Tag Archives: Government

Pennsylvania Women’s Advocacy Leaders Condemn Anti-Obamacare Ad

Posted on September 24, 2013 by womenslawproject

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 →

Posted in Government, Health Care, Health insurance, Women's health | Tagged Affordable Care Act, Government, Health care, Health insurance, Koch Brothers, Obamacare, Women's health | 1 Comment

IRS Ruling a Victory for Married Same-Sex Couples Across the Country!

Posted on August 30, 2013 by womenslawproject

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 →

Posted in Courts, Government, LGBTQ, Marriage Equality | Tagged Defense of Marriage Act, federal tax purposes, Government, Internal Revenue Service, Marriage equality, Pennsylvania, Same-sex marriage, Treasury Department, U.S. Supreme Court | 2 Comments

Women have the power – why aren’t more of them using it?

Posted on October 16, 2012 by womenslawproject

Co-chairs of WomenVote PA, Carol Tracy, Executive Director of the Women’s Law Project, and Kate Michelman, President Emeritus of NARAL Pro-Choice America AT A RECENT meeting a colleague of ours presented us with a challenge and posed the following questions: … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Equal pay, Rape, Reproductive Rights, Sexual Assault, Women's health, WomenVote PA | Tagged current-events, Equal pay, Government, Health care, Politics, Rape, Reproductive Rights, Sexual assault, Voter ID, women voting, Women's health, Women's Law Project, Women's rights | Comments Off

The Affordable Care Act Extends No-Cost Preventive Care to Women

Posted on August 1, 2012 by nditto

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 | Comments Off

U.S Department of Justice Launches Investigation into PA Voter ID Law

Posted on July 25, 2012 by nditto

Nikki Ditto, WLP Intern The U.S Department of Justice has begun a formal investigation on the legality of Pennsylvania’s controversial Voter ID Law, which was passed in March of this year. The law, which we have blogged about before, stipulates … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, PA Law, Pennsylvania, Voting rights | Tagged Government, Pennsylvania, Politics | Comments Off

House Passes DHS Spending Bill with Anti-Choice Rider

Posted on June 26, 2012 by nditto

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 | Comments Off

Employment Non-Discrimination Act Gets Hearing in the Senate

Posted on June 22, 2012 by nditto

Nikki Ditto, WLP Intern On June 12th, the U.S Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing to debate the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Currently no federal law exists barring discrimination of individuals based on sexual orientation … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Employment, LGBT, Politics, Sexual orientation | Tagged Discrimination, Government, LGBT, Sexual orientation | Comments Off

Hillary Clinton Launches the Women in Public Service Project

Posted on June 20, 2012 by nditto

Molly Duerig, WLP Intern Monday, June 11th, marked the official launch of the Women in Public Service Project (WPSP), a program created by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that aims to mentor emerging female leaders from all over the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, Education, Events, Gender Discrimination, Government, Women Leaders | Tagged Education, Equality, Government, Women, Women in government | Comments Off

Pay Equity Bill Voted Down in Senate

Posted on June 11, 2012 by nditto

Nikki Ditto, WLP Summer Intern and Elizabeth Wingfield, Former WLP Intern On Tuesday June 5th, the Senate voted down the Paycheck Fairness Act in a largely party-line vote. The bill would have helped to strengthen already existing legislation on gender … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Equal pay, Gender Discrimination, Government | Tagged Discrimination, Equal pay, Government, Women's rights | Comments Off

Senate Defense Bill Would Allow Women in Combat

Posted on June 5, 2012 by nditto

Guest Blogger: Elizabeth Wingfield, Former WLP Intern A proposed measure in the Senate’s National Defense Reauthorization Act would demand that the military come up with a plan to allow women in fight on the frontlines. While the House version of … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Military | Tagged Government, Military, Women, Women's rights | Comments Off