsuit challenging Missouri’s abortion bans as a violation of the separation of church and state to include a 14th faith leader plaintiff - Rev. Darryl Gray, a Progressive Baptist minister in St. Louis - and to challenge another anti-abortion law.

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Americans United Celebrates Defeat Of West Virginia Bill Inviting Public Schools To Teach Intelligent Design Creationism, Which Would Have Violated Church-State Separation

Mar 12, 2023

Americans United is celebrating the defeat of West Virginia Senate Bill 619, which would have authorized public school teachers to teach intelligent design creationism – an inherently religious doctrine that has no place in public schools.

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We’re suing to stop Christian Nationalists from creating religious public charter schools

Okla. is violating the separation of church and state by creating the nation’s 1st religious charter school. If we don’t stop them, religious public schools like this could appear in states around the country. Join the fight:

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