Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act Pt 1 | Baby News
Texas prison guard Salia Issa's story. In 2021 her baby was stillborn after her supervisors refused to let her seek medical attention during her shift. She's suing the Texas Department of Corrections and the Attorney General, Ken Paxton is defending her supervisors and dismissing her baby's personhood despite his pro-life stance in other situations. While she was protected under other federal laws, the Pregnancy Worker Fairness Act would have provided more protections under law...
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Sources: www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/a-prison-guard-says-she-was-forced-to-stay-at-her-post-during-labor-pains-texas-is-fighting-compensation-for-her-stillbirth/ www.texastribune.org/2023/08/11/texas-prison-lawsuit-fetal-rights/ abc13.com/texas-v-salia-issa-prison-guard-sues-tx-roe-wade-does-unborn-child-have-rights/13635764/ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/12/texas-fetus-rights-prison-guard-lawsuit-abortion slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/08/texas-fetus-abortion-malpractice-ken-paxton.html
How surprising. Much worse to come.