PRESS RELEASES
October 10, 2024: WLP Statement on Allegheny County Executive Order Protecting Pennsylvanians from Anti-Abortion Overreach into the Commonwealth
WLP-statement-Allegheny-Co-Final-10-10-24August 28, 2024: WLP Statement on DOJ Lawsuit Filed Against Pennsylvania Anti-Abortion Activist for Alleged Actions in Clinic Invasion in Philadelphia
June 27, 2024: Statement on the Moyle v. United States, the EMTALA Ruling
June 13, 2024: WLP Statement on Victory in Sham Case at U.S. Supreme Court
May 31, 2024: WLP Statement on Anti-Abortion “Crisis Pregnancy Center” Client Data Exposure
April 23, 2024: Statement: WLP Statement on Public Complaint Urging Pennsylvania Officials to Investigate Anti-Abortion “Crisis Pregnancy Center” Data Collection & Privacy Practices
March 29, 2024: WLP Files Historic U.S. Supreme Court Brief Urging Court to Overturn Dobbs
March 7, 2024: WLP Appearing at SXSW for World Premiere of “Preconceived,” a New Documentary on Anti-Abortion Crisis Pregnancy Centers
February 14, 2024: Lebo Pride Files Brief Supporting Transgender & Nonbinary Students in Much-Watched PA School Case Centered on LGBTQ-inclusive Curriculum
February 2, 2024: WLP Files Brief to U.S. Supreme Court Supporting FDA in Medication Abortion/Mifepristone Case
January 29, 2024: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules in Favor of State’s Abortion Providers in Critical Abortion Rights Case
January 26, 2024: WLP Statement on New State Program to Support Pregnant & Parenting Students
August 4, 2023: WLP Statement on Shapiro Administration Ending Contract with Real Alternatives
June 27, 2023: What the Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Means for Pennsylvanians
December 19, 2022: WLP Files Brief in Harrisburg Buffer Zone Case
December 8, 2022: WLP Statement Re: Pennsylvania’s New LGBTQ+ Nondiscrimination Regulations
August 4, 2022: WLP Statement on Pennsylvania Double-Funding Crisis Pregnancy Center Network Real Alternatives with Money Designated for Poor Children
July 28, 2022: WLP Statement on Governor Wolf’s Lawsuit Against the General Assembly
October 13, 2021: Litigation Challenging Pennsylvania’s Medicaid Ban on Abortion Coverage Heads to State Supreme Court
March 26, 2021: WLP Statement on Commonwealth Court Ruling in Pennsylvania Medicaid Coverage of Abortion Case
September 15, 2020: Pennsylvania-based “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” are Promoting Unethical Medical Experimentation on Pregnant People
August 11, 2020: WLP Statement on Philadelphia’s Wage Equity Ordinance
March 25, 2020: Guide to Obtaining Protection From Abuse Orders in Philadelphia During the Pandemic
December 3: WLP Files Brief with U.S. Supreme Court in Next Major Abortion Rights Case
October 21: WLP Statement on Six-Week Abortion Ban HB 1977
August 20: WLP Files Brief Supporting Women Incarcerated in Berks County Prison System
July 17: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Affirms Paid Sick Days in Pittsburgh
January 16: Pennsylvania Abortion Providers File Lawsuit Challenging Medicaid Abortion Coverage Ban
2018 Press Releases
May 10: Litigation Update: Briefs Filed in Case Re: If Prenatal Drug Use is Child Abuse Under Civil Law
2017 Press Releases
December 6: Read our Letter to Pennsylvania Lawmakers Outlining Why SB3 is Unconstitutional
December 5: WLP Statement: Why We Strongly Oppose Senate Bill 3
October 11: WLP Statement on Pennsylvania Suing Donald Trump Over the New Contraception Rules
October 6: WLP Statement on Trump Administration’s Rollback of Contraception Mandate
October 4: WLP Statement on Congressman Tim Murphy
September 27: WLP’s New Website Exposes Discrimination Against Female Athletes in Pennsylvania Secondary Public Schools
September 22: WLP Statement on Trump Administration’s Rollback of Protections for Sexual Assault Victims in School
September 15: We Filed a Brief Supporting the City of Philadelphia in the Fight for Equal Pay
September 7: WLP Statement on Betsy DeVos’s Title IX Announcement
June 5 – Lock Haven Athletes Sue For Athletic Equity and Seek to Stop Immediate Harm to Women’s Sports
May 22 – Invitation to Cover: Advocates Declare May 23 “Unequal Pay Day” in Philadelphia
May 4 – Carol Tracy Honored with Prestigious Sandra Day O’Connor Award
April 17 – Invitation to Cover: Rally for Reproductive Rights in Pennsylvania 4/18
January 19 – WLP’s Carol Tracy to Speak at the Women’s March on Philadelphia
2016 Press Releases
August 22 – WLP Statement on Penn State Rape Case Involving Nate Parker
August 19 – WLP Statement In Memory of John Timoney
July 14 – WLP Managing Attorney Terry L. Fromson Elected to the American Law Institute
June 30 – Open Letter from WLP to Pennsylvania Senate Leadership Re: House Bill 1948
June 27 – U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Sham Abortion Bans
June 27 – U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Significant Abortion Case
June 22 – WLP Statement on Pennsylvania’s Statute of Limitations on Child Sex Abuse Bill
January 19 – Invitation: #ProtecttheZonePA Twitter Town Hall 10AM on 1/20
2015 Press Releases
December 15 – WLP on the Department of Justice’s First-Ever Guidance on Gender Bias in Policing
November 20 – Carol E. Tracy Honored by the American Society of Criminology
August 12 – Victory! Successful Resolution to Healthcare Lawsuit
July 30 – WLP Executive Director Carol E. Tracy Addresses Failed Planned Parenthood Sting
July 23 – WLP Managing Attorney Terry L. Fromson Honored as Trailblazer Alongside VP Joe Biden
January 13 – Federal Lawsuit Targets DHS For Illegally Delaying Health Coverage for 85,000 Pennsylvania Women
May 13 – Victory! Philadelphia’s Earned Paid Sick Days in Effect Today
May 11 – WLP Announces the Pennsylvania Campaign for Women’s Health
2014 Press Releases
June 30 – Supreme Court Rules That For-Profit Employers Can Refuse to Cover Birth Control
June 26– Women’s Law Project Denounces Supreme In Abortion Clinic ‘Buffer Zone’ Case
May 13 – Gender Equality Wrestling Case Nominated for the International Gender Justice Uncovered Award
April 2 – Court Enters Consent Decree So Pennsylvania Girls Can Wrestle
January 13 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction Granted to Seventh-Grade Female Student to Join All-Male Wrestling Team
2013 Press Releases
November 6 – ACLU and WLP Take Action on Behalf of Woman Denied Right to Pump Breast Milk at Work
August 20 – Women’s Law Project and ACLU fight for domestic partner benefits for Pittsburgh teacher
June 26 – Women’s Advocates Hail Supreme Court Marriage Rulings
June 17 – Women are Watching: Indignation Over Potential Repeal to Gender Equity Reporting Law
2012 Press Releases
January 12 – WLP Applauds Attorney General Holder on Changes to UCR Definition of Rape
