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Commission approves PA regulations that jeopardize speech and bodily privacy rights
By defining sex to mean sexual orientation and gender identity, new regulations invite unintended consequences (HARRISBURG, PA) By a 3-2 vote, the unelected Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) voted today in favor of regulations that define sex in the PA...

Over $16 million in PA tax dollars spent on children’s sex reassignment surgeries and related services since Gov. Wolf took office, new report shows
National attention focusing on this meteoric rise of taxpayer-funding on these procedures for minor children. (HARRISBURG, PA) A new report details how Pennsylvania taxpayers have been forced to cover “sex reassignment” surgeries and related services, to the tune of...

Oral Arguments Today on Mandating Taxpayer Funded Abortions in Pennsylvania
Retired Judge, Cheryl Allen, to observe today’s oral arguments in-person and will be available for interviews. (PITTSBURGH, PA) Today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. PA Department of Human Services....

New Abortion Pledge Pushes Extreme Agenda That Would Harm Pennsylvania Families
(HARRISBURG, PA) Pro-abortion politicians are going to extremes to promote abortion in Pennsylvania, releasing a “pledge to protect and expand abortion. ” This "pledge" essentially calls for unrestricted abortion through all nine months of pregnancy, along with the...

Shocking Revelations of Organ Procurement Collection at Pittsburgh Planned Parenthood Demands Immediate Investigation
Questions raised after previous reports claimed taxpayer-funded Planned Parenthood of Western PA is not involved in fetal tissue collection for research. (PITTSBURGH, PA) Pennsylvania Family Institute is calling for an immediate investigation by Attorney General...

Give Pennsylvanians Their Voice: PA Family Institute Files Brief to Protect Our Democratic Process
Governor Wolf’s lawsuit against the General Assembly would take away Pennsylvanians’ opportunity to determine key issues, including abortion (HARRISBURG, PA - August 24, 2022) Today the Independence Law Center filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of the...

Speakers Announced for the Pennsylvania March for Life, First Official State March in the Nation Since the Overturn of Roe v Wade
Legislators and Pro-Life Advocates to Address Thousands of Marchers in Harrisburg on September 19, 2022 Find a bus to the march! (HARRISBURG, PA - August 24, 2022) Today the Pennsylvania Family Institute, partnered with the March for Life, is excited to announce...

Governor Wolf’s Executive Order Prevents Pennsylvanians from Accessing Health Care
The Governor’s latest executive order would restrict therapy aimed at helping people feel comfortable in their own bodies. (HARRISBURG, PA - August 16, 2022) - Governor Tom Wolf today signed an executive order that seeks to limit speech, hindering the ability of...

Gov. Wolf Lawsuit Puts Interests of Abortion Industry Over the Families of Pennsylvania
(HARRISBURG, PA) The following may be attributed to Michael Geer, President of the Pennsylvania Family Institute: Governor Tom Wolf today once again is showing his extreme allegiance to the abortion industry at the expense of the people of Pennsylvania. In a direct...

Gov. Wolf Orders Taxpayer-Funded Advertising of Abortion Services
(HARRISBURG, PA) An executive order signed by Gov. Tom Wolf today falsely claims abortion is guaranteed in Pennsylvania’s Constitution, and calls for the use of tax dollars to advertise abortion services in Pennsylvania. “This new executive order just confirms Gov....