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March is National Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month in the United States. The theme for this year is “Our History is Our Strength.” This theme pays tribute to the millions of women who have taken action to help create a better world for the times in which they lived, as well as for future...
Governor’s Budget Includes Decrease for Cash Assistance Program
Governor Tom Corbett’s proposed budget for 2011-12 has been released, and it shows interesting trends in funding to the Department of Public Welfare. The governor has proposed increasing funds for Medicaid, which is a good development for the state. Enrollment in...
National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers
Today, March 10, is the National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers. We have written extensively about abortion rights on the WLP blog. Physicians who provide abortion care often do so under the very real threat of violence against them, the clinic they work...
Don’t Roll Back the Progress on Legal Protections for Rape and Abortion
WLP Executive Director Carol E. Tracy has penned an op-ed for The Crime Report about legislators’ recent attempts to erase hard-fought legal protections for rape victims and women needing abortion care. An excerpt: Societies that have no respect for the bodily...
ESPN Discusses Title IX for Women’s History Month
To celebrate Women’s History Month, ESPN is discussing Title IX in a three-part video series. The series features female sports writers and coaches talking about the impact of Title IX, the pros and cons that have developed from it, its influence on their own careers,...
