GOP lawmakers urge court to remove Biden-era abortion accommodations mandate
GOP lawmakers are urging the Fifth Circuit Court to remove a Biden-era mandate related to abortion accommodations under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. They argue that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's interpretation of the law improperly expands its scope to include mandatory abortion accommodations for all employers. The lawmakers contend that this interpretation violates the original intent of the law and infringes on the conscience rights of religious organizations.
- ▪Fifty Republican lawmakers submitted an amicus brief against the EEOC's interpretation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
- ▪The EEOC's Final Rule mandates that all employers accommodate employee abortions, despite the law not mentioning abortion.
- ▪Lawmakers argue that the EEOC's actions bypass congressional authority and misinterpret the intent of the PWFA.
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News GOP lawmakers urge court to remove Biden-era abortion accommodations mandate Republicans argued that the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act was transformed into a draconian mandate that tramples the conscience rights of employers who object to abortion. Parents, pregnant women, and kids rally outside the U.S. Capitol to deliver boxes of petitions urging Congress to bring the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to a vote on September 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for ParentsTogether DougMainwaring 0 Doug Mainwaring Comments 0 Sat May 30, 2026 - 10:05 am EDT (LifeSiteNews) — Fifty members of Congress submitted an amicus brief to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the U.S.
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