News & Commentary about Pregnancy and Parenting Discrimination

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The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

Sep 28, 2017

My Pregnancy Cost Me My Paycheck as a Police Officer

Sep 8, 2017

This Officer Was Given an Impossible Choice: Quit Breastfeeding or Put Your Life at Risk. The Courts Sided With Her.

Aug 29, 2017

I’m a Police Officer Serving My Community. My Pregnancy Made Me Unwelcome On the Force.

Aug 7, 2017

As an Airline Pilot, I Struggle Everyday to Find a Clean, Sanitary Place to Pump Breast Milk for My Baby

Aug 1, 2017

In 2017, Pregnancy Still Earns Women Pink Slips

Jun 15, 2017

I Want to Be My Child’s Primary Caregiver, but My Employer J.P. Morgan Chase Treats That as a Woman’s Job

Jun 1, 2017

Why Trump’s Newest Parental Leave Proposal Still Doesn’t Cut It

May 5, 2017

The 'Health Care' Bill the House Just Passed Makes Being a Woman a Pre-Existing Condition

Aug 4, 2016

Top 10 Reasons the ACLU Fights for Breastfeeding Rights

May 10, 2016

Airline Pilots Should Not Have to Choose Between Their Jobs and Breastfeeding Their Babies