Monthly Archives: September 2014

Family Caps are Still Considered Birth Control in Pennsylvania

Posted on September 23, 2014 by womenslawproject

By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff The U.S. Census Bureau’s new report on family income reveals that 14.5 percent of all Americans, 45.3 million people, live in poverty. That’s two percentage points higher than 2007, before the recession. Pennsylvania is no … Continue reading →

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Doctors Aren’t Dummies: Support the Patient Trust Act

Posted on September 16, 2014 by womenslawproject

By Kate Michelman, WomenVote PA and Susan Frietsche, WLP Senior Staff Attorney Doctors aren’t dummies. They don’t need politicians to tell them what they can and can’t say to patients, or how to administer tests and treatments. On September 8, … Continue reading →

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AllAboveAll

Posted on September 11, 2014 by womenslawproject

By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff This week, we saw a glimpse of the tragic consequences of the misguided effort to “end abortion” by forcing healthcare clinics that provide abortion services to shut down. A 39-year-old mother in Montour County—the smallest … Continue reading →

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