Pregnancy discrimination

like to work and raise children. Did they take time off during their pregnancy? Why or why not? How much time? Did their husband expect them to? Did he take time off? Did they share childcare? Was it difficult to go back to work? Did they take a pay cut or a cut in hours? Come up with your own question(s) as well. Activity: For mothers who have to work to support their family is hard. Most of them did not take time off during pregnancy time or after the baby was born. The reason is because the…

Human culture has a constant drive for perfection in all aspects of life. People are determined to achieve the best jobs, the best homes and the best form of “living”. Even if all those things are well achieved, humans are driven to strive for more. There seems to be no point where this controlling behavior will get to a stopping point. Recently, technological advancements in medical sciences have allowed potential parents to genetically “play” with preferred traits in an unborn baby. Parents…

A Womans Right Tori Wraga The underlying value behind Hobby Lobby suing is that they believe women having premarital sex is immoral. More than 30 years ago women fought and won the right to birth control. Fast forward to 2014 and the Supreme Court rules that Hobby Lobby, owned by evangelical Christian David Green and his family, doesn't have to pay for health care coverage of contraceptives prohibited by its owners' religion. Women are again fighting for their rights and are still having to…

Case Law regarding Childcare Discrimination Breastfeeding is an important practice for a mother and her baby psychologically, economically, and in terms of health. Thus, the practice needs to be done exclusively within the first six months of a child’s life and slightly extended to the time the child begins to take supplementary foods. When mothers are able to adequately breastfeed, the rate at which children contract infectious disease, develop obesity, and other forms of health disorders,…

victim of a horribly violent and demoralizing crime. It is said that the best choice for a woman who becomes pregnant as a result of rape is abortion. This argument is fault because conception does not occur immediately following intercourse so pregnancy can be eliminated if the woman seeks immediate medical attention or she takes a morning after pill. It also says that the woman is constantly reminded of that traumatizing event as she carries the child for nine months and gives birth to it.…

mind has something to do with all areas of moral theory. Due to a mishap one evening, my life was turned upside down all due to common societies discriminations. A heated verbal argument between me and my spouse 7 years ago lead us both in handcuffs and DCF strolling my children away. Racial profiling, interracial couple, wrongful convictions, pregnancy and even a little sense of Kant’s way could be described in the event. As a young interracial couple with two children and 8 months pregnant,…

DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS AMONG TRIBAL INFANTS INTRODUCTION Development refers to qualitative & quantitative changes and gaining a variety of competence for performing optimally in a social setting. Developmental delay is said to exist if the child does not reach developmental milestones at the expected age. Human development is a multifaceted observable fact. It comprises of physical development, intellectual development, personality and social development. Development of a child is influenced by…

Paid maternity leave is offered to women and the policy even extends to men for a lesser time frame around the globe. Countries have offered as much as 12 to 18 weeks paid leave and some private sector organizations overseas can offer up to a year of maternity leave. Countries that are rapidly growing within their economic development have also extended policy centered around maternity leave which begs the question: Why is the United States lagging behind our global counterparts in providing…

the cost of embryo screening less expensive in the long run. When it comes down to discarding embryos, it’s up to the morals of the parents whether it is the right thing to do given their individual circumstances. Also, the decision to terminate a pregnancy of a developing fetus after discovering it has a harmful disorder would be even more emotionally difficult than discarding embryos before they grow into babies. Even though there are no regulations in the U.S. about the reasoning behind the…

because men are considered to be stronger and more “up to the task”, men use their authority to overpower women. Another topic that is talked about is how officers deal with pregnancy, women are put on light-duty and the more visibly pregnant they get the less they do. Some women feel that they need to hide their pregnancies for as long as they can so they do not get put at a desk job, or even worse, lose their job. (Policemag) A lot of stress is put on the mother in the first place but adding…