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Medicaid Abortion Ban Case Heads to Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Today, a group of Pennsylvania-based abortion providers represented by attorneys from the Women’s Law Project; law professor David S. Cohen; Planned Parenthood Federation of America; and a private law firm filed their opening brief with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court...
Five Questions about Lactation & Breastfeeding Rights with WLP Attorneys Margaret Zhang and Sophia Elliot
At WLP, our policy advocacy is informed by what we learn from Pennsylvanians about barriers they face while trying to be healthy and economically secure. We have represented pregnant and parenting people for many years, helping them navigate, challenge, and overcome...
Dear Politicians: Bullying Trans Kids is Not a Game
Back in April, five Pennsylvania state lawmakers announced they’d sponsor anti-trans legislation targeting gender-diverse teen and child student athletes. Pennsylvania House Bill 972 has been misleadingly dubbed “Fairness in Women’s Sports” legislation by...
WLP’s new oped in the Inquirer: Will a Texas-style Abortion Ban Come to Pennsylvania?
WLP senior staff attorney Susan J. Frietsche has described the radical new abortion ban in Texas—the one that deputizes private individuals to become volunteer detectives and investigate the reproductive systems of friends and strangers for a financial reward—as a...
We Improved Young People’s Access to Abortion Amid the Pandemic
In Pennsylvania, young people who cannot obtain, or do not want to seek, parental consent for an abortion have the right to request permission through the courts during a process called “judicial bypass.” You do not need a lawyer for a judicial bypass proceeding, but...
