Press Releases
Fourth-Annual Pennsylvania March for Life planned for Monday, September 23rd
National March for Life, PA Family Institute expects thousands at the front steps of the Capitol for rally and march. (HARRISBURG, PA) On Monday, September 23rd, the national March for Life and Pennsylvania Family Institute will join dozens of pro-life organizations...
Shapiro Administration Promises to Side with Abortion Industry Over Taxpayers
Governor Shapiro announces his administration will not defend Pennsylvania’s longstanding law to protect taxpayer funds from paying for elective abortions. (HARRISBURG, PA - July 16, 2024) In his first week in office, Governor Josh Shapiro, prioritized meeting...
PA House Passes Bill To Remove ‘One Man, One Woman’ Marriage Definition From State Law
This symbolic bill would replace the state’s current husband/wife definition with any “two individuals,” ignoring the primary reason why the government is involved with marriage. (HARRISBURG, PA - July 2, 2024) Today, in an expression that places the desires of...
Take Back Title IX: Female Athletes Launch Nationwide Tour with Kickoff Event in Scranton, Next Stop in Lancaster on Friday
Current and former athletes, headlined by Riley Gaines, draw attention to the attack on women and girls' equal athletic opportunities, privacy, and safety. (HARRISBURG, PA ) The “Our Bodies, Our Sports - Take Back Title IX” nationwide bus tour kicked off in Scranton...
Marijuana Legalization for Retail Recreational Sales Would Harm More Families and Damage More Communities
Capitol press conference highlights various costs of non-medical legalization (recreational use) - full video below. (HARRISBURG, PA - March 20, 2024) Today, a group of state lawmakers and coalition leaders held a press conference to highlight the many harms of Gov....
New Organization Unites Pregnancy Medical Clinics and Resource Centers in PA to Help Achieve Optimal Maternal and Child Health
Pennsylvania Pregnancy Wellness Collaborative (PPWC) is a unifying voice for pregnancy resource centers in Pennsylvania https://youtu.be/aJktcU_SySc (HARRISBURG, PA - March 19, 2024) Today, directors of pregnancy medical clinics and resource centers in PA...
Governor Shapiro’s Call for Marijuana Legalization Will Harm Pennsylvania Children and Communities
(HARRISBURG, PA - February 6, 2024) Today, Governor Josh Shapiro called for full-blown legalization of marijuana for recreational use as part of his budget address, putting the addiction-for-profit marijuana industry above the health and well-being of Pennsylvania...
Court Case Continues in Abortion Industry’s Push For Taxpayer Funding of Abortion
No “fundamental right” to abortion found by majority, yet three PA Supreme Court Justices overrule long-standing precedent prohibiting taxpayer funding of elective abortions; Two Justices dissented (Mundy and Todd), showing support for that precedent. (HARRISBURG, PA...
Shapiro Announces More Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Businesses Using ‘Alternatives to Abortion’ Funds
Having canceled the contract with Real Alternatives, Gov. Shapiro now sends “alternatives to abortion” designated funding to organizations that promote and fund abortion facilities. (HARRISBURG, PA - January 24, 2024) Gov. Josh Shapiro’s unilateral decision to...
No More Gosnells: Stop the Abortion Industry’s Push to Remove Safety Regulations
Planned Parenthood puts profits over safety by calling for the removal of bipartisan health and safety regulations passed in 2011 that help ensure we never have another Kermit Gosnell horror. (HARRISBURG, PA - January 22, 2024) Today, Pennsylvania pro-abortion...
