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WLP Statement on Victory in Pittsburgh Buffer Zone Case
Today a unanimous three-judge panel of U.S Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the 15-foot buffer zone originally enacted in Pittsburgh in 2005, and continually in effect since then. The ordinance states, “No person or persons shall...
WLP Statement on Abortion Heading to the Supreme Court
On Friday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear June Medical Services v. Gee, the first abortion case of the term. June Medical Services v. Gee concerns an admitting privileges law signed into law by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal in 2014. It is, of course, the...
Michigan Governor Defunds PA-Based “Crisis Pregnancy Center” Chain Real Alternatives after Allegations of Misuse of Funds
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer released her list of line item vetoes to the 2020 Michigan state budget. Among them was the removal of a $700,000 item that went to Real Alternatives, the Pennsylvania-based, taxpayer-funded chain of “crisis pregnancy...
Should Roe Be Overturned? (Spoiler: Absolutely Not)
WLP’s Carol Tracy and Tara Murtha wrote a piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer in anticipation of tonight’s discussion “Should Roe Be Overturned?” event at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Specifically, we’ve been thinking a lot about the significance of the...
WLP Testimony: The Legal History of Rape Culture
On Friday, WLP Executive Director Carol E. Tracy formally testified about the legal history of rape culture at a policy hearing organized by Senators Katie Muth (D-Berks, Chester, Montgomery) and Tim Kearney (D-Chester/Delaware) and held in Phoenixville,...
