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The court ruled 7–2 that a right to privacy under the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment extended to a woman's decision to have an abortion, but that this right must be balanced against the state's two legitimate interests in regulating abortions: protecting women's health and protecting the potentiality of human life. [153] Doe v.
Executive Order 14168, titled "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government" is an executive order issued by Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, [1] the day of his second inauguration as president of the United States.
Clayton County –— a landmark United States Supreme Court case in 2020 in which the Court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees against discrimination because of their sexual orientation or gender identity; Civil Rights Act of 1866 [3] Civil Rights Act of 1871 [4] Civil Rights Act of 1957 [5] Civil Rights Act ...
Liz Taylor, a lawyer for the Center for Reproductive Rights, which supports the rule, in a statement called the lawsuit "shameful" and "part of a larger, concerted effort to scare people from ...
The original Equality Act was developed by U.S. Representatives Bella Abzug (D-NY) and Ed Koch (D-NY) in 1974. The Equality Act of 1974 (H.R. 14752 of the 93rd Congress) sought to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and marital status in federally assisted programs, housing sales, rentals, financing, and brokerage ...
Meanwhile, protecting women and girls in sports, parents' rights and other education policies taken up in the House became winning issues on Trump's legislative agenda during the 2024 election cycle.
Protective laws were enacted to protect women from certain hazards or difficulties of paid work. These laws had the effect of reducing the employment available to women, saving it for men. These were enacted in many jurisdictions in the United States , and some were in effect until the mid or late 20th century.
Transgender rights have become an extremely contentious issue during the Biden administration, with many Republicans campaigning on reversing transgender laws and protecting women in sports.