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Feb 14, 2023
Feb 14, 2023
Senate Lawmakers Attack Abortion Rights with Amendment to Medicaid Bill
Public insurance bans are government-imposed barriers to abortion access, the same as any other restriction that makes it difficult or impossible for people to obtain abortions.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Feb 07, 2023
Feb 07, 2023
ACLU of Wyoming Opposes Legislation Adding Unnecessary Restrictions to Absentee Voting
A number of bills up for debate in the Wyoming legislature would add unnecessary restrictions on obtaining and casting an absentee ballot and will not make Wyoming elections more secure but rather make it harder for people to vote.
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jan 30, 2023
Jan 30, 2023
Senate Committee Advances Anti-Transgender Sports Bill, ACLU of Wyoming Comments
Senate File 133 is not about leveling the playing field for student athletes. It’s about erasing and excluding trans people from participation in all aspects of public life.
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit Rights
Jan 26, 2023
Jan 26, 2023
ACLU of Wyoming Opposes Bill Making Gender-Affirming Care a Form of Child Abuse
By labeling medical care supported by every major medical association – including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association – as child abuse, Wyoming legislators are is compromising the health of trans youth in dangerous and potentially life-threatening ways.
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit Rights
Jan 26, 2023
Jan 26, 2023
ACLU of Wyoming Opposes Border Wall Bill
Senate File 166, which would send more than $5 million out of state to support harmful and unnecessary immigration policies, amounts to little more than political theater.
Jan 25, 2023
Jan 25, 2023
ACLU of Wyoming Opposes Legislation Banning Medication Abortion
Health care decisions should be made between patients and their doctors – not politicians. Banning a safe and standard method of terminating a pregnancy creates unnecessary restrictions for people accessing essential medical care.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jan 18, 2023
Jan 18, 2023
ACLU of Wyoming Opposes Bill That Would Censor Classroom Discussion, Harm LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit Youth
The government censorship bill would silence students from speaking about their LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit family members, friends and neighbors and would create costly new liabilities for school districts.
Jan 10, 2023
Jan 10, 2023
ACLU of Wyoming Announces 2023 Legislative Priorities
The ACLU’s educational, organizing and lobbying efforts will be focused primarily on abortion access and reproductive freedom, defending free speech and opposing classroom censorship, and LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit equality.
Nov 07, 2022
Nov 07, 2022
ACLU Comment on Upcoming SCOTUS Oral Arguments Challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act
If ICWA is overturned, states would be allowed to forcibly remove Native children from their families, tribes, and culture while simultaneously depriving tribes of future generations of members — putting the very existence of tribes in jeopardy.
Issue Areas:
Indigenous Justice
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