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Guttmacher Report Shows Greater and Safer Abortion Availability
The Guttmacher Institute has released a new report about abortion in the United States. According to the report: The abortion rate in the U.S., which has declined steadily since a 1981 peak of more than 29 abortions per 1,000 women, stalled between 2005 and 2008, at...
Pittsburgh U.S. Attorney’s Office Opens New Civil Rights Section as Sex Discrimination Suit Filed Against Local Firm
On Tuesday, December 7, the U.S. Attorney’s office in Pittsburgh launched a civil rights section. According to the Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh’s is the newest of about a dozen federal prosecution offices nationwide to open a section dedicated exclusively to civil rights...
First Two Openly Transgender Judges in the U.S. Appointed Last Month
A positive step for transgender visibility was taken in November, when two openly transgender people became judges in two states. California voters elected Judge Victoria Kolakowski to the Alameda County Superior Court on November 2, making her the first openly...
Help Ensure All Workers Have the Right to Earn Paid Sick Days
If you live in Philadelphia, you have an opportunity to ensure that all workers have the right to earn paid sick days. How can you do this? By joining the Coalition for Healthy Families and Workplaces for a Letter Writing Party! In addition to networking, free...
March on Allegheny County Jail Tomorrow for Amy Lynn Gillespie
Amy Lynn Gillespie, 27, died on January 13, 2010. Ms. Gillespie was incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail and at the time of her death, was 18 weeks pregnant. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that she was in jail for “violating the terms of her work release by...
