Committee Republicans Vote to Keep Pregnant Students in the Dark About Their Rights and Protections

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“Although this bill purports to educate pregnant students about their academic rights and protections, its impact is much more sinister. By requiring institutions of higher education to only share information that encourages students to carry a pregnancy to term, [Committee Republicans] are potentially unduly influencing a woman’s choice by keeping her in the dark about all options available to her. Women should be able to control their own bodies, lives, and futures. By shielding students about health care choices, resources, and rights that are available to them, [Committee Republicans] are denying them the choice to decide what is best for themselves and their families.

Exploiting our most vulnerable workers has no place in our society. Regrettably, far too many people continue to be forced to work in abusive, unsafe, and unlawful working conditions at the hands of criminals and unscrupulous employers. To be clear, I support the bipartisan legislation—but Committee Republicans should not be taking a victory lap as if they are doing everything possible to address trafficking, which they are not.”

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