The Biden-led Equal Employment Opportunity Commission wants to turn the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, passed with pro-life support, into a pro-abortion cudgel.
, it would violate the religious liberty of employers, and it would make a mockery of congressional intent and of a law’s plain meaning., which passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in 2022 as part of a government funding bill. The law requires most employers to “make reasonable accommodations” for workers for “pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.” When the legislation was a stand-alone bill, it was co-sponsored by Reps. Don Bacon , Tom Cole , Michael McCaul , and Sen.
The EEOC wants to turn the law upside down. Its proposed rule would require businesses with 15 workers or more to provide leave to staff getting abortions, and it could punish business owners who express pro-life views. This is abominable. As Rep. Virginia Foxx said, “Abortion is not a medical condition related to pregnancy — it is the opposite.” Rather than being a “medical condition,” abortion is a voluntary action to end the condition of pregnancy.
The rule would “force religious employers to go to court to assert any religious liberty protections,” while it would expressly support limits on business owners’ use of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act when defending faith-based rights.
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