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Victory: WLP Statement on Ruling that Protects Abortion Providers
Yesterday, the 9th Circuit affirmed the protection of abortion providers from fraudulent and dangerous invasions of privacy. The Women’s Law Project is proud to have supported the National Abortion Federation (NAF) by filing a brief explaining the history of...
Report: 102 Pennsylvanians Were Killed by Domestic Violence Last Year
102 people were killed by domestic violence in Pennsylvania last year, according to a new report released by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Fifty-six of the victims were female, and 46 male. The oldest victim was 86 years old. The youngest...
Urgent Action Alert: The AHCA is Catastrophic for Women’s Health #ProtectOurCare
The U.S. House will vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA) this afternoon. The AHCA is the makeshift pseudo-replacement for the Affordable Care Act. In fact, it is not really a healthcare plan at all as much as it is a tax cut for the wealthy and a gift to...
Report: Pennsylvania Women Not On Track for Equal Pay Until 2068
A baby girl born today will likely never achieve equal pay in her lifetime in 13 states unless we narrow the pay gap with corrective policy, according to a new state-by-state analysis published by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. In Pennsylvania, if...
WLP Files Court Brief to Protect Scientists from Anti-Abortion Harassment & Violence
The Women’s Law Project just filed an amici brief on behalf of the Southern Poverty Law Center and Feminist Majority Foundation in support of plaintiff scientists and researchers in a key reproductive rights case concerning protecting targets of anti-abortion...
