Tag Archives: Pennsylvania Legislature

Urgent: Help Us Fight the Latest Attack on Reproductive Rights in Pennsylvania

Posted on April 16, 2018 by

HB2050 is yet another unconstitutional abortion restriction that anti-choice radicals in the Pennsylvania Legislature have been advancing despite no public debate and opposition of relevant medical professionals. We expect a vote on final passage as early as today. Contrary to the claims … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania Falls Further Behind While Workplace Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Women Take Effect in Connecticut and Nevada

Posted on October 16, 2017 by

Starting this month, women in Connecticut and Nevada have stronger legal protections if they need reasonable workplace accommodations while they are pregnant or nursing. These two states, like twenty-‍one others across the country, have each passed a law that explicitly grants … Continue reading →

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Talking Women & Healthcare at Tuesdays with Toomey

Posted on August 8, 2017 by

This morning, we were happy to once again join Tuesdays with Toomey, the grassroots advocacy group devoted to motivating Pennsylvanians to speak out on important issues while attempting to hold Sen. Pat Toomey accountable to his constituents. Every Tuesday, Pennsylvanians … Continue reading →

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ICYMI: September at the Women’s Law Project

Posted on October 4, 2016 by

September brought some encouraging wins, and sends us into October with big challenges on the horizon as the Pennsylvania Legislature enters the final weeks of the two-year session. At the end of a session, all proposed bills that are not … Continue reading →

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September, We Hardly Knew Ye

Posted on October 3, 2014 by

By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff First, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Tara Murtha, and I’m the newest member of the Women’s Law Project team. I’ll be working on strategic communications, which includes corresponding with you, our … Continue reading →

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Doctors Aren’t Dummies: Support the Patient Trust Act

Posted on September 16, 2014 by

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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