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WLP Statement on the Reproductive Freedom Platform for Philadelphia
Today, Philadelphia City Council members Helen Gym, Kendra Brooks, and Jamie Gauthier announced the Reproductive Freedom Platform, a legislative package to defend abortion access and protect patients, providers, helpers, and all people seeking reproductive care within...
Let’s Talk About the Wage Gap for Mothers
Today is Mom’s Equal Pay Day. Working to support their families and also putting in more hours caring for children and doing housework, mothers make an average of $.58 dollar to the dollar paid to fathers. These statistics reflect and perpetuate stereotypes about...
WLP at Netroots Nation
WLP is at Netroots Nation, the nation’s largest gathering of progressive advocates in the country and this year, it’s in Pittsburgh! We’ll be on several panels discussing post-Roe Pennsylvania, what’s next in the fight for reproductive freedom, and why it’s urgent to...
Post-Roe PA: Minors in Need of Abortion Have the Right to Judicial Bypass
Abortion is legal and clinics are open in Pennsylvania. Medical experts at the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, and the North American Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology all agree that teens should have the...
New Rules to Protect Tipped Workers in PA
New rules governing tipped wages go into effect across Pennsylvania on Friday, August 5. The new rules are designed to prevent businesses from deducting credit card fees from employee tips, change how hourly wages are determined, and revise how tips can be pooled and...
WLP Statement on Pennsylvania Double-Funding Crisis Pregnancy Centers With Money Designated to Help Poor Children
Pennsylvania double-funds crisis pregnancy center network Real Alternatives amid maternal health crisis without addressing public complaints alleging misuse of public funds or impact on public health As reported in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Commonwealth of...
WLP Statement on Governor Wolf’s Lawsuit Against the General Assembly
Governor Wolf is suing the General Assembly for advancing SB 106 and the No Right to Abortion amendment in an unconstitutional process . Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf is suing the Pennsylvania General Assembly for what he called “their unconstitutional attempt to ban...
50 Years After Passage, Implementation of Title IX is Still a Battleground
June 23, 2022 was the 50th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in federally-funded educational programs and requires schools to give women and girls equal opportunities and benefits. There has...
Post-Roe PA: Pittsburgh Passes Legislation to Protect Abortion Access
In a seven to zero unanimous vote, Pittsburgh’s City Council has approved legislation to ensure abortion rights. “Pittsburgh is truly out in front of the pack by adopting these bills,” says interim Co-Executive Director of the Women’s Law Project Sue Frietsche. The...
Get the Facts on the “No Right to Abortion” Constitutional Amendment SB106
As of fall 2022, abortion is still legal in Pennsylvania. Anti-abortion state lawmakers have clearly stated their goal is to ban abortion in Pennsylvania. The reason abortion is still legal in Pennsylvania after losing Roe is because we currently have a Governor who...
