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Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus Statement on the FY 2024-25 Budget
Harrisburg – July 12, 2024 − The co-chairs of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus Sen. Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery), Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks), Rep. Gina H. Curry (D-Delaware) and Rep. Mary Jo Daley (D-Montgomery) issued the following statement in...
Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion under EMTALA in Moyle v. United States
Harrisburg — June 27, 2024 — The co-chairs of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus Sen. Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery), Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks), Rep. Gina H. Curry (D-Delaware) and Rep. Mary Jo Daley (D-Montgomery) issued the following statement in...
Cephas’ Bill Would Address Implicit Bias in Pa. Health Care
HARRISBURG, June 26, 2024 – On the heels of a new report detailing racial biases in the U.S. healthcare system, state Rep. Morgan Cephas, D-Phila., today emphasized the need for her legislation that seeks to resolve the subconscious biases of healthcare providers in...
House Passes Krueger Bill to Ensure Access to Contraceptives in Pa.
HARRISBURG, June 25, 2024 – Landmark legislation that would add state-level protections for contraceptive access (H.B. 1140) was approved by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives today, according to the bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Leanne Krueger. Krueger,...
Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus Statement on Abortion Medicaid Coverage Ruling (Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services)
Harrisburg − January 30, 2024 − The co-chairs of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus Sen. Amanda Cappelletti (D-Montgomery), Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks), Rep. Gina H. Curry (D-Delaware) and Rep. Mary Jo Daley (D-Montgomery) issued the following statement in...
Fiedler, Hanbidge pelvic exam bill headed to governor’s desk
HARRISBURG, November 15, 2023 – The PA House today passed legislation (H.B. 507) that requires medical facilities in Pennsylvania to obtain consent before performing pelvic, prostate or rectal exams on anesthetized patients. The legislation, introduced by state Reps....
House Clears Legislation to Further Protect Abortion Access
HARRISBURG, November 15, 2023 – Legislation that would further protect Americans seeking abortion services in Pennsylvania from being criminally penalized by other states cleared the state House today.
PA Women’s Health Caucus Celebrates the Defunding of Deceptive Anti-Abortion Centers in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA − August 4, 2023 − The Chairs of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus, Senator Judith Schwank (D-11 Berks), Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware), Representative Mary Jo Daley (D-148 Montgomery), and Representative Gina Curry (D-164...
Senators Cappelletti and Schwank to Introduce Abortion Protections Package in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA – July 18, 2023 – Today, Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Mongomery/Delaware) and Senator Judith Schwank (D-Berks) circulated a co-sponsorship memo detailing their intent to introduce a legislative package called the Abortion Protections Package. After...
PA Women’s Health Caucus Committed to Maintaining Abortion Access in PA
HARRISBURG, June 23, 2023 − The leaders of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus today issued this statement on the eve of the one-year mark of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to nullify Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion. “After the U.S. Supreme...
Legislation to Better Track Maternal Morbidity Sent to Shapiro to Become Law
HARRISBURG, June 22, 2023 – The Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus today applauded the unanimous House passage of legislation that would ensure proper data collection on maternal morbidity as lawmakers work to reduce the alarming number of pregnancy-related deaths in...
House Health Committee Reports Out Key Bill to Improve Black Maternal Health
HARRISBURG, June 14, 2023 – The House Health Committee today reported to the full House legislation that would ensure proper data collection on maternal morbidity as lawmakers work to reduce the growing and alarming number of maternal deaths in the state. The bill...
WHC 2023-2024 Budget Priorities
Harrisburg, PA − June 14, 2023 − The Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus sent the following letter outlining 2023-2024 Budget Priorities: ...
Cephas, Davis Legislation Protecting Incarcerated Women Passes House
HARRISBURG, June 13, 2023 – Reps. Morgan Cephas, D-Phila., and Tina Davis, D-Bucks, today celebrated the passage of legislation to protect pregnant or postpartum incarcerated women. The bill, H.B. 900, passed the House with bipartisan support and has been sent to the...
Hearing Explores Vision for Black Maternal Health
HARRISBURG, April 13, 2023 – The House Majority Policy Committee hosted a hearing on Black maternal health and the troubling statistics involving Black mothers and birthing individuals and maternal mortality rates. The hearing corresponded with Black Maternal Health...
PA Women’s Health Caucus warns Pennsylvanians about the implications of the outcome of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine et al v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration et al.
(Harrisburg, PA) --- The Chairs of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus, Senator Judith Schwank (D-11 Berks), Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-17 Montgomery/Delaware), Representative Mary Jo Daley (D-148 Montgomery), and Representative Gina Curry (D-164 Delaware)...
PA Women’s Health Caucus kicks off the 2023-2024 legislative session with a new mission and a reasserted commitment to reproductive rights on the first day of Women’s History Month
(Harrisburg, PA) March 1, 2023 — Today, on the first day of Women’s History Month, Chairs of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus, Senator Judith Schwank (D-11 Berks), Representative Mary Jo Daley (D-148 Montgomery), and Representative Gina Curry (D-164 Delaware) were joined by Women’s Health Caucus (WHC) members to kick off the 2023-2024 legislative session by announcing a new mission and platform and by launching a new joint Subcommittee and website!
PLBC, Women’s Health Caucus create joint Subcommittee on Women and Girls of Color
HARRISBURG, Jan. 9 – The Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus and the Women’s Health Caucus have created a joint Subcommittee on Women and Girls of Color, which will bolster their legislative efforts, according to PLBC Chair Donna Bullock. The subcommittee chair is...