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Should Roe Be Overturned? (Spoiler: Absolutely Not)
WLP’s Carol Tracy and Tara Murtha wrote a piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer in anticipation of tonight’s discussion “Should Roe Be Overturned?” event at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Specifically, we’ve been thinking a lot about the significance of the...
WLP Testimony: The Legal History of Rape Culture
On Friday, WLP Executive Director Carol E. Tracy formally testified about the legal history of rape culture at a policy hearing organized by Senators Katie Muth (D-Berks, Chester, Montgomery) and Tim Kearney (D-Chester/Delaware) and held in Phoenixville,...
Pennsylvania is Failing its Workers But You Can Help Turn it Around
As the state Legislature prepares to return to session, a new report assessing the best and worst states to work in America just ranked Pennsylvania in 24th place, putting Pennsylvania behind every bordering neighbor except West Virginia. That’s just the overall...
Sharing Goals with the U.S. Women’s Soccer World Cup Champions
Did you see the U.S. women’s soccer World Cup champions are playing Portugal at Lincoln Financial Field tonight in Philadelphia as part of their victory tour? Earlier this week, we met with several players, representatives of U.S. Women’s National Team Players...
Case Closed! Victory in Crocco, the Abortion Provider Privacy Case
In July we told you that Commonwealth Court issued a strong, unanimous panel opinion in Crocco v. Pennsylvania Department of Health, affirming the ruling of the Office of Open Records that the names and license numbers of abortion providers are exempt from disclosure...
