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DNA Evidence Used to Solve Older Rape Cases
In New York City, investigators are turning to DNA evidence as a means for solving cases of rape long after the fact. Used for years as a means of overturning wrongful convictions, a $500,000 federal grant is now funding investigations by the Manhattan and Staten...
Health Care Reform and Reproductive Health
In an op-ed for the Saturday Delaware County Daily Times, Dayle Steinberg offers a clear-headed and thorough explanation for why health care reform needs to pay special attention to women’s health. Steinberg, who is President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of...
The New Phyllis Schlafly: Janice Shaw Crouse
Don’t get us wrong: Phyllis Schlafly is still making the rounds claiming that marital rape is a myth and calling feminism “the most dangerous, destructive force in our society today.” But there’s another woman to watch out for: Public Eye recently profiled Janice Shaw...
Women and the Nobel Prize: An Encouraging Trend After Years of Invisibility
Although the Nobel Prize Committee’s decision to award this year’s Peace Prize to President Obama has been the focus of the media’s attention, it’s interesting to note that five women have won Nobel Prizes this year alongside eight men. This marks the most equal...
WLP on CNN’s Situation Room
This week, Terry Fromson, Managing Attorney here at the Women’s Law Project, appeared on CNN to shed light on some health insurers’ practice of denying health coverage to survivors of domestic violence. Health insurance companies can deny coverage to abuse survivors...
