Biden admin rule jeopardizes supportive work culture for pregnant women

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Julie Marie Blake regarding a public comment ADF attorneys submitted Monday urging the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to withdraw its proposed rule that hijacks a bipartisan law, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, to impose an abortion mandate on virtually every employer in the country, even those whose religious beliefs dictate that life begins at conception:

“The Biden administration’s new rule jeopardizes a supportive work culture for pregnant women by introducing abortion into federal law in a place where Congress has not authorized it. Congress sought to help pregnant workers, not force employers to facilitate abortions. The administration is hijacking a bipartisan law that doesn’t even mention abortion to punish employers that promote the right to life and to restrict the hiring practices for pro-life and religious nonprofit organizations. This unlawful proposal seeks to illegally override state laws protecting the unborn and employers’ pro-life and religious beliefs. The administration and the EEOC don’t have the legal authority to smuggle an abortion mandate into a pro-life, pro-woman law.”

Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, parental rights, and the sanctity of life.

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