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Tag Archives: Action Alert
Action Alert: Support Women in Recovery by Opposing SB6
The Women’s Law Project strongly opposes Senate Bill 6, and urges you to support women in recovery in Pennsylvania by expressing opposition to this legislation to your state Senator. In short, Senate Bill 6 would impose a lifetime ban on … Continue reading
Posted in Action Alert
Tagged Action Alert, addiction, lifetime bans, opioid crisis, recovery, SB6, TANF, Women's Law Project
Action Alert: Stop SB300, a PA Bill to Backdoor “Defund” Planned Parenthood
Anti-abortion radicals in the Pennsylvania Legislature have proposed legislation to back-door defund Planned Parenthood by depriving low-income women of access to preventative healthcare like STI screenings and affordable contraception. Senate Bill 300 was introduced last week by Sen. John Eichelberger … Continue reading
Posted in #StandwithPP, Action Alert
Tagged #StandwithPP, Action Alert, Eichelberger, Pennsylvania, SB300, war on women
Action Alert: Oppose Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education
The final Senate confirmation vote for Betsy DeVos, the current nominee for U.S. Secretary of Education, could happen as early as today. Please contact Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey and urge him to vote NO on Betsy DeVos. (Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey … Continue reading
Posted in Action Alert
Tagged Action Alert, Betsy DeVos, Resist
Action Alert: Urge Philadelphia City Council to Support Equal Pay
On Thursday, December 8, Philadelphia City Council will vote on equal pay legislation. Please call your City Councilperson, let them know you support equal pay for equal work in Philadelphia, and ask them to support Bill #160840. Step-by-step instructions for … Continue reading
Posted in Action Alert
Tagged Action Alert, Civic engagement, Community Education, Equal pay, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City Council
Action Alert: PA House to Vote on HB 1948 Today
Today, the Pennsylvania House plans to vote on HB 1948, the double-abortion ban we’ve been telling you about since they fast-tracked it to the House floor last week. Read: 10 facts about HB1948 In addition to criminalizing abortion at 20 weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion
Tagged 20-week bans, Abortion ban, Action Alert, double abortion ban, Equality, HB1948, Pennsylvania, Reproductive justice, Reproductive Rights
Action Alert: Help Prevent Domestic Violence Homicides in Pennsylvania
We need you to take one minute to help hold domestic abusers accountable. Strangulation is the single most accurate predictor of a future domestic violence homicide. In fact, one widely accepted study indicates that strangulation domestic-violence victims are 800% more … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Action Alert, Domestic violence, PCADV, Pennsylvania, strangulation
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Tell PA You Oppose Stripping Philadelphia’s Paid Sick Day Ordinance
We need your help. In February, Philadelphia passed earned sick day legislation. The ordinance was a long time coming and had been well-vetted with data. National Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that low-income workers, who are disproportionately women and minorities, … Continue reading
