Abortion is already excluded from coverage—the new bill is going after all health care services the clinics provide for low-income Americans.
A proposed bill from Democratic lawmakers would remove hurdles to getting an abortion in the state by taking away the currently mandated counseling and 24-hour waiting period requirements.
At reproductive health care clinics across Pennsylvania, patient escorts are the first line of defense for abortion rights. These volunteers put themselves between patients walking into medical facilities and the intimidating, harassing, and sometimes threatening protestors who oppose reproductive services. Now, a state representative has introduced a bill to protect all patients from violence and intimidation when seeking care at health clinics.
Pennsylvania will lose a majority of its Title X funding—the only federal family planning program in the country. Planned Parenthood clinics, county health departments, and community-based health centers will all be impacted.
She was 19 and pregnant, and thousands of miles from home, when she found out that her insurance wouldn’t cover an abortion. A similar scenario has happened to countless women in Pennsylvania, under a ban on Medicaid-covered abortions. Today, that ban is back in court.
Nearly 12.4% of women in Pennsylvania lack access to a birthing hospital within a 30-minute drive. The national average is 9.7%.
Pennsylvania State Sen. Amanda Cappelletti is one of six finalists for EMILYs List’s 2025 Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award. Cappelletti has advocated for expanding reproductive healthcare after sharing stories about her miscarriages.
Tuesday marked the beginning of negotiations for the upcoming 2025-26 state budget. The Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus laid out their priorities for the budget, which include funding for Black maternal health, expanding childcare access and expanding access to menstrual products for lower-income residents.
A bipartisan bill in the state legislature would put in an ‘express lane’ for victims of domestic violence to get their unemployment claims through faster if they are forced to leave a job due to safety concerns.
A new study has found that from May to August 2022, vasectomies surged by 95% and tubal sterilizations increased by 70% among adults ages 19 to 26. Health care professionals across the country have seen this in real time.
