Reproductive Freedom

Every individual should have the right to determine for themselves if, when, and how they would like to become a parent, without government interference.

Abortion is our right.

What you need to know

$500-791

is the average cost of abortion care in Delaware

18 states

including Delaware, allow Medicaid-funding of abortion services

Black women 2-3x

more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications

Every individual should have the right to determine for themselves if, when, and how they would like to become a parent, without government interference.

Reproductive freedom is a fundamental human right, and that includes access to abortion, one of the most common and safe medical procedures performed today. But since 2011, states have enacted more abortion restrictions than they did in the previous 10 years combined. Extremist politicians across the country have shut down clinics, enacted oppressive gestational limits, and even banned abortion outright. With the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey decisions, it’s more important than ever for Delaware to ensure that we remain a safe haven for access to care – for Delawareans and for those who are forced to leave their state to receive the care they need.

ACLU of Delaware is committed to ensuring that Delaware’s laws and policies make reproductive freedom a reality for everyone – no matter where they live or how much is in their bank account. Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, we strive to ensure that every patient in need is able to receive the full range of reproductive healthcare. We stand ready to remove barriers and expand abortion rights, block efforts to strip pregnant people of their bodily autonomy and ensure that individuals have agency in their own reproductive decisions.

*Data from the Guttmacher Institute and the U.S. Center for Disease Control.

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Activate Delaware: ACLU-DE Weeks of Action

News & Commentary
Black woman breastfeeding a child in the foreground of trees and greenery with text upon a green background "Breastfeeding access is a civil rights issue - new blog!"

Breastfeeding Access is a Civil Rights Issue

In the ongoing fight for reproductive justice, it is important to remember that choice is an empty promise without clear and meaningful access to those personal choices. In honor of Breastfeeding Awareness Month, let’s consider how the law protects the right to breastfeed.
Press Release
HB 110 passage

ACLU of Delaware Praises the Passage of HS 2 for HB 110 Allowing for Medicaid-Funded Abortion

Today, the Delaware General Assembly passed House Substitute 2 for House Bill 110 (HS 2 for HB 110), legislation that ensures that people on Medicaid, private, and state insurance plans can access abortion care without financial burden.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom, Libertad Reproductive
News & Commentary
Medicaid Funding of Abortion

HS 2 for HB 110 Passes the House

The Delaware House of Representatives passed House Substitute 2 for House Bill 110 (HS 2 for HB 110) sponsored by House Majority Leader, Representative Melissa Minor-Brown.
Court Case
Dec 19, 2011

Legal Report: Lookback at 2011

The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware works in the courts, in the state and federal legislatures, with government officials and at the grassroots level to protect and promote freedom of speech, religious freedom, racial justice, LGBT rights, women’s rights, immigrants’ rights, and more.