Reviewing the legal standard by which courts consider abortion restrictions and whether laws regulating abortion must protect women's health. DECIDED

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Photographs from the November 30 Press Conference

NEWS Supreme Court Ruling Recognizes Protections for Women's Health (1/18/2006) Court Urged to Protect Women's Health (11/30/2005)

FEATURES Answers to Key Questions About Ayotte C-SPAN covers Ayotte (off-site link)

Legal Documents
> ACLU and PPFA's Supplemental Brief in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood (11/28/2005)
> Brief Amici Curiae for The Center For Adolescent Health & The Law; The National Association of Social Workers; The National Association of Social Workers, New Hampshire Chapter; and Six Other Organizations (9/22/2005)
> ACLU and Planned Parenthood Brief in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood (9/22/2005)
> Brief Amici Curiae of The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (9/22/2005)
> Brief for Amici Curiae New Hampshire State Rep. Terie Norelli (9/22/2005)
> Brief for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists as Amici Curiae (9/22/2005)
> Brief of Amici Curiae Center for Reproductive Rights (9/22/2005)
> Brief of Amici Curiae Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation (9/22/2005)
> Brief of Amici Curiae National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (9/22/2005)
> Brief of Organizations Committed to Women's Equality as Amici Curiae (9/22/2005)
> Brief of the Hon. Lynch Governor of New Hampshire as Amicus Curiae (9/22/2005)
> ACLU's brief in opposition to cert in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood (5/23/2005)

Press
> Supreme Court Ruling in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood Recognizes Protections for Women's Health and Safety (1/18/2006)
> Planned Parenthood and ACLU Ask Supreme Court to Protect Women's Health in First Abortion Case Before the Roberts Court (11/30/2005)
> ACLU and Planned Parenthood File Brief in Supreme Court Challenging New Hampshire Abortion Restriction (10/12/2005)
> Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood: A Matter of Women's Health (9/26/2005)
> ACLU and Planned Parenthood Warn That Supreme Court Case on NH Abortion Restriction Could Jeopardize Women's Health and Safety (8/9/2005)
> Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down New Hampshire Law Restricting Teens' Access to Abortion (11/24/2004)

Additional Resources
> Questions and Answers About the Supreme Court's Decision in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, et al. (1/19/2006)
> Highlights from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, et al.'s Friend-of-the-Court Brief in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, et al. (11/30/2005)
> In the Legal Battle over Abortion, Women's Health Care Must Come First (11/30/2005)
> In Times of Medical Crisis, Women Need Doctors Not Judges (11/30/2005)
> Protecting Women's Health is Our Primary Concern (11/30/2005)
> Legal Background: Abortion and the Supreme Court: Ensuring Women's Health (11/28/2005)
> Questions and Answers About the Ayotte Case (11/28/2005)
> Timeline of Important Reproductive Freedom Cases Decided by the Supreme Court (12/1/2003)