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WLP Condemns Reversal of Protections for Transgender Students
In Pennsylvania, 74% of transgender or gender non-conforming students report experiencing harassment at school. Twenty-three percent report having been a victim of physical assault, and almost 1 in 10 report experiencing sexual violence. Discrimination doesn’t end at...
What You Need to Know about the PA Senate SB3 Debate
After three hours of debate that included explicitly rejecting an opportunity to hear from doctors and the public, the Pennsylvania Senate passed Senate Bill 3 by a vote of 32 to 18, in defiance of medical opposition and amid public outcry. Did your Senator vote for...
ACTION ALERT: Urge Your Senator to Oppose SB3
Yesterday, ten Pennsylvania lawmakers in the Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 3, one of the most dangerous abortion bills in the country, out of Committee. All nine Senators who voted to punish pregnant women—Senators Greenleaf, Rafferty, Eichelberger,...
Action Alert: PA Lawmakers Pushing Most Dangerous Abortion Restriction in Nation
Extremist Pennsylvania lawmakers have just proposed one of the most unusual and dangerous—and unconstitutional-- abortion bills in the country. Senate Bill 3, sponsored by Pennsylvania Senator Michele Brooks, a politician with no medical experience or...
Action Alert: Oppose Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education
The final Senate confirmation vote for Betsy DeVos, the current nominee for U.S. Secretary of Education, could happen as early as today. Please contact Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey and urge him to vote NO on Betsy DeVos. (Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey has already...
