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Shackling Ban of Pregnant Inmates Awaits Action by PA House Appropriations Committee
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1074, introduced by Sen. Daylin Leach (D-Delaware/Montgomery), proposes banning the shackling of pregnant inmates during labor. SB1074, previously referred to as the Healthy Birth for Incarcerated Women Act, unanimously passed the Pennsylvania...
FDA Will Review New Morning-After Pill
This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will review a new emergency contraception (morning after) pill that is effective up to five days after unprotected sex- two days longer than levonorgestrel (Plan B). The new morning after pill, ulipristal acetate...
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Update
Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a defense bill (HB 5136) that included an amendment that would repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the law that prohibits individuals who are openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual from serving in the military. As...
35th Anniversary Celebration for Philadelphia-area Feminist Activist Choir
This Saturday, the Anna Crusis choir, a “feminist choir striving for musical excellence and social change, with a special focus on music by, for and about women and their lives” will celebrate their 35th anniversary with performances in Center City Philadelphia. The...
Ban on Overseas Female Genital Cutting Proposed
The practice of female genital cutting (FGC) was outlawed in the U.S. in 1996. However, the law does not prohibit parents from sending their daughters overseas to undergo the procedure. Congressman Joseph Crowley (D-NY) proposed a bill (known as the “Girls Protection...