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2019 Update: Does Your Local Hospital Refuse to Provide Emergency Contraception to Rape Victims?
In the event of an emergency such as a sexual assault, it’s important that you know which hospitals refuse to provide comprehensive evidence-based healthcare. As Catholic hospitals expand their presence through mergers—one in six patients are now treated in a Catholic...
WLP Files Brief in Support of Prohibiting Alleged Rapists from Directly Cross-Examining Underage Rape Victims at Trial
The Women’s Law Project filed an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief supporting a decision that prohibited an adult defendant accused of rape from directly cross-examining his underage victim while at trial. The case in question is Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v....
Action Alert: Protect General Assistance, a Lifeline for Vulnerable Pennsylvanians
House Bill 33, introduced by Rep. George Dunbar (R-Westmoreland), seeks to eliminate Pennsylvania’s General Assistance program. General Assistance is a critical and cost-effective program for Pennsylvanians in dire, desperate need of temporary assistance....
Our Response to Proposed Title IX Changes… & Last Call to Comment
On November 29, 2018, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed amendments to Title IX regulations, and invited the public to comment in response to the proposed rules. So far more than 104,000 responses have...
Roe at 46: Abortion is Already Out of Reach for Many Women
Today marks the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that recognized the constitutional right to access safe, legal abortion in the United States. It is, of course, important to protect Roe. It’s also important to recognize that for...
