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Pittsburgh City Council: UPMC Must Enter Community Benefits Agreement Before Building Expansion
On Tuesday, Pittsburgh City Council held a hearing on University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s proposed $2 billion expansion plan. Approximately 160 people registered to speak, and even more community members attended. The hearing was held to give community members … Continue reading
Posted in Community Advocacy, Uncategorized
Tagged community benefits agreement, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh United, UPMC, Women's Law Project
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WLP Assisting Pittsburgh to Develop “Paid Safe Leave” Policy for Victims of Domestic Violence
Pittsburgh mayor Bill Peduto signed an executive order directing the city’s Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to develop a policy to provide non-union employees “paid safe leave” to ensure domestic violence victims can get paid time off to … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic violence
Tagged Domestic violence, paid safe leave, Pittsburgh, Women's Law Project
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WLP Files Brief Supporting the City of Pittsburgh & SEIU in Fight for Paid Sick Days
The Women’s Law Project just filed an amici curiae, or friend-of-the-court brief, formally supporting the city of Pittsburgh and SEIU in asking the PA Supreme Court to allow the earned paid sick days ordinance to take effect. Research backs up the common-sense … Continue reading
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Tagged amici brief, Paid sick days, Pittsburgh, public health
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Pittsburgh City Council Passes Resolution Supporting Abortion Access for All
The Women’s Law Project supports the Will of Council resolution adopted today by Pittsburgh City Council directing our federal and state officials to repeal the Hyde Amendment and similar restrictions on public and private insurance coverage for abortion care. For … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion
Tagged Abortion, Hyde Amendment, Medicaid, Pittsburgh
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WLP Statement: Victory in Pittsburgh Buffer Zone Case
Amid a documented rise in targeted harassment of patients and doctors, anti-choice activists have been aggressively trying to knock down the Pittsburgh buffer zone. In 2015, “pro-life” protesters sued the city of Pittsburgh, claiming the city’s 15-foot statutory buffer zone, … Continue reading
Posted in Buffer Zones
Tagged Bruni v. City of Pittsburgh, Buffer zone, Clinic violence, Pittsburgh, Planned Parenthood, targeted harassment
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July 19: Join us in Pittsburgh with Lady Parts Justice League
Lady Parts Justice League is on a comedy-and-activism themed road trip they’re calling the Vagical Mystery Tour this summer, and the Women’s Law Project will be a part of their Pittsburgh show! WLP Senior Staff Attorney Susan Frietsche will be … Continue reading
Posted in You're Invited
Tagged Abortion, Lady Parts Justice League, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Reproductive Rights, Susan Frietsche
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For #Roe44, Join Us for a Free Screening of TRAPPED
To celebrate the 44th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and explore the current attack on reproductive rights, we invite you to view the groundbreaking documentary TRAPPED (2016) at Chatham University on January 19 at 6:30PM. Tickets are free, and you can … Continue reading
Posted in Just Films
Tagged Just Films, Pittsburgh, Trapped
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Pittsburgh: The Next CEDAW City?
Pittsburgh City Council held a public hearing this Tuesday, November 15, on the CEDAW Ordinance. The CEDAW stands for the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women and is an international treaty promoting gender equality. The United States is … Continue reading
Just Films Presents: Alice Walker & “Yemanjá: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil”
The Women’s Law Project is a proud co-sponsor of the Just Films festival, a new festival that screens one new social justice film per month from September through next June, in Pittsburgh. On October 27, we will screen Yemanjá: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Walker, Just Films, Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania
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Hey Pennsylvania: Rock Out for Abortion Rights this Saturday 9/10
This Saturday, more than 30 cities across the country, including Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, are hosting events as part of All Access, a series of concerts and conversations about unequal access to abortion in America. This is the deal: Women’s healthcare … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion
Tagged #PA4WomensHealth, Abortion, abortion access, All Access 2016, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
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