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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...
Rep. Gina Curry to Serve as Women’s Health Caucus Co-Chair
HARRISBURG, December 9, 2022 — The Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus announced that state Rep. Gina Curry (D-Delaware) will serve as a co-chair for the 2023-2024 Legislative Session. Curry was first elected to the state legislature in 2021. Before seeking elected...
Cephas to step down as co-chair of the legislative Women’s Health Caucus
HARRISBURG, November 16, 2022 – State Rep. Morgan Cephas today announced that she will be stepping down from her position as co-chair of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus Cephas said this represents a sweet-and-sour moment in her career as a lawmaker because she...
Fiedler hosts rally for abortion rights on Capitol steps
HARRISBURG, October 24, 2022 – Parents, union members, advocates and elected officials from across the Commonwealth gathered in Harrisburg today to rally for abortion rights. The event, called “Abortion Freedom for All,” drew hundreds of people to the Capitol steps...
Women of the PA Black Caucus and Women’s Health Caucus demand the PA Human Relations Commission to investigate Philly Pregnancy Center, Norristown
HARRISBURG, October 17, 2022 – State Rep. Morgan Cephas today sent a letter to the Human Relations Commission along with House Members of the PA Legislative Black Caucus and the Women’s Health Caucus, where she serves as co-chair, requesting the institution to...
Women’s Health Caucus Holds Press Event on Postpartum Medicaid Expansion, Protecting Access to Abortion
Harrisburg—September 21, 2022 — This morning, members of the Women’s Health Caucus, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, and an advocate from Planned Parenthood held a press event to talk about postpartum Medicaid expansion and the need to protect abortion...
Fiedler, Kinkead introduce package of reproductive rights legislation
HARRISBURG, Sept. 19 – Today, state Reps. Elizabeth Fiedler, D-Phila., and Emily Kinkead, D-Allegheny, hosted a news conference with other Democratic lawmakers in Harrisburg to introduce a powerful package of bills aimed at strengthening and growing reproductive...
Roundtable Focuses on Deceptive Practices of So-Called “Crisis Pregnancy Centers”
HARRISBURG, Sept. 7 – State Senator Katie Muth (D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery), chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, joined state Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks) and state Reps. Bridget Kosierowski (D-Lackawanna) and Melissa Shusterman...