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Category Archives: Government
A Road Map for Our New Governor to Improve Women’s Health and Economic Security
By Kate Michelman and Carol E. Tracy Democratic challenger Tom Wolf defied a national tide and 60 years of Pennsylvania history in defeating incumbent Republican governor Tom Corbett on November 4. Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised. October polls showed 61 … Continue reading
Posted in economic security, Government, Pennsylvania, Women's health, Women's Law Project, WomenVote PA
Tagged Gender Gap, Pennsylvania Govenor, Tom Wolf, Women's health
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Let’s Leave Politics Behind for the Sake of Healthcare
By Kate Michelman and Carol E. Tracy Pennsylvania is facing a 1.3 billion deficit and the annual state budget is due June 30. The obvious solution is to expand Medicaid, but some Pennsylvania legislators won’t consider it. When Governor Corbett … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Health Care, Health insurance, Medicaid, Pennsylvania, Women's health, working mothers, Working poor, working women
Tagged ACA, Governor Corbett, healthcare, healthcare for mothers, Medicaid Expansion, Pennsylvania Healthcare
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Shouldn’t Voting Be Easier?
By Nora Kenty, WLP Intern Tomorrow, on October 1, Pennsylvanians will be flocking to the State Capitol in Harrisburg to encourage the House of Representatives to pass SB 37, also known as the Online Voter Registration Bill. This bill, aimed … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Elections, Government, PA Legislature, Voter turnout, Voting rights, women voting, WomenVote PA
Tagged House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, voting registration, Voting Rights Act
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Pennsylvania Women’s Advocacy Leaders Condemn Anti-Obamacare Ad
Kate Michelman and Carol Tracy Call for Immediate Stop to Ad Leaders from women’s rights advocacy group the Women’s Law Project and its action arm WomenVote PA, expressed strong condemnation today about the anti-Obamacare ad from the group Generation Opportunity … Continue reading
IRS Ruling a Victory for Married Same-Sex Couples Across the Country!
Tara R. Pfeifer, WLP Staff Attorney The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department announced yesterday that the federal government will recognize the marriages of legally married same-sex couples for all federal tax purposes, regardless of where those couples reside. … Continue reading
PA Dropped More Than 9% Children, Pregnant Women & Families from Medicaid!
Aly Mance, WLP Intern According to a new national report covered by the Philadelphia Inquirer, there has been a dramatic drop in Pennsylvania’s Medicaid enrollment. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation report, Pennsylvania dropped more than 9 percent of children, … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Health Care, Health insurance, Medicaid, Pennsylvania
Tagged Affordable Care Act, Govenor Corbett, Health care, Health insurance, Medicaid Expansion, PA Legislature
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DOJ Issues Ground-breaking Consent Decree Addressing Gender Bias
By Carol E. Tracy, Esq. and Terry L. Fromson, Esq. The Women’s Law Project (WLP) commends the Department of Justice (DOJ) on its ground-breaking consent decree with the City of New Orleans, which addresses gender bias in the police response … Continue reading
Posted in Gender Discrimination, Government, Rape, Sexual Assault, Violence Against Women
Tagged Discrimination, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence against women, Women
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The Affordable Care Act Extends No-Cost Preventive Care to Women
Nikki Ditto, WLP Intern Wednesday, August 1st is an important day for women’s health. After this date, all new insurance plans must cover certain women’s preventive health services, including contraceptives, without co-pays or deductibles. This represents an essential change in … Continue reading
Posted in Contraception, Government, Health Care, Health insurance, Maternity Coverage, Pregnancy, Reproductive Rights, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Women's health
Tagged Birth control, Contraception, Government, Health, Health care, Health insurance, Pregnancy, Reproductive Rights, Women, Women's health
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The United States Supreme Court has weighed in: The Affordable Care Act is here to stay.
By Women’s Law Project The Affordable Care Act (ACA), signed into law by President Obama in March 2010, expands health insurance coverage to more than 30 million people, prevents insurance companies from discriminating against people with pre-existing conditions, and ends … Continue reading
House Passes DHS Spending Bill with Anti-Choice Rider
Elizabeth Wingfield, Former WLP Intern On June 7, the House passed a Homeland Security spending bill which included a provision that would prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from providing abortions to undocumented women who are detained. The measure was … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Abortion Access, Congress, Government, Health Care, Immigrants, Women's health
Tagged Abortion, Government, Women's health
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