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Victory in Lock Haven University Athletic Equity Case
After years of intensive litigation, we are proud to share the news that student athletes were successful in obtaining more opportunities for female students in team sports at Lock Haven University. The student-athletes, represented by the Women’s Law Project and...
We Must Ban Nonconsensual Pelvic Exams on Patients Under Anesthesia
We applaud state Representative Elizabeth Fiedler and Representative Elizabeth Hanbidge for introducing legislation to ban the practice of nonconsensual pelvic exams in Pennsylvania. The practice of performing pelvic exams for the purpose of medical training on...
These Nine Pennsylvania Lawmakers Just Asked the Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade
If Roe v. Wade is overruled entirely or more seriously weakened, states may soon be able to criminalize many or even all abortions. We know from public health data that criminalizing abortion increases the maternal mortality rate. In other words, criminalizing...
2019: The Year in Abortion Restrictions & Pro-Choice Bills
In 2019, anti-choice state legislators raced to enact an unprecedented wave of bans limiting abortion access in the United States. According to a new report, at least 25 new abortion bans will be signed into law by the end of the year. Six states already have only one...
WLP Files Brief with U.S. Supreme Court in Next Major Abortion Rights Case
Attorneys at the Women’s Law Project filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in the next big abortion rights case, June Medical Services v. Gee. You can read or download the brief here. At issue is Louisiana’s Act...
