womens-health
Roe v. Wade gave people who can get pregnant a choice about having children. Here’s how that changed their lives | Opinion
Roe v. Wade greatly improved the lives of generations of women across the U.S. in the last decades of the 20th century and early in the 21st.
Wolf taps OB-GYN to serve as new Pa. Physician General
Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday that he has nominated a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist to serve as Pennsylvania’s next Physician General. Dr. Denise Johnson, the former chief medical officer of Meadville Medical Center, in Crawford County, and past director of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape has been tapped to succeed Dr. Wendy Braund, who served […]
Pa. Dems were right: It’s time for lawmakers to prioritize women’s, family health | Opinion
It is time to prioritize the health of Pennsylvania residents by passing proactive bills that will positively impact their lives.
Let’s work for – not against – women’s health in 2021-22 | Opinion
Let’s craft, discuss and pass legislation that helps all women, all children, all families.
Philly nonprofit works to end period poverty
By Ayana Jones PHILADELPHIA — When Lynette Medley encountered women who were using newspapers and socks because they couldn’t afford menstrual supplies, she took action. Medley established a bank of free feminine hygiene products and in-home delivery service in Philadelphia. She and her daughter, Nya McGlone, deliver the products to women in poverty throughout Pennsylvania, […]