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House Democrats want to force a vote on a bill that would create a national right to access birth control — and some Republicans say they haven’t ruled out supporting the move.
Seventeen state attorney generals have sued the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), challenging the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) rule’s provisions on abortion. The rule included abortion as a pregnancy-related condition that must be reasonably accommodated. We’ve gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other outlets.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) final regulations for implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) cover lactation support and other accommodations for expectant workers—as well as accommodations for workers seeking an abortion.
Last month, the Alabama State Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children. The result: In vitro fertilization, or IVF, was paused for women across the state.
Can you imagine the frustration that those women must be feeling? I can.
In a likely preview of Democratic messaging in the presidential election, President Biden made abortion rights a major focus of his State of the Union address.
Dozens of Democratic congresswomen donned white outfits to President Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday to raise attention for “women’s rights,” including access to abortions and in vitro fertilization.
House Democrats have invited 28 advocates for reproductive rights to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on Thursday night, another indication of how much the party intends to focus on the issue heading into the November elections.
In their effort to protect abortion rights, more than two dozen members of the House Pro-Choice Caucus will each bring a guest to Thursday night’s State of the Union address who they say highlights the human impact of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
With President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech scheduled for tonight, each member of Congress gets to bring along a guest of their choice to watch the address with them.
Here’s who each member of the Colorado congressional delegation will bring to tonight’s address.
