For instance, the federal Fair Housing Act prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status or pregnancy, and handicap.
Throughout the journey, Mrs Duggan has been supported by husband Jason, 42, whose role was recently recognised when he won The Tommy's and Philips Avent Angel Award, which celebrates someone who has been supportive through a parenting or pregnancy-related problem.
The landmark Affordable Care Act prevents insurers from charging women higher premiums than they charge men, and makes it illegal for insurance companies to deny coverage to women based on pre-existing conditions, such as cancer, being a victim of domestic violence, or pregnancy.
Mothers who smoke or drink during pregnancy double or triple the odds of their babies becoming violent offenders decades later, even after accounting for other social influences.
What if anything is morally wrong with, say, organ farming or surrogate pregnancy for money?
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In fact experts estimate that there are currently 215 million women around the world who wish to either delay or prevent pregnancy but lack access to contraceptives.
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Respondents felt broadcasters should be aware when dealing with sensitive issues such as domestic violence, rape or teenage pregnancy that people who have experience of these may be watching.
To get as far as a jury trial, your wife would need to show evidence that her former bosses had discriminatory motives such as any remarks they made to her or others about her pregnancy, or the fact they bypassed laying off less-productive or -qualified workers in order to target her, he says.
The research showed that all the most commonly used health textbooks are stubbornly silent on the subject of condoms or other contraceptives as methods of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases.
In the case of the Mississippi baby, we know she was exposed to HIV, had HIV in her blood, and that at least some cells in her blood were found with sleeping virus though we will likely never know if those cells were from the child or maternal cells that had been transmitted during pregnancy or birth.
This included areas such as relationships and whether to continue or terminate a pregnancy.
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Ever first learn of a pregnancy or a divorce by way of status update?
What's up: If you miss a period, pregnancy or menopause are two obvious explanations.
Most new HIV infections are sexually transmitted or associated with pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding.
It will be illegal for insurers to deny coverage due to pre-existing conditions like pregnancy or cancer.
In 2011, 6.9 million children died before their fifth birthday and 358, 000 women died during pregnancy or childbirth.
Dying in pregnancy or childbirth is common among teenage girls in developing countries.
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As Ambassador Susan Rice noted, every year, an estimated 530, 000 women die from largely preventable complications during pregnancy or childbirth.
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You should have the right to continuity of care -- to keep your doctor during a pregnancy or chemotherapy or some other treatment.
They believe if your employer changes HMOs in the middle of your pregnancy or cancer treatment, you ought not to have to switch doctors.
Infections during pregnancy or infancy are known to cause cerebral palsy.
Women in the UK are at a higher risk of dying during pregnancy or childbirth than those in Slovakia, Montenegro and Lithuania, according to the statistics.
The changes are being introduced amid a wealth of data indicating that the number of mothers dying in America during or shortly after pregnancy is consistently growing.
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According to Stillbirth and Neonatal Death charity, Sands, more than 4, 000 babies are stillborn - born dead after 24 completed weeks of pregnancy or more - in the UK annually.
Save the Children says another reason is poverty and inequality, as women with unemployed partners are six times more likely to die as a result of complications during pregnancy or childbirth.
Psychiatrist Dr Stephen Tyrer told the Court of Protection at the High Court in London, that the woman had the capacity "to decide whether or not to continue with, or terminate, pregnancy".
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"We heard literally such ridiculous assertions that we're going to have police monitoring women's pregnancies, this is a slippery slope, that we are going to prosecute women who abuse drugs or alcohol during pregnancy, " he says.
Each year, nearly three million babies die within their first month of life -- more than a third die on their day of birth -- and 287, 000 women die from pregnancy or childbirth, according to the report.
And there is the graver case of children who are faced with the uncompromising reality of the drive for sex, power and respect, without the expertise and impulse control it takes to ward off unwanted pregnancy or violence.
Although hill farmers are used to dealing with snow, this year it has come much later in the season when sheep are at their most vulnerable because they are in the late stages of pregnancy or at the start of lambing.
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