WASHINGTON - On Monday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released proposed regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities, responded with the following statement:
“We
supported the bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act because it enhanced the
protection of pregnant mothers and their preborn children, which is something
that we have encouraged Congress to prioritize. The Act is pro-worker,
pro-family, and pro-life. It is a total distortion to use this law as a means
for advancing abortion, and the complete opposite of needed assistance for
pregnant mothers.
“The Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission’s proposed interpretation of the Pregnant
Workers Fairness Act to include accommodations for obtaining an abortion is
wrong and contrary to the text, legislative history, and purpose of the Act,
which is to help make it possible for working mothers to remain gainfully
employed, if desired, while protecting their health and that of their preborn
children. We are hopeful that the EEOC will be forced to abandon its untenable
position when public comments submitted on this regulation demonstrate that its
interpretation would be struck down in court.”
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