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Tag Archives: Pennsylvania
More Studies on Sexual Harassment in PA are Welcome, But Shouldn’t Delay Action
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives adopted two new resolutions to study and monitor sexual harassment in the workplace in Pennsylvania. The first resolution will establish a Task Force on Harassment and Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace. The taskforce will be … Continue reading
Posted in Sexual harassment
Tagged #MeToo, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, Sexual harassment
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Action Alert: Stop PA From Cutting the Safety Net for Women Recovering from Addiction
The Women’s Law Project strongly opposes House Bill 129, legislation that would impose a lifetime ban on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) assistance for any Pennsylvanian with an addiction that led to a drug-related felony conviction or guilty plea. TANF … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged addiction, HB129, House Bill 129, Pennsylvania, TANF
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Victory: Third Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Rights of Transgender Students
This afternoon, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a lower court’s ruling that upheld a Pennsylvania school district’s policy that permits transgender students to use restrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their gender identity. Court … Continue reading
Posted in Transgender Rights
Tagged Boyertown, LBGTQ, LBGTQ equality, Pennsylvania, Third Circuit, Transgender Rights, U.S. Court of Appeals
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Action Alert: PA Lawmakers Just Introduced a 6-Week Abortion Ban
Have you been following the uproar over Iowa signing into law “one of the country’s most restrictive abortion laws?” Pennsylvania lawmakers just introduced it here. HB2315, introduced by Rep. Saccone, attempts to criminalize abortion at approximately six weeks, far before the … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion Access
Tagged 6-week ban, Abortion, abortion restriction, Pennsylvania, unconstitutional
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Rewire: PA Supreme Court Could Decide Whether Using Drugs During Pregnancy Is Child Abuse
Can a woman’s behavior while pregnant be considered child abuse under civil law? That’s the fundamental question in a case co-counseled by attorneys at Women’s Law Project and Robert Lugg of Lugg & Lugg in Lock Haven. As we recently told … Continue reading
Posted in Criminalizing Pregnancy, Pregnancy
Tagged child abuse, Criminalizing Pregnancy, David S. Cohen, Pennsylvania, Rewire, Women's Law Project
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WLP Asks PA Supreme Court to Review Crucial Case With Significant Implications for Rights of Pregnant Women
The issue of whether a pregnant woman can be charged civilly or criminally with child abuse for her drug use during pregnancy has been a pressing issue of American law and politics for almost three decades. Attorneys at the … Continue reading
Posted in Pregnancy
Tagged PA Supreme Court, Pennsylvania, Pregnancy, Women
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Standing Up for Female Athletes & Correcting Myths About Title IX
In our line or work, we often encounter what can politely be called strategic misinformation about women and girls. We hear lies about our bodies, about how our reproductive system works (no, women’s bodies do not come equipped with secret … Continue reading
Posted in Sports, Title IX
Tagged Altoona Mirror, Athletics, fair play, FAIRPLAY, Gender equity, letter to the editor, Pennsylvania, Sports, Title IX
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What Can Be Done About Street Harassment?
Temple University Kayla Watkins calls street harassment a “daily terror.” “I’ve been being street-harassed since I was 12 and it’s been a constant struggle,” Watkins said at a roundtable convened to explore the problem of street harassment in Philadelphia. “I … Continue reading
Posted in Street Harassment
Tagged anna orso, billy penn, judy schwank, kayla watkins, larry farnese, PCAR, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Street Harassment, Terry Fromson, WLP, WOAR, Women's Health Caucus, Women's Law Project
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Just in: An Action Plan to Protect Contraception Access in Pennsylvania
This morning, Women’s Law Project director of communications Tara Murtha spoke out at a press conference at Philadelphia City Hall in support of a new action plan designed to mitigate the public health harm of the Trump administration’s rollback of … Continue reading
Posted in Contraception
Tagged Birth control, Contraception, Pennsylvania, Pregnancy, Trump administration, Women's Health Caucus
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Action Alert: Tell Your State Senator Not to Discriminate Against Trans Youth
We need you to let your state Senator know that you care about protecting transgender kids in Pennsylvania. This vote can happen as early as today. Pennsylvania’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is scheduled to run out of funds the … Continue reading
Posted in LGBTQ
Tagged Call to Action, CHIP, Discrimination, LGBTQ, Pennsylvania, Trans, transgender lives matter, Women's Law Project
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