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First Amendment Does Not Give Church Leaders Right to Impose Beliefs on Women
Terry L. Fromson, Women’s Law Project Managing Attorney Advancing the church’s unrelenting pursuit of control over women’s reproductive lives, Joe Watkins’ op-ed published in The Philadelphia Inquirer on June 3 (Mandate for health services touches full religious...
White House Holds Town Hall on Women’s Health
Molly Cohen, WLP Intern With the Supreme Court’s ruling on the 2010 Affordable Care Act looming on the horizon, the White House recently held a town hall meeting on Women’s Health to tout the benefits of the Act. Panel members included Valerie Jarrett (Senior Advisor...
Welcome, Gentlemen, to the World of Chemical Contraception
Samantha Yakas, WLP Intern Over the last year, birth control has become a frequent topic of debate in legislatures across the country. Issues regarding access to reproductive health care have received widespread media coverage. However, these debates make women and...
New York Times Reports on Dating Violence in Young Teenagers
Nikki Ditto, WLP Intern An article published last week in the New York Times addresses the problem of dating violence among young teenagers, including those who have not yet entered high school. According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control, teen dating...
Pennsylvania House Introduces Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood
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...
