Women's Law Project
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WLP is a public interest legal organization devoted to reproductive freedom, LGBTQ+ equality, and gender justice in Pennsylvania and beyond. Sign up--> https://shorturl.at/aG6iM
Are you - or do you know - the next member of our team in Pittsburgh?? www.womenslawproject.org/employment
December 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Are you - or do you know - the next member of our team in Pittsburgh?? www.womenslawproject.org/employment
Philadelphia City Council will begin today's all-day hearing on the city's response to domestic violence at 10AM. Livestream: phlcouncil.com/watch-city-c...
December 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Philadelphia City Council will begin today's all-day hearing on the city's response to domestic violence at 10AM. Livestream: phlcouncil.com/watch-city-c...
A victory for the law, the constitution, and public health in Pennsylvania thanks to Gov Shapiro www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...
US judge blocks Trump from cutting Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 states
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing in 22 states a provision of the Republican's signature tax and domestic policy bill that would deprive Pl...
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December 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A victory for the law, the constitution, and public health in Pennsylvania thanks to Gov Shapiro www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...
This #GivingTuesday, double your impact by supporting our Youth Justice work! secure.qgiv.com/for/givintuf/
December 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This #GivingTuesday, double your impact by supporting our Youth Justice work! secure.qgiv.com/for/givintuf/
What you need to know about First Choice v. Platkin, the anti-abortion "crisis pregnancy center" case at the U.S. Supreme Court today
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
What you need to know about First Choice v. Platkin, the anti-abortion "crisis pregnancy center" case at the U.S. Supreme Court today
3 Facts about Pennsylvania law & Trans Rights:
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
3 Facts about Pennsylvania law & Trans Rights:
The situation in South Carolina is a window into how pregnancy criminalization works msmagazine.com/2025/11/24/s...
A Bill Criminalizing Abortion Failed in the South Carolina Senate, but Prosecutors Have Long Treated Pregnancy as a Crime
A Bill Criminalizing Abortion Failed in the South Carolina Senate, but Prosecutors Have Been Punishing Pregnant Women for Decades
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November 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The situation in South Carolina is a window into how pregnancy criminalization works msmagazine.com/2025/11/24/s...
Another anti-abortion death. Tierra Walker asked 90+ doctors for help she was denied necessary care: an abortion. She died of preeclampsia at 20 weeks pregnant, leaving behind a 14-year-old-son. www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Another anti-abortion death. Tierra Walker asked 90+ doctors for help she was denied necessary care: an abortion. She died of preeclampsia at 20 weeks pregnant, leaving behind a 14-year-old-son. www.propublica.org/article/texa...
We had an incredible day rallying with partners at the Pennsylvania Capitol for gender equality and justice!
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
We had an incredible day rallying with partners at the Pennsylvania Capitol for gender equality and justice!
“Our mission to focus on state law and state constitutional protections has never been more urgent than it is today." - Lila Slovak of Women's Law Project
Mission to protect reproductive rights and women's health care 'never more urgent' • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The caucus introduced eight bills related to maternal health in 2024 and two made it to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk to become law.
penncapital-star.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“Our mission to focus on state law and state constitutional protections has never been more urgent than it is today." - Lila Slovak of Women's Law Project
“All relevant medical associations, like [the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists], warn that [abortion pill reversal] is not a legitimate practice,” said Tara Murtha, Director of Impact and Engagement at WLP. “It’s considered medical experimentation.”
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Philly council backs resolution recognizing abortion rights as human rights
Abortion advocates remain unhappy with Philadelphia’s decision to pull funding from abortion providers amid federal challenges.
whyy.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
“All relevant medical associations, like [the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists], warn that [abortion pill reversal] is not a legitimate practice,” said Tara Murtha, Director of Impact and Engagement at WLP. “It’s considered medical experimentation.”
whyy.org/articles/abo...
whyy.org/articles/abo...
The livestream will re-air today, then be posted to PCN. Link: pcntv.com/pennsylvania...
November 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The livestream will re-air today, then be posted to PCN. Link: pcntv.com/pennsylvania...
Pennsylvania has a budget! www.pa.gov/governor/new...
Gov Shapiro Signs 2025-26 Budget into Law
Gov Shapiro Signs 2025-26 Budget into Law
www.pa.gov
November 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Pennsylvania has a budget! www.pa.gov/governor/new...
Pennsylvania ranks only 31 out of the 50 states with 32.4% female state lawmakers. buckscountybeacon.com/2025/11/desp...
Despite Recent Gains, Women Continue to Be Underrepresented in Pennsylvania’s State Legislature - Bucks County Beacon
PA currently ranks 31 out of the 50 states with only 32.4% female state lawmakers, according to The Center for American Women and Politics.
buckscountybeacon.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Pennsylvania ranks only 31 out of the 50 states with 32.4% female state lawmakers. buckscountybeacon.com/2025/11/desp...
Guidance for gender-expansive people w/ U.S. passports: "Passports w/ accurate M, F, or X gender markers remain valid until they expire, but new, renewed, or replacement passports will follow this more restrictive policy unless the courts later rule a different way." lambdalegal.org/tgnc-checkli...
Identity Document Guidance for Transgender, Nonbinary, Gender-Nonconforming, and Intersex People
We are a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV.
lambdalegal.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Guidance for gender-expansive people w/ U.S. passports: "Passports w/ accurate M, F, or X gender markers remain valid until they expire, but new, renewed, or replacement passports will follow this more restrictive policy unless the courts later rule a different way." lambdalegal.org/tgnc-checkli...
"The state’s Supreme Court ruled the coverage exclusion 'presumptively unconstitutional' last year... Now, the Commonwealth Court must determine whether the coverage exclusions violate the state’s Equal Rights Amendment" www.wesa.fm/health-scien...
Pa. Commonwealth Court examines whether Medicaid abortion ban violates equal rights protections
“We have two parties who have made totally opposite assertions about the facts, the impact, the health [of women], the competing state interest [in the] life of the mother, life of the child and taxpa...
www.wesa.fm
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"The state’s Supreme Court ruled the coverage exclusion 'presumptively unconstitutional' last year... Now, the Commonwealth Court must determine whether the coverage exclusions violate the state’s Equal Rights Amendment" www.wesa.fm/health-scien...
Watch us in court tomorrow! Court starts at 9:30AM & we're currently scheduled second. Livestream link: www.youtube.com/live/s9TXi6r...
November 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Watch us in court tomorrow! Court starts at 9:30AM & we're currently scheduled second. Livestream link: www.youtube.com/live/s9TXi6r...
Let's go! #OurRightsOurCourts #PAVotes
November 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Let's go! #OurRightsOurCourts #PAVotes
Find ballot return locations & drop boxes in every PA county here! www.pa.gov/agencies/vot...
November 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Find ballot return locations & drop boxes in every PA county here! www.pa.gov/agencies/vot...
Anti-trans bill PA SB9 is now being discussed in the Pennsylvania House Health Committee - Chair Rep. Frankel is suggesting referring to Judiciary Committee
October 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Anti-trans bill PA SB9 is now being discussed in the Pennsylvania House Health Committee - Chair Rep. Frankel is suggesting referring to Judiciary Committee
LIVESTREAM @ 9AM: We expect anti-trans bill SB9 will be debated in the Pennsylvania House Health Committee. Watch: www.youtube.com/live/dvYZw5A...
Health Committee -- October 29, 2025
YouTube video by Pa. House Video
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October 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
LIVESTREAM @ 9AM: We expect anti-trans bill SB9 will be debated in the Pennsylvania House Health Committee. Watch: www.youtube.com/live/dvYZw5A...
🚨Submit an online request for a mail-in ballot HERE: www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/OnlineAbsent...
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🚨Submit an online request for a mail-in ballot HERE: www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/OnlineAbsent...
Some falsely think they miscarried. Others falsely think they're too far along for an abortion. "The common thread: All these women had visited crisis pregnancy centers." keystonenewsroom.com/2025/10/21/m...
Misled and misdiagnosed: Crisis pregnancy centers in Pennsylvania are endangering women
Nationally, there are over 2,600 crisis pregnancy centers, with close to 160 located in Pennsylvania. More than 75% of these centers are linked to religious, anti-abortion networks.
keystonenewsroom.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Some falsely think they miscarried. Others falsely think they're too far along for an abortion. "The common thread: All these women had visited crisis pregnancy centers." keystonenewsroom.com/2025/10/21/m...
LIVESTREAM HAPPENING NOW: The PA House Judiciary Committee is debating a package of bills to safeguard abortion care in PA pahouse.com/live
Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus | Live Stream
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October 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
LIVESTREAM HAPPENING NOW: The PA House Judiciary Committee is debating a package of bills to safeguard abortion care in PA pahouse.com/live
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“Gender-affirming care is legal in Pennsylvania. Discrimination based on sex and disability status is not,” said Annmarie Pinarski of the Women’s Law Project.
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Pennsylvania lawsuits take center stage in the fight to support and protect trans youth - Philadelphia Gay News
PA hospitals face subpoenas over gender-affirming care for trans youth, sparking lawsuits and calls to protect LGBTQ+ minors’ rights.
epgn.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“Gender-affirming care is legal in Pennsylvania. Discrimination based on sex and disability status is not,” said Annmarie Pinarski of the Women’s Law Project.
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