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Meet the team: Lila Slovak & Annmarie Pinarski
We are thrilled to announce two new hires in WLP’s Philadelphia office. Lila Slovak brings more than two decades of experience as a non-profit leader, attorney, and advocate for gender justice to her new role as director of the Philadelphia office. Lila comes to WLP...
Landmark Client Settlement Expands Gender-Affirming Care in Rural Pennsylvania
We have big GOOD news to share! WLP’s courageous client successfully expanded and improved access to gender-affirming care in rural Pennsylvania after alleging she was unlawfully denied treatment at Conemaugh Health System, one of the biggest hospital systems in...
What now?
First, abortion is legal and accessible in Pennsylvania. No laws have changed or will change in Pennsylvania in the immediate future. About the election results, we are right here with you. It is unfathomable for so many reasons. We won’t sugarcoat it – our mission of...
An Update on our Major Reproductive Autonomy Litigation
As of February 2025, this is the latest update on Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, our landmark reproductive autonomy litigation in Pennsylvania: On February 5, the WLP litigation team led by Executive Director Susan J....
PA’s Equal Rights Amendment Restored One Year Ago Today
As federal attacks on our autonomy escalate, it’s important to remember that the Pennsylvania Constitution has one of the strongest and most expansively interpreted Equal Rights Amendments in the country – and as of one year ago today, we have it back. Here's a brief...
