Category: Women’s Rights

Roe v. Wade Anniversary: Michelman Endorses Hoeffel

January 22, 2010 Posted by p2wp under 2010, Endorsements, Pennsylvania, Politics, Women's Rights
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Thirty-seven years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that women have a constitutional right to privacy that includes a legal right to terminate a pregnancy for any reason during her first trimester and in order to protect her health after that.  With a U.S. Supreme Court today where George W. Bush filled the seats of Sandra Day…

Advocacy Training Opportunity for Women

February 10, 2009 Posted by breen under Get Involved, Government, Pittsburgh, Trainings, Women's Rights
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Ready to be Heard: Advocacy Training Seize your opportunity to communicate with government on behalf of your community, organization or small business! A great workshop for community activists, organizers, students, business owners, or just voters, designed to empower and educate you to influence government. The new administration in Washington, brings new opportunities and challenges, now…

Save the Date…

September 4, 2007 Posted by p2wp under Education, Events, Pittsburgh, Women's Rights
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Planned Parenthood’s Cocktails for a Cause is back. Tuesday, September 25th, 5:30-8-30pm Double Wide Grille, 2239 East Carson Street 70% of all beer sales will benefit Planned Parenthood of Western PA.

Post-Agenda Hearing on Police Officers with History of Domestic Violence

August 30, 2007 Posted by Seenster under Domestic Violence, Events, Government, Pittsburgh, Women's Rights
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The Sept. 10th Post-Agenda Hearing, concerning the Pittsburgh Police Department’s policy re officers with histories of domestic violence, will begin at 1:30 p.m. rather than at 1:00 p.m. It will be held in Pgh. City Council Chambers, (5th floor), in the City/County Building.

the best way to stop abortion

May 9, 2007 Posted by breen under Pittsburgh, Women's Rights
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check out this great opinion piece in today’s post-gazette about preventing abortions by preventing unwanted pregnancies. education and birth control are the answer!

What? PA employers can discrimate based on martital status.

September 18, 2006 Posted by p2wp under Issues, Location, Pennsylvania, Women's Rights
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UPDATE: WTAE featured this in their weekly editorial click here to see the video – http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/video/9913884/index.html Yes, you did read that correctly. And it has taken some chance meetings between Joan Blade (she is the co-founder of MoveOn), Georgia Berner, and Cooper Monroe. Cooper was at the BlogHer conference in CA this summer when she…