A group of Republican attorneys general are suing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over new rules that force employers to grant certain accommodations for their employees to get abortions.
The suit from 17 states, led by Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, argues that the EEOC is violating numerous laws to make the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act relate to abortion. The states argue that the rule will force them to allocate resources to support elective abortions — even if elective abortions are illegal in their states.
Announced on Thursday, the suit comes after the EEOC voted 3-2 to assert that the meaning of “pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions,” included in the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act includes abortion. This would mean that employers have to give accommodations for women to get abortions,…
