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ACLU Files Brief Opposing Forced Hospitalization of Pregnant Women

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

August 3, 2009 - 4:50pm

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The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Florida today filed a friend-of-the-court brief opposing the state's decision to force a pregnant woman to remain hospitalized against her will.

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Charter A Win for Polish Women Giving Birth

By Anna Wilkowska-Landowska, RH Reality Check, Eastern Europe

December 18, 2008 - 8:00am

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The Polish Commissioner for Civil Rights Protection wants to put pressure on the Ministry of Health to prepare high-level standards of care to be guaranteed to all birthing women in Poland.

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Can There Be Justice for Pregnant Women if the Unborn Have "Human Rights?"

By Lynn Paltrow, National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW)

October 23, 2008 - 7:00am

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Cases from across the country prove that if the unborn are recognized as legal persons with separate human rights, the government will have the power to deprive pregnant women of their rights to informed consent, due process, liberty, and even life.

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