Abortion has been and always will be an issue of contention in the United States, and as more laws are passed, the issue becomes more complex. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) v. EEOC is a prime example of this.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana ruled a temporary stop on federal agencies from imposing yet another abortion-related mandate on the USCCB and several other Catholic ministries. This is a big win for those ministries and the pro-life movement.
According to Becket Law, "for nearly 15 years federal agencies attempted to impose a mandate requiring employers to provide insurance coverage for contraceptives and abortion pills" — forcing groups like the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Catholic order of nuns that run homes for the elderly, to seek judicial protection. Â
In 2022, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) was passed by Congress, which initially seemed like a positive step as it protects expectant mothers in the workforce and their unborn babies. The law states that “it is illegal for employers to deny accommodations like extra restroom breaks and modified work schedules to women who have physical limitations brought on by pregnancy or childbirth.”
According to an article by Becket Law, the USCCB — an organization of Catholic bishops who are the senior religious leadership of the Catholic Church in the United States — supported the PWFA’s passage.
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The text within the law is very clear. But the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency enforcing the law, mandated that employers must accommodate abortions as well as allow their employees to take paid leave to have an abortion and remove life-affirming workplace policies discouraging abortion. Â
“The EEOC twisted a law protecting expecting mothers and their babies and co-opted the workplaces of over 130 million Americans to support abortion,” Becket Law counsel Laura Slavis said, speaking about how the EEOC twisted the law. “That is an abuse of power — no one should have to choose between their conscience and protecting pregnant women.”
With assistance from Becket, the USCCB was able to file a lawsuit against the mandate in May, a step in the right direction for the fight against abortion. Manipulating Americans into supporting a law that endorses abortion is sad, but not surprising.
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