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Florida Court Strikes Down Gay Adoption Ban
Good news for children in need of loving families: Florida no longer considers adoption by gay women and men to be unconstitutional under article 1, section 2, of the Florida Constitution. On September 22, 2010, a three-judge panel in the Florida Third District Court...
New Census Figures on Poverty Paint a Bleak Picture for Women
The U.S. Census Bureau released new statistics on poverty last week, revealing a dismal picture for women and families across the country. The number of people living in poverty increased from 39.8 million in 2008 to 43.6 million in 2009 – in real terms, that means...
WLP Executive Director to Testify at Senate Hearing About Police Mishandling of Rape Cases
Next Tuesday, September 14, WLP Executive Director Carol E. Tracy will testify at a Senate Judiciary hearing in Washington, DC, about police mishandling rape reports. The Women’s Law Project has been working on this issue since the Philadelphia Inquirer reported in...
Reproductive Coercion Update: Study Offers Hope for Reducing Unwanted Pregnancies in Violent Relationships
Earlier this year, we wrote about a study conducted by researchers at the University of California at Davis which found that a significant number of unwanted pregnancies are the result of reproductive coercion – young women and teenagers being pressured into becoming...
Chatham University Will Hold Q & A Session with Gubernatorial Candidate Dan Onorato
Update: Please note the new time and day for this event! The Pennsylvania Center for Women, Politics and Public Policy will hold a public forum with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato on Wednesday, September 29 at 2:30 PM. The forum will focus on the...