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UPDATE RE: H.B. 2718 Would Penalize Women on TANF for Having Children Unless They Are Survivors of “Legitimate” Rape
UPDATE (10/26/12): Within three days of the publication of this blog post, three of the six house sponsors of H.B. 2718 have removed their names from the sponsorship of the bill. The prime sponsor, Rep. RoseMarie Swanger, defended the bill initially, but reversed...
Women have the power – why aren't more of them using it?
Co-chairs of WomenVote PA, Carol Tracy, Executive Director of the Women's Law Project, and Kate Michelman, President Emeritus of NARAL Pro-Choice America AT A RECENT meeting a colleague of ours presented us with a challenge and posed the following questions: Imagine...
Rainbow Alliance Scores Early Victory in Battle Over University of Pittsburgh’s Gendered Facilities Policy
The first volley in a challenge to the University of Pittsburgh’s gendered facilities policy was resolved in the challengers’ favor last week, when the Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations denied the University’s motion to dismiss a gender discrimination complaint...
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Press Conference Tomorrow
Tomorrow, September 14, 2012, U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania, Bob Casey, will announce the introduction of a companion bill to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 5647) at a press conference at 10:30 AM (in the large conference room at 2000 Hamilton Street,...
Rape is never legitimate; neither is the control of a uterus by anyone other than its owner.
By Carol E. Tracy, Executive Director, Women's Law Project Republican Todd Akin’s astounding remark -- inaccurate and insensitive on SO many levels -- that women’s bodies can prevent pregnancy in cases of “legitimate rape” is only the latest evidence of the twisted...
