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Puppyjive

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11. I fought my last employer for birth control and pregnancy discrimination

Reply to Hekate (Reply #9)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 02:30 AM

Aug 30

Lost on the birth control coverage but won on the pregnancy discrimination. My employer cancelled my employee health insurance when I got pregnant. They would not give me light duty, so eventually my water broke 2 months early. Son was premature. Where was the VA thru all of this? No where to be found. I have a lot of anger about what is happening to women's rights. I feel like all the progress I made has been erased, including my service as a female combat veteran.

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New Trump rule to ban VA abortions for veterans even in cases of rape and incest [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 29 OP

Women's Rights are obsolete jfz9580m Aug 29 #1

Is the cruelty the point? Is that what motivates these monsters? .. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Aug 29 #2

Every day is opposite day with psychopaths. To love is to hurt for the psychopath. littlemissmartypants Aug 29 #3

Thanks so much for this utterly horrifying list, my dear littlemissmartypants. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 29 #4

My pleasure. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Aug 29 #5

gotta keep keroro gunsou Aug 30 #14

There might be better options than the VA Puppyjive Aug 29 #6

"Still evolving" ? I think it's that close to being over. Hegseth & Trump don't want women in the military. Hekate Aug 29 #7

One step forward Puppyjive Aug 29 #8

That is absolutely how this whole Trump MAGAGOP era feels Hekate Aug 30 #9

I fought my last employer for birth control and pregnancy discrimination Puppyjive Aug 30 #11

The world is run by pricks and for pricks, it sometimes seems Hekate Aug 30 #12

Thank you! Puppyjive Aug 30 #13

working for the U.S. Army in 1979 ... CountAllVotes Aug 30 #10