GOP-authored Michigan bill would legalize discriminating against women who receive abortions [View all]

Michigan state Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) has introduced legislation that would legalize workplace discrimination against women who have received abortion care.

House Bill 4753, which was written by Schriver, restricts the ability for employers to discriminate against workers in a variety of ways. Under section 202 of the bill, the text says an employer shall not “treat an individual affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition differently for any employment-related purpose.” The section ends with, “For purposes of this subdivision, a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth does not include nontherapeutic abortion not intended to save the life of the mother.”

This section seems to remove non-life-threatening abortion care from the list of reasons to protect women in the workplace, potentially legalizing workplace discrimination against women who have received abortion care.

Schriver did not immediately respond to a request to comment on how his bill could have negative effects on women in the workplace.



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