Reproductive Rights

Reproductive Rights L-R: Rep. Melissa Shusterman, Sen Amanda Cappeletti, and Rep. Liz Hanbidge, outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown on Oct. 15. (Courtesy Rep. Hanbidge)
Reproductive Rights New PA Bill Would Provide Three Days’ Paid Leave for Pregnancy Loss

Many women silently grieve a pregnancy loss while going about their daily lives. New PA bill would allow working women to take time off.

Haley O'Brien Haley O'Brien November 9, 2021 10:06 am EST
Reproductive Rights State Rep. Chris Rabb (Courtesy of Pennsylvania House of Representatives)
Reproductive Rights PA Lawmaker Gets Snippy With Proposed Vasectomy Legislation

State Rep. Chris Rabb announced a bill requiring men to undergo a vasectomy after the birth of their third child, or their 40th birthday, whichever comes first.

Haley O'Brien Haley O'Brien October 7, 2021 5:16 pm EDT
Reproductive Rights House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined from left by Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., and Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., holds a news conference just before a House vote on legislation aimed at guaranteeing a woman’s right to an abortion, an effort by House Democrats to circumvent a new Texas law that has placed that access under threat, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Reproductive Rights US House Passes Women’s Health Protection Act, Here’s How Pennsylvania Lawmakers Voted

The US House of Representatives has passed legislation to protect women’s rights to health care.

Haley O'Brien Haley O'Brien September 28, 2021 1:21 pm EDT
Reproductive Rights Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks with members of the media during a news conference in Darby, Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Reproductive Rights Shapiro Among Attorneys General Challenging South Carolina Abortion Law

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is voicing his support for Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s new abortion law.

Associated Press Associated Press September 9, 2021 1:09 pm EDT
Opinion State Rep. Maureen Madden (D-Monroe) says the anti-abortion bill Republicans are pushing will traumatize women who have miscarriages. (Flickr/Office of Governor Tom Wolf)
Opinion Madden: GOP’s Anti-Abortion Bill Would Traumatize Women

State Rep. Maureen Madden shares here experience about how a new bill pushed by Republicans would traumatize women.

Maureen Madden Maureen Madden June 24, 2021 2:53 pm EDT

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Reproductive Rights In a photo shared to Rep. Emily Kinkead's Instagram, the Women's Health Caucus talk about the anti-choice bill pushed by the state Legislature. (Instagram / @repkinkead)
Reproductive Rights Bills to Restrict Abortion, Expand Gun Rights Start in Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Republicans began advancing bills to restrict abortion rights and expand gun rights, although the bills faced opposition by Democratic lawmakers and certain veto by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf.

Associated Press Associated Press May 25, 2021 5:57 pm EDT
Reproductive Rights chief justice roberts in the majority restricting abortion pill access
Reproductive Rights Without Explanation, the Supreme Court Revives Restrictions on Abortion Pill

The Court issued its first abortion decision since Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed, and it stands to unfairly burden people of color and those living in rural areas by requiring them to pick up abortion medications in person.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright January 14, 2021 3:49 pm EST