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Tonight! Philadelphia Premiere of “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry”
By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, a new full-length feature documentary that explores the early era of the U.S. feminist movement, premieres in Philadelphia tonight. Following the 7pm screening at the Ritz Bourse, Access Matters...
King v. Burwell: What’s at stake for women in PA?
By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff Today, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in King v. Burwell, the latest attempt to gut the Affordable Care Act. King v. Burwell is a lawsuit brought by Virginia residents who ultimately hope to strip...
WLP Attorneys: Penn Professors Are Wrong
By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff Women’s Law Project Executive Director Carol E. Tracy, Managing Attorney Terry L. Fromson and Staff Attorney Amal Bass, lawyers with extensive experience working with Title IX, the civil law that prohibits discrimination in educational...
Bad Bill Alert: “Admitting Privileges” Coming to PA
Admitting privilege legislation is the latest trick deployed nationally by opponents of abortion rights to shrink the (already inadequate) number of abortion providers. That’s why it’s been all over the news for months. Recently, we learned the admitting privilege...
Philadelphia Passes Paid Earned Sick Days Bill
By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff We did it! Philadelphia is now the 20th jurisdiction in the United States to guarantee certain workers the ability to earn paid sick days. The measure has been passed by City Council twice before, so it’s easy to say the third time’s a...
