Pregnancy discrimination

fighting back. There are 22 variations of contraceptives, including the most common being the pill, injectable, male condom, sterilization, nexplanon, and intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD). These contraceptives provide benefits far beyond pregnancy prevention for women of all ages yet as a society we focus the primary benefits, rather than the variety of other contributions associated. The new regulation on coverage, issues by the Heath and Human Services Department, states that a much…

The question of being fit to be a parent lingers. What or who is a good parent? Suter claims that parents by testing are doing what’s best for their fetus, and therefore, testing is a sign of being a good parent (Suter 247). However, the DRC offers a different definition of what it means to be a good parent by claiming that “good parents will care about raising whatever child they receive and about the relationship they will develop, not about the traits the child bears” (Center 6). It could be…

tells you that you Baby is a boy, but he will be born with autism. What will you do? Give up you baby for adoption, keep your baby, or do the evilest thing, abortion. Abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion, on average, happens about 1.4 million times per year. That’s 1.4 million babies that can be saved and put up for adoption. In the year, 2008, 3-10 US women had one abortion before the age 45. that’s 3…

the best action to maximize “happiness”. I personally would not have a child if I were aware of the high-risk of transmitting a disease or defect because that would mean sentencing my child to unfair circumstances, disadvantages, and probable discrimination. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Washington shows the benefits of prenatal genetic testing. Researchers mapped the genome of an unborn child by obtaining cell-free DNA from the fetus that was released into the mother’s…

before they even hiring any employees, It could be viewed as a form of its out best discrimination by the public. This is because its just not an infection that could be transmitted by in being contact and hence its illogical to discriminate against those who may be infected. Although female candidates were mandatory to take a pregnancy test, to the public this could be misconstrued to be some form of discrimination against the pregnant women. The globalized world, which we all live in today, is…

The DRC argues that prenatal testing is the gateway for a new form of discrimination that reduces people to a simple unwanted gene. In cases where a potential parent is found to be carrying a particular gene or the fetus itself is seen to possess an unwanted gene, the idea of selective abortion more often than not comes to the fore. Citing Rothman interviews, Suter states that “most counselors would have themselves, more than half would have, or want their daughters to have an amniocentesis…

women and women who have been derelict. Widows and elderly women were also granted special insurance and care. One year later, in 2005 the right of an abortion was approved, only under the conditions if it is performed less than four months in her pregnancy, if the foetus is deformed or the mother’s life is at risk (Ibid). Before Ahmadinejad was elected as president in 2009, the reformist government and women had made great progress since the establishment of the Islamic republic of Iran. In his…

unsafe, often fatal means of terminating a pregnancy is normal life for women in countries where abortion is outlawed. The World Health Organization states that most abortions are unsafe in countries with draconian abortion restrictions. 98 percent of these occur in poor, developing countries where botched abortions are a leading cause of maternal mortality. Countries like Malta, El Salvador, and Nicaragua do not allow the mother to terminate her pregnancy even if it endangers her life, thus…

ethical considerations come to play about informing the child of the surrogate mother, as the child might want to know its true identity. Sherri Shepherd, celebrity and former host of The View talk show had a contract with a surrogate, during the pregnancy Sherri and her husband got into a nasty divorce. Sherri stated that the baby that the surrogate was carrying is not her baby and didn’t want anything to do with the child. This was a first in U.S courts, due to Sherri’s eggs not being donated…

the United States, 18 states consider substance abuse during pregnancy child abuse under civil child welfare statues. Many professionals in the medical, legal, mental health, and advocacy field argue that criminalizing a pregnant women for substance abuse is like punishing a person for having diabetes or heart disease. Society and lawmakers need to…