Every year, the ACLU of RI lobbies on hundreds of bills during Rhode Island's annual Legislative Session. Below are some of the bills we have tracked and testified on before the General Assembly. For more info on advocating for the issues you care about, check out our Advocacy 101 Guide. To see how your Reps and Senators voted on various bills over the past few years, visit our Legislative Scorecards page.
With the constitutional protections of Roe v. Wade hanging in the balance in light of a divided U.S. Supreme Court, many organizations, including the ACLU, made a major push this year to ensure the...
Nationwide, have historically been charged more for the same health insurance as men - solely because of their gender - leaving women less able to purchase vital health care coverage. Legislation would have...
These two pieces of legislation try to cover up their real motive behind a supposed “protection” for unborn children. Nevertheless, in reality both bills aim to undermine reproductive rights, threaten...
Currently, RI General Laws state that health coverage should include fertility coverage for married individuals. This year, legislation proposed would ensure that such coverage is extended to individuals...
During the first week of March, the House Corporations Committee heard testimony regarding legislation to repeal the provisions of the general laws that currently prohibit health insurance coverage for...
Women have historically been charged more for the same health insurance as men, solely because of their gender, leaving women less able to purchase vital health care coverage.