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What You Need to Know About Abortion Rights in Pennsylvania
You must understand the unique situation unfolding here in Pennsylvania. In short, while the U.S. Constitution notoriously does not have an Equal Rights Amendment, Pennsylvania's state constitution has an equal rights provision, as well as an equal protection clause....
F.D.A. Allows Abortion Pills by Mail
After reviewing decades-old guidelines regarding the administration of medication abortion, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is lifting a medically unnecessary mandate known as the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone, the first...
Victory: Harrisburg Buffer Zone Upheld as Anti-Abortion Harassment Escalates
We are pleased to let you know that the 3rd Circuit has upheld a lower court ruling refusing to preliminarily enjoin the City of Harrisburg’s statutory buffer zone despite anti-abortion activists’ ongoing attempts to knock it down. Two of the few continuously-enforced...
WLP Case Explainer: Abortion Rights at the U.S. Supreme Court on December 1
Primary issues: Abortion rights, mass incarceration Oral Arguments: December 1, 2021. Arguments will be livestreamed at 10AM. You can listen here. WLP’s Role in the Case: WLP joined an amicus curiae (“friend of the court) brief filed by National Women’s Law Center...
Carol Tracy Announces Major News About the Future of WLP
From the desk of WLP Executive Director Carol E. Tracy: I have had the honor and privilege of leading the Women’s Law Project - a historic, dynamic, creative, lean, powerhouse organization – for the last 31 years of its 47-year history. I’m writing to personally share...
