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An Update on the Medication Abortion Litigation
It’s been a challenging week. As counsel for freestanding abortion providers in Pennsylvania, WLP attorneys have been working around the clock to protect Pennsylvanians and beyond from anti-abortion overreach. Here’s what’s going on. First, the bottom line: As WLP...
WLP Statement on Conflicting Federal Rulings Re: Mifepristone
Abortion is still legal and available in Pennsylvania. Recent rulings related to FDA approval of mifepristone, the first of two drugs taken in the most common medication abortion protocol, have not changed any Pennsylvania laws related to abortion care. Last night,...
Urging President Biden to Keep His Promise
Last June, the U.S. Department of Education issued new proposed rules governing how schools receiving federal funding must respond to sex-based discrimination last June. The proposed rules would rescind harmful provisions added by the Trump Administration, improve...
Today is AANHPI Equal Pay Day
Today is AANHPI’s Equal Pay Day, a day that we call for action on equal pay legislation while focusing on the wage gaps experienced by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women. In 2021, AANHPI women working full-time year-round, part-time,...
WLP Youth Access Manager Christine Castro Honored as Leader
We’re thrilled to share the news that WLP attorney Christine Castro is being honored as one of the “Women Leading the 175th.” This award recognizes exceptional women living or working in the 175th legislative district, chosen by Pennsylvania Rep. Mary Isaacson,...
Action Alert: Help Ban Non-consensual Pelvic Exams in Pennsylvania
Did you know that it’s legal in Pennsylvania for medical providers to perform nonconsensual pelvic, prostate, and rectal exams on patients as part of medical training under anesthesia or unconscious? Nonconsensual pelvic, prostate, and rectal exams are deeply rooted...
Why Are Anti-Abortion Activists Taking Money Meant for Children in Crisis?
On a recent episode of Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver focused on how Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), a key part of the U.S.’s woefully inadequate safety net, has been “relentlessly abused.” TANF is the only federal safety-net program intended to...
56 Years & Counting Since PA Updated Our Equal Pay Law
Today is Equal Pay Day, a day where we once again note that Pennsylvania has not updated our inadequate, ineffective, and outdated state equal pay law since 1967—when it was weakened to apply to even fewer people. Where are the state lawmakers who talk about the...
What You Need to Know About the FDA/Mifepristone Lawsuit
The anti-abortion movement’s latest effort to deprive us of access to critical reproductive healthcare comes by way of a lawsuit called Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine vs. FDA. Radical anti-abortion activists are using this flimsy case to request a nationwide ban...
The NEXTPittsburgh Interview with Sue Frietsche
What kind of person signs up for law school not to become a lawyer, but just to become better at their job? A hardworking person unafraid to take on big challenges: Our own Susan J. Frietsche recently shared that tidbit during an interview with NEXTPittsburgh....
