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WLP is a public interest legal organization devoted to reproductive freedom, LGBTQ+ equality, and gender justice in Pennsylvania and beyond. Sign up--> shorturl.at/aG6iM

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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We're warning PA lawmakers about the misuse/abuse of Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology for gender-based violence & anti-abortion surveillance--> Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX9Z...
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9.28.26 Joint Judiciary & Transportation Committees Informational Meeting – 9AM
YouTube video by PA House Republican Caucus
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"That is how a commonwealth that never banned anything ends up with bans in it. Which is why a letter asking for clarification is not a small thing." phillygaycalendar.com/2026/09/18/p...
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Pennsylvania Never Banned Trans Athletes. Twelve Groups Want the PIAA to Say So Out Loud. | PhillyGayCalendar
Twelve Pennsylvania organizations wrote to the PIAA on September 1 asking it to state plainly that state law still protects transgender student athletes. Pennsylvania never passed a ban - but the asso...
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A clear majority of the 1400+ submitted comments support Allegheny County's paid leave proposal. www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...
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1,400 paid parental leave comments show support, deep split, room for change
Pittsburgh's Public Source read 1,400 comments on Allegheny's parental leave plan, finding broad support, division over small business costs.
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Full article: epgn.com/2026/09/09/a...
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit joined 7 other federal appeals courts, ruling 2-1 that it violates the Due Process Clause and federal immigration law whyy.org/articles/imm...
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Appeals court in Philly rejects ICE mandatory detention policy - WHYY
Under the Trump administration policy, ICE has sought to detain nearly all undocumented immigrants and deny them bond hearings.
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Pennsylvania's in the fight to save Title X. penncapital-star.com/health-care/...
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Shapiro joins lawsuit over Trump administration restrictions on family planning funding • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The lawsuit seeks a court order to vacate requirements for states applying for family planning funding under Title X.
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"The court recognizes that the right to reproductive autonomy is the right to self-determination,” declared Susan J. Frietsche, executive director of the Women’s Law Project msmagazine.com/2026/08/25/e...
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After Dobbs, the ERA Offers a New Path to Abortion Rights
For 250 years, women have been fighting for inclusion in the nation’s founding promise of equality. The Equal Rights Amendment would finally guarantee that equality under the U.S. Constitution—and cou...
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"The law undermines the sacred doctor-patient relationship and can push young people further away from safe, timely medical care." coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/08/laws...
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Lawsuit Challenging Parental Notification for Abortion Will Proceed
A state court on Monday allowed the legal challenge to Colorado’s parental notification law to proceed. Colorado law currently withholds abortion care from young people for at least 48 hours...
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"They were treating me like I was Hannibal Lechter." WLP client Nicole Lane spoke out about the inhumane - and illegal - treatment she was forced to endure. www.yahoo.com/news/videos/...
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Washington County woman sues over being shackled during labor
Nicole Lane says sheriff’s deputies kept her shackled to a hospital bed throughout six hours of unmedicated labor in 2024, when she gave birth to her daughter
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Save the date! Our annual Philadelphia party is Thursday, Nov 12! Now seeking early sponsors--> www.womenslawproject.org/events/
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Radical idea: Motherhood should't cost a lifetime pay cut at work.
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
“I do feel confident at this point [that the center] is going to move in a good direction from here.” - Lila Slovak, WLP Philadelphia Office Director share.inquirer.com/20kiJV
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Inside the scramble to save Philadelphia’s only free sexual assault exam center
For more than a year, the fate of the Philadelphia Sexual Assault Response Center lurched from one near-miss to the next, kept alive by emergency city money and a reluctant university.
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
“I do feel confident at this point [that the center] is going to move in a good direction from here.” - Lila Slovak, WLP Philadelphia Office Director share.inquirer.com/20kiJV
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Inside the scramble to save Philadelphia’s only free sexual assault exam center
For more than a year, the fate of the Philadelphia Sexual Assault Response Center lurched from one near-miss to the next, kept alive by emergency city money and a reluctant university.
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
“This court has held the coverage exclusion cannot be enforced without violating [constitutional] rights. Thus, continued enforcement of the coverage exclusion irreparably injures providers and their prospective patients as a matter of our most fundamental law.” ⚖️🔥
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Medicaid coverage of abortion begins in Pennsylvania amid ongoing lawsuit
A Pennsylvania judge has cleared the way for the state’s Medicaid program to begin covering abortions while a constitutional challenge plays out before the state Supreme Court.
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Abraham Gutman @abgutman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: President Trump’s administration installed overnight a new exhibit at the site of George Washington’s Philadelphia home instead of the memorial to the 9 people kept in bondage at the nation’s first White House. National Park Service dismantled the original slavery exhibit in January. 🎁 🔗
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Slavery exhibits at the President’s House have been swapped for the Trump administration’s version
The change at the President's House happened overnight, allowing the government to switch out the displays and shutdown the television screens while avoiding public scrutiny during the takedown.
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Today, we celebrate a historic win for reproductive freedom, racial justice, and public health in Pennsylvania!
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
We're in Court @ 9:30AM fighting to allow PA to begin implementing Medicaid coverage of abortion while AG Sunday's appeal winds through the courts continueshttps://www.youtube.com/live/fhCTI0yk3XU
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Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania - 26 MD 2019 - July 14th, 2026 - 9:30 AM
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania - 26 MD 2019 - July 14th, 2026 -...
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The WLP June newsletter is out - catch up with WLP litigation updates, action alerts, upcoming events & partner shout outs!
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The Brief: Catch Up with WLP in June 2026 | Women's Law Project
The WLP June newsletter is out - catch up with WLP litigation updates, action alerts, upcoming events & partner shout outs!
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
4 years. Reminder:
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
NEW COMPLAINT FILED: Shackling has been illegal in PA since 2010. The abuse inflicted on plaintiff Nicole Lane is unconscionable - and in violation of PA law, federal law, and the U.S. Constitution. Full statement: www.womenslawproject.org/wp-content/u...
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Allegheny County proposed an 18-week paid leave policy. Like that idea? Submit a comment--->
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Allegheny County, PA proposed an 18-week paid leave policy & are asking for public comments! Submit a comment here: actionnetwork.org/letters/subm...
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
[Gift article] City Council hearings focused Philadelphia police actions at Philly Pride will likely be held in the fall. share.inquirer.com/exnIQM
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Philly City Council will hold hearings to investigate police response during Pride celebration in the Gayborhood
“It’s clear that this was a lack of communication, a lack of planning, and a lack of clear on-the-ground decision making of what to do in this situation,” said Councilmember Rue Landau.
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
WLP asked to allow implementation of Medicaid coverage of abortion in PA to begin as AG Sunday's appeal proceeds. www.linkedin.com/posts/women%...
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We're Already Defending our Victory | Women's Law Project
We've launched the defense of our victory.
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Live in Allegheny County & support paid leave? Submit a public comment (link in article)! www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...
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Allegheny County parental leave advocates say paid time off would be a boon, as businesses balk
A proposal introduced last month would require all employers in Allegheny County to offer 18 weeks of paid leave following the birth or legal adoption of a child.
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"We are more than ready to continue fighting for the equality rights Pennsylvanians explicitly voted to enact," said Elizabeth Lester-Abdalla, a staff attorney for Women's Law Project. www.newsweek.com/abortion-fig...
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Abortion fight enters new phase in Pennsylvania
The state's attorney general has appealed a court ruling that struck down a ban on Medicaid-funded abortions.
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
We're ready.
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
[Gift link] "The AG has chosen to waste taxpayer dollars on trying to take reproductive rights away from Pennsylvanians. We are confident in our case and look forward to once again arguing that reproductive choice belongs to the people, not the government.” - WLP ED Sue Frietsche
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Attorney General Sunday appeals Pennsylvania court ruling that recognized abortion access as a right
The appeals sets up another clash in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court over the right to reproductive autonomy, and the constitutionality of a ban on public funding for abortion through Medicaid.
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Our fight for gender justice in Pennsylvania is generations strong and powered by the people. Happy 55th to the PA ERA!
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The Trump Admin targeted veterans to deprive them of abortion & abortion counseling, even in cases of rape, incest, and medical crisis. www.jezebel.com/trump-admin-...
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‘I Feel Terrified’: Trump Admin Sued Over VA’s National Abortion Ban
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Philly! Join us May 28 The Fallser Club for a FREE viewing of the short doc The Devil is Busy + lively discussion of what's happening w/ reproductive rights in PA & beyond. events.humanitix.com/the-rise-roo...
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Abortion is still legal & available in Pennsylvania, including direct-to-patient care. apnews.com/article/abor...
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Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies
The Supreme Court has restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation.
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vote.pa @votedotpa.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Today is your last chance to update your voter registration in time for the primary election! Check your status and pick your party: vote.pa/check.
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Earning victories & changing history! Come celebrate this win & be part of the next! TIX: secure.qgiv.com/for/womensla...
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Rep. Melissa Shusterman @repshusterman.com · 27/04/2026
Today I joined @repmcclinton.com, Rep. Mayes, the @womenslawproject.bsky.social and other stakeholders as we held a press conference to celebrate a major victory for reproductive health, rights, and justice in our state.
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
WLP's Tara Murtha wrote about a milestone Philly LGBTQ+ protest & our expanding trans rights work: philadelphiabar.org?pg=ThePhilad...
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
WLP ED is discussing the big reproductive rights victory in PA right now LIVE on WURD radio. WATCH HERE: www.facebook.com/share/v/18Mg...
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
WLP ED Sue Frietsche is about to go LIVE on WURD radio - listen live here! wurdradio.com
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WURD Radio - WURD Radio
WURD TV Listen play_arrow Select arrow_drop_down Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Wake Up With WURD 7:00 am - 10:00 am more_vert Wake Up With WURD Hosted by award-winnin...
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Philly says ICE OUT! Gift article: share.inquirer.com/pRHfhl
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Philadelphia City Council just adopted some of the nation’s most aggressive policies aimed at restricting ICE
The passage of the legislation could thrust Philadelphia into the national conversation around immigration under Trump, a scenario Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has sought to avoid.
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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I'm tolerating my cringe at watching myself on video to ask you to donate to WLP today! WLP made history this week, and the future of reproductive rights depends on people supporting their work! Even if you just have a few dollars, it is all appreciated! crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonati...
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Law professor & WLP Board Chair @greerdonley.bsky.social explains our big win for reproductive freedom! Donate here: crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonati...
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Steph Herold @stephherold.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 thank you @womenslawproject.bsky.social and everyone who made this happen!
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
🚨The PA Senate is currently debating their latest anti-trans bill targeting kids. LIVESTREAM: www.palegis.us/senate/sessi...
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
1985--->2026
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Slippy @damnslippy.slippy.me · 20/04/2026
a little cheerful news for a Monday morning!
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Greer Donley @greerdonley.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
This is incredible!! So proud to be the chair of the board Women's Law Project, which has been litigating this case for nearly a decade!! This win took so much perseverance, resilience, and creativity. Congrats to @dsc250.bsky.social & @womenslawproject.bsky.social!!!
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Big win for WLP, and a reminder of the importance of state courts and state constitutions. PA, by statute, broadly prohibits Medicaid payments for abortion. That was just thrown out as a violation of PA's Equal Rights Amendment and PA Constitution's equal protection clause.
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
We WON our challenge to Pennsylvania's ban on Medicaid coverage of abortion!
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
“Executive guidance and agency findings, in and of themselves, do not reflect settled law." www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/fede...
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Federal court sides with trans athletes & says Donald Trump’s executive orders aren’t law - LGBTQ Nation
Minnesota school’s bylaw allowing trans athletes to play based on their gender identity still stands.
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Women's Law Project @womenslawproject.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
YES to ICE OUT in Philadelphia: Whttps://share.inquirer.com/UyJdZx
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