Reproductive Rights 101

Women have the right to avoid, prevent, and terminate pregnancies, but they also have the right to carry a pregnancy to term.

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978: Under federal law, employers are prohibited from discriminating against women who are pregnant or who have recently given birth. Unfortunately, this law is not always followed--but there are means by which employers can often be held accountable.

Reproductive Rights and the Nadya Suleman Case: The case of Nadya Suleman, who intentionally had octuplets despite being financially unable to care for the six children she already had, challenges traditional concepts of reproductive rights.