Pregnant Worker
An adviser to the EU’s highest court gave a boost Thursday to the appeal of a Spanish woman whom Bankia SA laid off as part of a collective redundancy in November 2013 while she was pregnant.
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ACLU Forces ICE to Release Pregnant Detainee
A pregnant detainee at an immigration prison near San Diego, jailed in violation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s own policies, was released this week, the day after the ACLU sent a demand letter.
Read moreACLU Demands Release of Pregnant ICE Detainee
The American Civil Liberties Union said Monday that an undocumented pregnant woman with a history of high-risk pregnancies is being held in an immigrant detention facility and denied access to basic medical care in violation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s own policies.
Read moreExperts Find Little Evidence of Harm in Light Drinking While Pregnant
A new study conducted by researchers in Britain says that while women should abstain from drinking alcohol during pregnancy as a precautionary measure, there is a lack of data on so-called “light” drinking to support a finding of considerable harm.
Read morePregnant Woman’s Naked Groper Pleads Guilty
A man who naked-tackled, then groped a visibly pregnant woman while she walked down the street in Washington pleaded guilty to felony charges Monday.
Read moreJudge Halts New Texas Anti-Abortion Law, for Now
A federal judge temporarily blocked part of a new anti-abortion law in Texas banning dilation and evacuation procedures, considered to be the safest and most common method used to terminate a pregnancy during the second trimester.
Read moreEEOC Goes to Bat for Estee Lauder Dads
Accusing Estee Lauder of discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the cosmetics giant affords working fathers just a fraction of the leave time it gives new moms.
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Woman Blames Albuquerque Jail for Her Baby’s Death
A woman whose baby died after she gave birth in the Albuquerque jail has sued Bernalillo County and the medical staff at its Metropolitan Detention Center, saying they ignored her pleas for help during labor.
Read morePlan to Recode Prenatal Vitamins Spurs Lawsuit
Plans to recode prescription prenatal vitamins as over-the-counter in a widely used medical database will deny millions of women access to supplements that help prevent devastating birth defects, a vitamin seller claims in federal court.
Read moreThird Woman Sues Sheriff Over Birth in Milwaukee Jail
Embattled Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr. was sued by another woman who claims she was forced to give birth in a filthy jail cell without any medical care, before being shackled to a hospital bed during a week of postpartum treatment.
Read moreCourt Nails Historic Synagogue for Firing Pregnant Bride
The Second Circuit revived discrimination claims by a woman who says the nation’s oldest Sephardic Jewish synagogue fired her for being pregnant at her wedding.
Read moreSpain’s Iberia Scraps Pregnancy Test After Fine
Spain’s Iberia airline has decided to scrap a pregnancy test for new employees after it was fined 25,000 euros ($29,000) by a regional government for discrimination.
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Justices Stay Order Against Unborn Child Abuse Law
The Supreme Court put on hold Friday a federal judge’s ruling striking down a Wisconsin law that purports to address pregnant women with “habitual lack of self-control.”
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Ninth Circuit Upholds Law Against Misleading Anti-Abortion Ads
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a San Francisco law prohibiting anti-abortion centers from misleading pregnant women into believing that the centers provide them: the first such law in the nation.
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Judge Shreds Wisconsin Law on Unborn Child Abuse
Siding with a woman who spent weeks in jail after she was accused of abusing her unborn child, a federal judge struck down a Wisconsin law that purports to address pregnant women with “habitual lack of self-control.”
Read moreDoctor-Boyfriend Slipped Me Plan B, Woman Says
The former girlfriend of a New York City neuroradiologist claims in court that he slipped Plan B birth control into her drink to keep her from getting pregnant.
Read moreJudge Blocks Marketing of Gender-Prediction Test
A California state judge ordered a Texas-based company to stop marketing its dangerous, exploding gender-prediction tests as safe, “based off science” or made in an FDA-certified facility.
Read moreTexas Senate Advances Two Anti-Abortion Bills
The Texas Senate passed two anti-abortion bills Monday, including one that would effectively ban second-trimester procedures.
Read moreShackled During Labor, Woman Sues Milwaukee Sheriff
A federal class action against Milwaukee County and its Sheriff David Clarke Jr. claims he forced an inmate to remain shackled while she delivered her baby, against the protests of her medical team.
Read moreBirth Defects
Twenty-six mothers sued McKesson Corp. and GlaxoSmithKline in L.A. Superior Court, claiming their children were born with birth defects because the moms took Paxil while they were pregnant.
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