July 20, 2021 Securing coverage of prenatal care for undocumented immigrants in Pennsylvania Women’s Law Project has won approval from the PA Governor’s Office and Department of Health to expand the state CHIP program to include prenatal care for pregnant people ineligible for…
July 20, 2021 Preventing abusive litigation against domestic abuse survivors Legal Voice helped to draft and pass this law to address domestic violence abusers use of the legal system to further victimize their ex-partners and is consulting with other states…
July 20, 2021 Supporting pregnancy protections through amicus work Gender Justice was a leader in the fight to pass the MN Women’s Economic Security Act (WESA) and is now providing critical amicus support in this case to enforce WESA…
July 19, 2021 Upholding constitutionality of clinic buffer zones in Pennsylvania After years of Women’s Law Project litigation, the Supreme Court has refused to hear anti-abortion activists’ challenges to PA buffer zone laws, leaving to stand 3rd Circuit rulings that the…
July 19, 2021 Completing a major study of crisis pregnancy centers in nine states The Alliance is preparing a public report for national release on our study of 607 CPCs operating in AK, CA, ID, MN, MT, NM, OR, PA, and WA State, including…
May 23, 2021 Winning Minnesota Court victory for transgender students Gender Justice and ACLU of MN filed an amicus brief with the state Court of Appeals arguing the Anoka-Hennepin School District violated the MN constitution by barring N.H., who was…
May 19, 2021 Preventing defendants from introducing prior prostitution arrests and convictions as evidence of consent in a sexual assault prosecution On May 18, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania confirmed that the state’s rape shield law does not permit defendants to introduce a victim’s sexual history with third parties, including prior…
April 26, 2021 Helping pass legislation to ensure access to gender affirming care in Washington In coalition with state legislatures, community leaders and community-based organizations, Legal Voice successfully advocated for the passage of SB 5313, the Gender Affirming Treatment Act, a groundbreaking piece of legislation…
April 6, 2021 Getting paid sick leave passed in New Mexico The Southwest Women’s Law Center worked with allies to successfully pass the Healthy Workplaces Act, which provides paid sick leave to employees across the state, including part-time workers and others…
March 20, 2021 Increasing Medicaid coverage for family planning in New Mexico Southwest Women’s Law Center worked with NM allies to secure a 100%-150% increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates for providers of Long Acting Reversible Contraception and for eligible pharmacists with prescriptive…
