CURRENT LITIGATION
Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. Pa. Department of Human Services (Medicaid Case)
Media contact: Tara Murtha - tmurtha@womenslawproject.org Click here for a full explanation of the ruling, which you can also download as a fact sheet (PDF). On January 29, 2024, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a lengthy and complex ruling that represents a...
Law360: The Pennsylvania Reproductive Rights Case to Watch as Dobbs Turns One
Just a year ago, most people didn't give much thought to state constitutions and the rights they protect. However, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to eliminate our federal right to abortion changed everything by highlighting the importance of safeguarding...
Listen: Oral Arguments at Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Last week, WLP interim co-director Susan J. Frietsche and law professor David S. Cohen presented oral arguments in the case Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. Audio has been posted. You can listen to both sides argue...
This Week: Abortion Rights at PA Supreme Court
All eyes are on Pennsylvania this week as we prepare to present oral arguments in a significant abortion rights case before Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday, October 26. Arguments in Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. Pennsylvania Department of Human...
Update in the PA Medicaid Abortion Coverage Case
March 26, 2020 - The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania issued a long-awaited ruling in Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. In this case, Pennsylvania-based abortion providers are challenging the Commonwealth’s...
Wednesday 10/14: Watch Oral Arguments in Our Medicaid Ban Abortion Case
We know it’s a busy time, so we wanted to make sure you’re aware that oral arguments in an important case that will determine the future of abortion access in Pennsylvania are scheduled for Wednesday, October 14, and that you can watch it on this YouTube livestream....
WLP Files Brief Supporting Federal Court Challenge to Trump’s Contraception Rules
Attorneys at the Women’s Law Project filed an amicus brief in support of the Pennsylvania Attorney General in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Trump, a federal court challenge to the Trump contraceptive coverage rules that permit employers to refuse to cover birth...
We’re in Court Again to Protect Abortion Providers
WLP attorney Susan J. Frietsche was in Commonwealth Court on Monday June 3, 2019 where she argued on behalf of Pennsylvania abortion providers in one of four active lawsuits we are currently involved in to help protect doctors, staff, and patients amid a stark rise in...
Case Closed: Alleged Behavior While Pregnant Not Child Abuse Under Civil Law in PA
On May 20, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States denied the county’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari, officially declining to review the ruling of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the case known as In re: LJB. That means In re: LJB is closed, and we won...
WLP Files Lawsuit Against Abortion Opponents for Harming Clinic Staff & Patients
PENNSYLVANIA - On April 11, 2019, lawyers from the Women’s Law Project and the law firm Cozen O’Connor filed an action against three anti-abortion extremists who regularly protest outside a healthcare facility that provides abortion care and healthcare for the...
