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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...
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...
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...
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...
The Goal: End Discrimination On and Off the Field
“I feel like it’s actually everybody’s responsibility to use whatever platform they have to do good in the world and to try to make our society better, whether you’re an accountant or an activist or an athlete or whatever it is. I think it’s everybody’s...
