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Here's a few of the many messages you sent our brave young trans clients leading the fight to restore gender-affirming care for youth at UPMC! Want to send a note?--> www.instagram.com/reel/DPSC48s...

UPMC faces discrimination lawsuit for halting medical care for trans minors Five plaintiffs, including three transgender minors and two 18-year-olds, have filed a lawsuit against UPMC Children's Hospital for what they say is discrimination in their decision to halt gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

UPMC faces discrimination lawsuit for halting medical care for trans minors

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Stakeholders Say Trump Administration’s Proposed VA Abortion Ban Would Harm Vulnerable Pennsylvania Veterans - Bucks County Beacon The ban – which would even apply in states where abortion is legal – would prohibit women veterans from getting military-provided abortion health care, even if they were raped.

"The proposed rule [denies female veterans] equity in their care, equity that they are entitled to through their service to this country." - WLP Attorney Tyler Gillett buckscountybeacon.com/2025/09/stak...

Congratulations to Professor Donley, the chair of WLP's Board of Trustees! www.law.pitt.edu/news/profess...

We support our allies at the @womenslawproject.bsky.social and courageous families demanding equal access to gender affirming care. Trans youth deserve dignity, care, and respect, not discrimination. Read more: www.wesa.fm/health-scien...

Trans Patients File Groundbreaking Legal Complaint Against UPMC For Capitulation To Trump UPMC bowed to Trump and abandoned its trans patients, advocates say. It may have violated state law.

Trans Patients File Groundbreaking Legal Complaint Against UPMC For Capitulation To Trump

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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

What's the big deal about PA's judicial elections on 11/4? Let's talk about it! Join WLP + @edlawcenter.bsky.social on 10/3. Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Pittsburgh families struggle to find gender-affirming care as providers follow UPMC's lead Trans youth may still legally receive gender-affirming care in Pennsylvania, but families are looking across state borders to find new providers.

Trump's executive order targeting gender-affirming care for people younger than 19 cowed UPMC, and other Pittsburgh providers followed that lead. Here's what affected families are doing www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-t...

Trans Patients File Groundbreaking Legal Complaint Against UPMC For Capitulation To Trump UPMC bowed to Trump and abandoned its trans patients, advocates say. It may have violated state law.

So proud of our courageous young clients!

"Transgender youth in Pennsylvania and their families made history... when they filed a first-of-its-kind complaint" www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-pati...

2. Trans youth in Pennsylvania made history this morning when they filed a first-of-its-kind complaint to the state’s Human Relations Commission, making them the first in the country to launch a legal battle against hospitals that discriminate against trans people at the behest of President Trump.

Grateful to our courageous clients and co-counsel @dsc250.bsky.social @bergermontague.bsky.social. Together, we will protect trans youth!

So proud to be representing these courageous patients in their first-in-the-country lawsuit against a medical system for stopping gender affirming care for those under 19.

Complaint filed against UPMC Children's for denying transgender youths gender-affirming care A complaint filed Tuesday with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission claims UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s halt on gender-affirming care for transgender patients under 19 c...

"Annmarie Pinarski, a staff attorney with the Women’s Law Project, said Pennsylvania law protects care for transgender people and bars discrimination"
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Just in: WLP, Berger Montague, and law professor David S. Cohen filed a complaint against UPMC Children’s Hospital for unlawfully denying gender-affirming care to transgender patients under 19.

THURS 9/25: Join us for this urgent conversation on the impact of federal cuts on IPV survivors & organizations that support them. Register: upenn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

ADVOCATES CALL ON CITY TO RESTORE FUNDING FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE - Philadelphia City Council Recent cuts at the local and federal levels make it harder for Philadelphians to access contraception, STI testing, abortions, and other life-saving

“Trump made good on his promises to cut funding and I have to ask, why is Philadelphia following his lead?” phlcouncil.com/advocates-ca...

Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America

Hi Bluesky! Have I mentioned my book UNBEARABLE: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy is out October 28? It tells a bigger story of reproduction in America through the experiences of five women, and it’s available for preorder now: bookshop.org/p/books/unbe...

How three of Philly’s collar counties are rushing to protect LGBTQ residents in the Trump era Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester Counties have moved over the course of a month to enact policies that would bar discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

🎁Gift link: "The local policies aim to bar discrimination in employment and housing among other areas... the boards would be modeled off of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission." share.inquirer.com/nJYtsP

It's a beautiful morning to be with the Philadelphia Reproductive Health Task Force!

Pa. Supreme Court justices join panel to push back against campaign to oust them The three Democratic justices argued that partisanship does not guide their decisions. They face an unprecedented effort to unseat them.

🚨 Vote 11/4! -> State supreme court decisions determine our rights & freedoms! And we get to decide who makes those decisions! whyy.org/articles/pen...

Pittsburgh! Join us Mon 9/15 for this FREE screening & conversation following "Nothing Without Us: The Women Who Will End AIDS" Register: www.justfilmspgh.org

Infant mortality rises in states with restrictive abortion laws – new research A new study found that, on average, infant deaths increased by more than 7% in states with laws that limited abortions.

Abortion bans = higher infant mortality.

Don't delay, double-check your voter registration today #PAVotes---> vote.pa/check/

Another Unjust Pregnancy Prosecution: After Years of Advocacy, Charges Finally Dropped | Women's Law Project

We’re grateful to her public defender, @pregnancyjust.bsky.social & all advocates who stood with us to stop this injustice.

Pennsylvania must stop throwing out mail ballots over date errors, court rules A federal appeals court says it's unconstitutional for Pennsylvania to throw out mail-in ballots simply because the voter didn’t write an accurate date on the return envelope.

Victory for Pennsylvania voters! apnews.com/article/penn...

Our healthcare should be based on science, not politics! Read the petition here: www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-re... #mifepristone #abortion

US judge blocks Trump religious exemption to birth control coverage A U.S. judge on Wednesday struck down rules adopted during President Donald Trump's first term that exempt employers with religious or moral objections from having to provide workers with insurance coverage for birth control.

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Get ready for Nov 4: Why Judicial Elections Matter in Pennsylvania If you care about gender equality, the most important thing you can do this entire year is to vote in the judicial “retention” elections this fall. On November 4, Pennsylvanians will head to the polls...

Hey PA, it's time to get ready for November 4! Why Judicial Elections Matter in Pennsylvania

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