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Matthew T. Mangino: The plight of pregnant women in prisons and jails
By Matthew T. Mangino
Pregnancy can be challenging to a mother and fetus under the best of circumstances. According to Johns Hopkins University, pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to life-threatening complications if not closely monitored by a physician.
Without close medical observation, conditions like hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness that can cause significant weight loss; gestational diabetes, which may cause the fetus to grow larger than normal causing problems during childbirth; or preeclampsia which causes dangerously high blood pressure, can cause harm or death to a mother and child.
In this Feb. 11, 2021, photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. The Democratic-led House is poised to pass a bill that enshrines protections in the nation’s labor and civil rights laws for LGBTQ people, a top priority of President Joe Biden, though the legislation faces an uphill battle in the Senate. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
The Equality Act, a bill that would ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last week, with swift passage expected on Thursday, Feb. 25. A sweeping piece of legislation, the bill not only requires that “sex” be read throughout the Civil Rights Act to include “sexual orientation and gender identity.” It also expands the jurisdiction of the 1964 law beyond “public accommodations” to include any establishment or individual that provides services to the public, including health care providers. R
February 26, 2021
On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed the so-called Equality Act by a vote of 224 to 206. While Democrats have marketed this legislation as a simple civil rights law designed to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination, it is far from that.
The statutory language instead provides for an extreme remaking of all aspects of society, destroys the promise of equality for women, and threatens religious liberty and the privacy rights of all Americans, especially children. The proposed law also will upend state and federal protections of the unborn yes, the Equality Act is about abortion too.
Here are the five facts about the Equality Act Americans need to know.