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Category Archives: Women’s health
Judge Upholds Pittsburgh Buffer Zone in First Federal Ruling Since McCullen
A federal judge has upheld the constitutionality of a 15-foot buffer zone ordinance that protects health care facilities in Pittsburgh. The decision is the first federal ruling on the constitutionality of a clinic buffer zone since McCullen v. Coakley, the … Continue reading
Tonight! Philadelphia Premiere of “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry”
By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, a new full-length feature documentary that explores the early era of the U.S. feminist movement, premieres in Philadelphia tonight. Following the 7pm screening at the Ritz Bourse, Access Matters President Melissa Weiler Gerber will … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Gender Discrimination, Pennsylvania, People of Color, Philadelphia, Rape, Sexual Assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual orientation, Women's health, women's rights
Tagged documentary, Mary Dore, Movie Night, Philadelphia, She's Beautiful When She's Angry
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Women’s Law Project Heads to the Pennsylvania Progressive Summit
As a non-profit Pennsylvania-based organization dedicated to advancing the legal status of women and girls, we are, of course, heading up to Harrisburg for the Progressive Summit today. These are a few of the panels that you will not want … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion Access, Economic Justice, Gender Discrimination, Medicaid, PA Law, PA Legislature, Pennsylvania, pregnancy discrimination, Title IX, Women's health, Women's Law Project, WomenVote PA
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Roe at 42: the U.S. House Set to Vote on Discriminatory Abortion Restriction
by Tara Murtha, WLP Staff On this day in 1973, the Supreme Court decided the landmark abortion case Roe V. Wade. Forty-two years later, women’s reproductive rights are being chiseled away as national and state anti-choice lawmakers are proposing, and … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Abortion Access, Health insurance, Women's health
Tagged Abortion, HB818, HR7, insurance restrictions, Roe, Roeat42
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Federal Lawsuit Targets DHS For Illegally Delaying Health Coverage for 85,000 Pennsylvania Women
Women qualified for full coverage on January 1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (1/13/2015) Today, two women’s health organizations and a private citizen filed a federal class action claiming that the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) is unlawfully delaying the enrollment … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Health insurance, Pennsylvania, Women's health, Women's Law Project
Tagged Community Legal Services Philadelphia, DHS Pennsylvania, Healthy PA, Medicaid, Women's Health Care
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Special November-December Wrap Up!
By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff Welcome to a special end-of-the-year, double-month wrap-up. It’s been a bit, but hmm, what happened in November? Oh, right: Pennsylvanians broke from a sixty-year state history and national trend to elect a new governor into … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Health insurance, Medicaid, PA Legislature, pregnancy discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, pregnant workers fairness, Rape, Reproductive Rights, Sexual Assault, women voting, Women's health, Women's Law Project
Tagged CLS v Martinez, Governor Corbett, Governor-Elect Tom Wolf, Medicaid Expansion, PA Agenda for Women's Health, Pregnant Workers, Sexual assault, Women's Law Project
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed over Pennsylvania Medicaid Cuts
By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff Two big problems with Pennsylvania Medicaid emerged yesterday [December 22]. The problems aren’t with Medicaid per se, but with the chaos-riddled transition from traditional Medicaid to Governor Corbett’s controversial, non-expansion alternative. To further complicate matters, … Continue reading
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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October Roundup
B y Tara Murtha, WLP Staff With a new Governor coming to Harrisburg, we have a lot of work to do to get ready for the next legislative session. In the meantime, let’s get up to speed on what went … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Abortion Access, Allegheny County, Athletic Equity, Childbirth, Contraception, Courts, Domestic violence, economic security, PA Legislature, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, pregnancy discrimination, pregnant workers fairness, Reproductive Rights, The New York Times, Title IX, Women's health, Women's Law Project, WomenVote PA
Tagged Domestic violence, PA Agenda for Women's Health, Pregnant Workers, WomenVote PA
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Anti-abortion activists exploit civil rights messages while omitting King’s family planning legacy
Guest Blogger: La’Tasha D. Mayes, executive director of New Voices for Reproductive Justice, an organization building a social change movement in Pennsylvania and Ohio dedicated to the health and well-being of black women and girls. An anti-abortion group calling themselves “Created … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Abortion Access, Reproductive Rights, Women's health
Tagged abortion access, African American Voices on Sexual Health, Civil rights, New Voices for Reproductive Justice, New Voices Philadelphia, New Voices Pittsburgh, Reproductive justice
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