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PA Women’s Health Caucus Applauds Medicaid Coverage Extension for Postpartum Individuals
PHOENIXVILLE, Feb. 25 -- The co-chairs of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus (WHC) hosted a press conference today at Tower Health in Phoenixville to applaud the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services’ decision to opt in our Medicaid program for...
Daley to introduce legislation to protect privacy of pregnant people
HARRISBURG, Feb. 15 – State Rep. Mary Jo Daley, D-Montgomery, plans to introduce legislation barring crisis pregnancy centers from sharing personal and health data gathered without permission from individuals. The legislation comes following an addendum to...
Cephas joins First Lady Wolf, administration officials, Tuttleman Foundation to announce doula pilot program for pregnant women who are incarcerated
HARRISBURG, Feb. 14 – State Rep. Morgan Cephas joined First Lady Frances Wolf and the Departments of Human Services and Corrections to announce a new partnership that is bringing doula services to women who are pregnant while incarcerated. Doula services...
PA Women’s Health Caucus Responds to Governor Tom Wolf’s Budget Address
HARRISBURG, Feb. 9 -- The co-chairs of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus (WHC) applaud Governor Tom Wolf for his budget proposal that utilizes the nearly $6 billion budget surplus and puts Pennsylvania on the path to make historic investments in...
PA Women’s Health Caucus Responds to Governor Tom Wolf’s Budget Address
Harrisburg, PA − February 9, 2022 − The co-chairs of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus (WHC) applaud Governor Tom Wolf for his budget proposal that utilizes the nearly $6 billion budget surplus and puts Pennsylvania on the path to make historic investments in...
Frankel joins nearly 900 state legislators to express support for abortion rights
Signs onto amicus brief as Supreme Court decides future of Roe v. Wade
Cephas, McClinton applaud VP Harris’ call to action to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity
HARRISBURG, Dec. 8 – State Reps. Morgan Cephas and Joanna McClinton, both D-Phila., applauded the maternal mortality and morbidity call to action issued by Vice President Kamala Harris this week, citing legislation that can be enacted in Pennsylvania to...
Women’s Health Caucus: Report shows crisis pregnancy centers misleading patients using taxpayer dollars
HARRISBURG, Oct. 26 – Chairs of the Women’s Health Caucus today condemned the actions of taxpayer-funded crisis pregnancy centers following the release of a report detailing some of their deceptive anti-abortion practices in nine states, including Pennsylvania....
Women’s Health Caucus applauds efforts to improve outcomes for women returning to their lives following incarceration
HARRISBURG, Oct. 14 – Members of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus applauded Pennsylvania First Lady Frances Wolf for organizing a virtual discussion Wednesday to discuss the unique needs of women who are incarcerated and those leaving prison and...
Women’s Health Caucus condemns Texas’ ban on abortion
HARRISBURG, Sept. 2 – Highlighting the fact that abortion law is now governed solely by the states, and only Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto pen stands in the way of similar legislation becoming law in Pennsylvania this session, the four co-chairs of the bicameral Women’s...
Women’s Health Caucus applauds DHS’s commitment to maternal health
HARRISBURG, Aug. 5 – Today, the Women’s Health Caucus offered its support to the Wolf administration and Human Services Department Secretary Meg Snead on their decision to extend medical assistance coverage to 12 months postpartum. Under the American Rescue Plan...
House Republicans continue attacks against women’s health, family rights in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, June 9 – Pennsylvania House Republicans continued to put partisan politics ahead of women’s health this week in Harrisburg, passing a bevy of bills that would insert politics into doctors’ offices and limit families’ rights to choose what is best for...
Women’s Health Caucus agenda invests in a better future for everyone
HARRISBURG, June 7 – With $7 billion in federal American Rescue Plan funding ready to be put to use helping Pennsylvanians, members of the Women’s Health Caucus kicked off “budget month” at the state Capitol today by outlining a positive agenda of investments in...
Frankel: Stop the Attacks on Science
Health Committee hearing on organ donation veers into pseudoscience, unfairly attacks Pitt
PA Women’s Health Caucus Responds to Today’s Dangerous Anti-Abortion Hearing in the House Health Committee.
HARRISBURG, May 4 -- The co-chairs of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus (WHC), Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks), Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery, Delaware), Representative Morgan Cephas (D-Philadelphia) and Representative Mary Jo Daley...
Women’s Health Caucus: Facts matter in discussion about abortion
HARRISBURG, April 8 – Highlighting the personal health care rights of pregnant individuals, the Democratic members of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus were appreciative of the opportunity to hear from some expert testifiers but were also concerned...
Cephas introduces legislation to combat maternal mortality, calls on state leaders to pursue provision in American Rescue Plan
HARRISBURG, March 18 – Continuing her efforts to quell maternal morbidity, state Rep. Morgan Cephas, D-Phila., has recently introduced several bills that would make maternal health care in Pennsylvania more equitable across racial and socioeconomic lines. The...
Frankel, Women’s Health Caucus decry focus on abortion bans
Hearings a missed opportunity to improve Pa.’s maternal health