Stories from the ACLU of Washington

GeekGirlCon is here!  If you haven’t heard of GeekGirlCon before, you are missing out on a great event. 

Did you know that only 50% of teen mothers receive their high school diploma? Discrimination at school can play a big part in pushing them out and keeping them out.

The health care market in Washington looks very different today than it did a few years ago, and the pace of change will only accelerate as the Affordable Care Act – aka Obamacare – is implemented. One notable phenomenon is a spate of mergers, often involving religious health care corporations taking control of secular health institutions.  Indeed, if all proposed mergers go through this year, nearly half of all hospital beds in Washington will be in religiously affiliated facilities.

A Washington family discovered that even if you win a court case, you can still lose. The ACLU is supporting efforts to do something about the situation.