Tag Archives: Women

WLP Asks PA Supreme Court to Review Crucial Case With Significant Implications for Rights of Pregnant Women

Posted on February 1, 2018 by womenslawproject

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 →

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Warning: PA SB 241 is a Fake Equal Pay Bill

Posted on March 18, 2017 by womenslawproject

We’ve gone from fake news to fake bills. It’s important that you are aware that SB 241, legislation its supporters tout as an equal pay fix, is absolutely not what it needed. In fact, it would reverse equal pay protections … Continue reading →

Posted in Equal pay | Tagged Equal pay, fake bill, fake news, Pennsylvania, Women | Comments Off

Day 4: 25 Reasons to Give $25 to the Women’s Law Project

Posted on November 19, 2015 by womenslawproject

Friday, November 20 marks Carol Tracy’s 25th anniversary as Executive Director of the Women’s Law Project. We’re celebrating all week by posting 25 reasons to be grateful for Carol and the Women’s Law Project, and inviting you to celebrate with us by … Continue reading →

Posted in Women's Law Project | Tagged 25, anniversary, Carol Tracy, Domestic violence, Equal pay, Pennsylvania, Reproductive Rights, stopping violence against women, Women | 5 Comments

Op-ed: On Pope Francis, Economic Justice & Reproductive Rights

Posted on September 26, 2015 by womenslawproject

Pope Francis has come to the United States to preach about economic justice amid an unprecedented attack on reproductive rights. Anti-choice advocates no longer simply try to criminalize abortion. Now, most legislative attacks are part of a strategy that relies on steadily implementing incremental … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion | Tagged Abortion, Carol E. Tracy, Contraception, Economic Justice, Kate Michelman, Keystone Progress, PA Agenda for Women's Health, PA Campaign for Women's Health, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Women's Center, Pope Francis, Roman Catholic Church, Women | Comments Off

New study debunks myths about post-abortion emotions

Posted on August 13, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Hillary Scrivani, WLP Legal Intern Some anti-choice groups are notorious for spreading lies about abortion in an effort to deter women from making informed medical decisions about their reproductive health. Some of these lies include exaggerating or outright fabricating … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Abortion Access, Reproductive Rights, Women's health | Tagged Abortion, Crisis pregnancy centers, emotional consequences, Guttmacher Institute, having an abortion, healthcare decisions, Reproductive Rights, Women | Comments Off

DOJ Issues Ground-breaking Consent Decree Addressing Gender Bias

Posted on August 2, 2012 by nditto

By Carol E. Tracy, Esq. and Terry L. Fromson, Esq. The Women’s Law Project (WLP) commends the Department of Justice (DOJ) on its ground-breaking consent decree with the City of New Orleans, which addresses gender bias in the police response … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender Discrimination, Government, Rape, Sexual Assault, Violence Against Women | Tagged Discrimination, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence against women, Women | 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

Pennsylvania Voter I.D. Law Disproportionately Impacts Women as Election Draws Near

Posted on July 20, 2012 by nditto

Molly Cohen, WLP Intern When Pennsylvania passed a law earlier this year imposing a voter ID requirement on voting in every election and narrowing the list of acceptable forms of ID, critics quickly pointed out that the law targets specific … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, PA Law, PA Legislature, PA Supreme Court | Tagged Discrimination, Pennsylvania, Politics, Women | 1 Comment

Abington Memorial Hospital and Holy Redeemer: Putting Women’s Health at Risk by Imposing Religious Doctrine on Patients

Posted on July 11, 2012 by nditto

Amal Bass, WLP Staff Attorney UPDATE: On Wednesday, July 18, 2012, Abington Health and Holy Redeemer Health Systems announced that they have abandoned their plan to merge. In late June 2012, Lawrence Merlis, president and CEO of Abington Health System, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Abortion Access, Health Care, Pennsylvania, Reproductive Rights, Women's health | Tagged Abortion, Health, Health care, Pennsylvania, Reproductive Rights, Women, Women's health | 8 Comments

The United States Supreme Court has weighed in: The Affordable Care Act is here to stay.

Posted on June 28, 2012 by nditto

By Women’s Law Project The Affordable Care Act (ACA), signed into law by President Obama in March 2010, expands health insurance coverage to more than 30 million people, prevents insurance companies from discriminating against people with pre-existing conditions, and ends … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Health Care, Health insurance, Maternity Coverage, Supreme Court, Women's health | Tagged Health, Health care, Health insurance, Supreme Court, Women, Women's health, Women's Law Project | 1 Comment