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Beautiful People,
On Friday, the NYC Commission On Human Rights released guidelines that prohibit bars from refusing to serve alcohol to women who are pregnant (or who seem to be pregnant). It was stated that “using safety as a pretext for discrimination or as a way to reinforce traditional gender norms or stereotypes is unlawful.”
The USA TODAY article mentioned that according to “the CDC’s numbers, 10% of women continue to drink while pregnant. And research outside the U.S. has found that low amounts of drinking during pregnancy pose no discernable risk to a woman’s pregnancy.”
The Commission on Human Rights’ new guideline is an important step towards gender equality, women’s rights, personal choice, and women having control over their bodies.
There is a big difference between providing recommendations and telling women what do, whether it is done by legislation or social norms.
The philosophical, cultural, moral discussion about whether or not a woman has the right to make decisions that influence not only herself but also her unborn child would probably last forever.
Yet the dilemma is irrelevant in the discussion about gender parity.
There is not even one law or regulation that deprives men the right to make decisions about their bodies. Therefore, there should not be one that takes away women’s control over their bodies. That is gender quality plain and simple.
In @Pro Publica website you can learn about the way your state handles drug use during pregnancy, whether substance abuse during pregnancy is a crime, and what the courts have said. Read more:
https://projects.propublica.org/graph...
XO,
Sharon
#GenderParity
#mybodymyrights
#HeForShe
On Friday, the NYC Commission On Human Rights released guidelines that prohibit bars from refusing to serve alcohol to women who are pregnant (or who seem to be pregnant). It was stated that “using safety as a pretext for discrimination or as a way to reinforce traditional gender norms or stereotypes is unlawful.”
The USA TODAY article mentioned that according to “the CDC’s numbers, 10% of women continue to drink while pregnant. And research outside the U.S. has found that low amounts of drinking during pregnancy pose no discernable risk to a woman’s pregnancy.”
The Commission on Human Rights’ new guideline is an important step towards gender equality, women’s rights, personal choice, and women having control over their bodies.
There is a big difference between providing recommendations and telling women what do, whether it is done by legislation or social norms.
The philosophical, cultural, moral discussion about whether or not a woman has the right to make decisions that influence not only herself but also her unborn child would probably last forever.
Yet the dilemma is irrelevant in the discussion about gender parity.
There is not even one law or regulation that deprives men the right to make decisions about their bodies. Therefore, there should not be one that takes away women’s control over their bodies. That is gender quality plain and simple.
In @Pro Publica website you can learn about the way your state handles drug use during pregnancy, whether substance abuse during pregnancy is a crime, and what the courts have said. Read more:
https://projects.propublica.org/graph...
XO,
Sharon
#GenderParity
#mybodymyrights
#HeForShe
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