Reproductive Rights | Women's Law Project

Pennsylvania House Introduces Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood

by Barbara DiTullio | Jun 12, 2012 | Abortion, Abortion Access, Contraception, Family Planning, Health Care, HIV/AIDS, Pregnancy, Reproductive Rights, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Women's health

Nikki Ditto and Molly Duerig, WLP Interns A bill recently introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, HB 2405, aims to bar state and federal funds from going to health care clinics that provide abortions. Titled the “Whole Women’s Health Funding...

New Studies Clarify Function of the Morning After Pill

by Barbara DiTullio | Jun 8, 2012 | Contraception, Health Care, Reproductive Rights, The New York Times, Women's health

Molly Duerig, WLP Undergraduate Intern The New York Times published an article yesterday clarifying the uncertainties that surround the functionality of emergency contraceptive methods such as Plan B One Step. Cited in the article were a number of research studies,...

A Lawsuit in Federal Court Seeks to Lift the Obama Administration’s Emergency Contraception Decision

by Barbara DiTullio | May 23, 2012 | Contraception, Courts, Emergency Contraception, Family Planning, Health Care, Reproductive Rights, Women's health

A federal district court in New York is considering “whether to force the federal government to lift the age restrictions on over-the-counter sale of emergency contraceptives.” This lawsuit, brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights, alleges that the Food and Drug...

Women’s Law Project Releases Through the Lens of Equality: Eliminating Sex Bias to Improve the Health of Pennsylvania’s Women

by Barbara DiTullio | May 15, 2012 | Domestic violence, Economic Justice, Education, Employment, Equality, Family Planning, Family Violence, Gender Discrimination, Health Care, Reproductive Rights, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Assault, Sexual harassment, Violence Against Women, Women's health

The Women’s Law Project (WLP) released today a major report, Through the Lens of Equality: Eliminating Sex Bias to Improve the Health of Pennsylvania’s Women, linking sex bias to adverse health outcomes in women. The release of this report coincides with National...

The Pennsylvania General Assembly Should Hold Public Hearings on SB 1063 and HB 1957 to Insure Motherhood

by Barbara DiTullio | May 12, 2012 | Health Care, Health insurance, Maternity Coverage, Reproductive Rights, Women's health

Pennsylvania’s women deserve to have maternity coverage in their health insurance. Individual health insurance policies often do not cover maternity care, leaving many women at risk of having inadequate or no insurance when they become pregnant. Furthermore,...

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Offers Hope for Women in the Workplace, If Congress Passes It

by Barbara DiTullio | May 8, 2012 | Employment, Reproductive Rights, Women's health

“Tina,” who is pregnant and works as a health aide in a nursing home, is told by her doctor that she should not lift more than 35 pounds. Her job description requires lifting 40 pounds regularly, but lighter duty jobs, such as answering the phone and working at the...

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