Pregnant Students’ Rights & Pregnancy Discrimination Protections
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-07-14 — To expand access for workers experiencing symptoms related to menopause and the menopause transition to reasonable accommodations that enable them to perform the essential functions of their job without risking their health or economic security.: cross-connection with menopause-workplace-accommodations-civil-rights: Both extend reasonable-accommodation frameworks to sex-linked physiological conditions (pregnancy/menopause) in institutional settings. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-01-26 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act: Pregnant Students’ Rights Act (HR6359) introduced: would require higher-education institutions participating in federal student aid to inform prospective and enrolled students about on-campus and community pregnancy/parenting resources, accommodations, and procedures for filing discrimination complaints related to carrying a pregnancy to term. (novelty: 2)