WASHINGTON - January 28 - The American Civil Liberties Union today was disappointed to learn that the Medicaid Family Planning State Option provision was removed from the economic stimulus package, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, currently under consideration by Congress. The ACLU calls on President Obama and Congress to renew their support for this important family planning measure that would expand access to reproductive health care, including contraception, for low-income Americans and serve as a huge cost saving measure for the federal government.

WASHINGTON - January 23 - Today, the American Civil Liberties Union praised President Barack Obama's efforts to restore quality reproductive health care for women around the world. President Obama rescinded the "Global Gag Rule," a federal policy supported by the Bush administration that cut off crucial federal funding for family planning services overseas.

WASHINGTON - January 23 - "With the stroke of a pen, President Obama has lifted the stranglehold on women's health across the globe. His repeal of the global gag rule ends eight long years of policies that have blocked access to basic health care for women worldwide. No longer will health care providers be forced to choose between receiving family planning funding and restricting the health care services they provide to women.

WASHINGTON - January 23 - Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, hailed President Barack Obama for taking swift and decisive action on behalf of women around the world by repealing the global gag rule.

NEW YORK - January 23 - Today, with President Obama's signature of an executive order to repeal the Mexico City Policy, also known as the Global Gag Rule, a major global barrier to access to crucial women's health services is to be removed. MADRE applauds President Obama's decision to end the controversial and harmful policy, which has jeopardized the health of women worldwide.

NEW YORK - January 22 - On the thirty-sixth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, a major step in protecting a woman's legal right to an abortion, MADRE calls on President to end the controversial and harmful Mexico City Policy, also known as the Global Gag Rule. Reports indicate that the president may be considering such a change, and MADRE supports rapid action on this matter.