Nancy Pelosi slams GOP: Letting employers fire women for using birth control is unconscionable

[frazzled]

3. Yeah, ya think?

But I doubt this issue rises to any level of discussion or calls to action here. It would seem that calls for nondiscrimination very rarely include actual real, and increasing, discrimination against women. It makes me so sad. You don't have to be a fire-breathing feminist to care about this encroachment on women's rights. It's an issue for everyone.

Tammy Duckworth has introduced an amendment, and sent this email today. (She could be fired in D.C. if the Republicans had their way):

The District of Columbia recently took a step forward for women's rights, making it illegal for employers to fire anyone for their reproductive choices, like having an abortion or using fertility drugs.

But congressional Republicans, who have been consistently hostile to women's rights, have stepped in and are trying to overturn the D.C. law.

As a new mom who had the privilege of giving birth to my daughter at age 46, I am especially heartbroken to know that women can be fired for using treatments like in vitro fertilization.

So last night, I proposed an amendment that would protect women in D.C. from being fired for trying to start or expand their family. Add your name: tell Congress to prevent D.C. employers from firing women who use infertility treatments.