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Comment on The Questions No One is Asking about the Kermit Gosnell Case… by Weekly Wrap Up April 19 | Minnesota Women's Consortium

Weekly Wrap Up April 19 | Minnesota Women's Consortium — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:03:19 +0000

[...] article from the Women’s Law Project website brings up many valid points about the Kermit Gosnell case and how it came to be. For those [...]

Comment on UPDATE RE: H.B. 2718 Would Penalize Women on TANF for Having Children Unless They Are Survivors of “Legitimate” Rape by womenslawproject

womenslawproject — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:10:21 +0000

We did defeat it – thanks!

Comment on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Press Conference Tomorrow by Shaunta

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Comment on UPDATE RE: H.B. 2718 Would Penalize Women on TANF for Having Children Unless They Are Survivors of “Legitimate” Rape by Celeste CUrley

Celeste CUrley — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 01:40:38 +0000

How do we defeat it?

Comment on UPDATE RE: H.B. 2718 Would Penalize Women on TANF for Having Children Unless They Are Survivors of “Legitimate” Rape by War on military women « emma wolf

War on military women « emma wolf — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:15:09 +0000

[...] who receives scholarships, who goes to college, who enters the military, who enters the work force, who receives aid. And so [...]

Comment on Debunking the Myth of the “Welfare Queen”: Who Actually Receives TANF Benefits? by womenslawproject

womenslawproject — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:56:54 +0000

Because it was posted in November of 2010.

Comment on UPDATE RE: H.B. 2718 Would Penalize Women on TANF for Having Children Unless They Are Survivors of “Legitimate” Rape by Bill Would Require Pregnant Welfare Recipients To Prove Rape To Keep Benefits - Forbes

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:02:30 +0000

[...] According to the Women’s Law Project, less than 2% of Pennsylvania residents receive TANF. Most of those families who do receive TANF are given a monthly benefit of $403 for a family of three. A quick click of the calculator would reveal that to be less than $5,000 per year. For a family of three. Yet, the Representatives seek to cut funding even more if a women gives birth while on public assistance. [...]

Comment on Rape is never legitimate; neither is the control of a uterus by anyone other than its owner. by Pennsylvania H.B. 2718 Would Penalize Women on TANF for Having Children Unless They Are Survivors of “Legitimate” Rape | Women's Law Project Blog

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:17:51 +0000

[...] grounded in insulting beliefs about survivors of sexual violence. H.B. 2718 does not use the term “legitimate rape” explicitly, the term used by Republican Todd Akin in support of his inaccurate and ignorant argument that [...]

Comment on The Hypocrisy of Cuts to Medicaid Reimbursements for Newborn Care by Pennsylvania H.B. 2718 Would Penalize Women on TANF for Having Children Unless They Are Survivors of “Legitimate” Rape | Women's Law Project Blog

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:17:47 +0000

[...] and vulnerable, the newborn children themselves and their families. This harmful bill serves as yet another example of how hypocritical many of Pennsylvania’s politicians are in caring only about “life” before [...]

Comment on Thank You to our male friends, colleagues, brothers, fathers, and partners for Speaking Up! by Women have the power – why aren’t more of them using it? | Women's Law Project Blog

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:13:34 +0000

[...] one, you would never hear any politician utter the phrase “legitimate rape” nor would a “transvaginal ultrasound” be prescribed by anyone other than a woman’s doctor; equal pay for equal work would be [...]