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Pittsburgh City Council: UPMC Must Enter Community Benefits Agreement Before Building Expansion
On Tuesday, Pittsburgh City Council held a hearing on University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s proposed $2 billion expansion plan. Approximately 160 people registered to speak, and even more community members attended. The hearing was held to give community...
Victory: Anti-Abortion Radicals Denied Request for Personal Information of Abortion Providers & Staff
The anti-choice movement has a long history of attempting to collect personal information of people who work at healthcare facilities that provide abortion care, as well as information on patients. Their tactics include scraping identifying information from state...
Good News: “$1 Per Touch” Judge Will Not Preside Over Domestic Violence Hearings
In late June, a group of women’s organizations in Pittsburgh including the Women’s Law Project sent a letter to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas protesting the appointment of Senior Judge Lester Nauhaus to preside over protection from abuse (PFA) contempt...
A Victory of Sorts: Allegheny County Police Will Stop Criminalizing Condoms
We recently told you that Allegheny County police were abusing their authority when making prostitution arrests by adding on a “possession of instruments of crime” charge if the alleged sex worker possessed condoms. Criminalizing condoms defies public health...
On Today’s U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Regarding “Crisis Pregnancy Centers”
In 2015, California passed the Reproductive FACT Act, requiring licensed “crisis pregnancy centers” that provide services such as pregnancy tests and ultrasounds to post information about affordable abortion and contraception services offered by the state. The second...
