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Law's Jessie Hill warns proposed rule changes could weaken protections for miscarriage victims

Media | November 04, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

What Donald Trump’s Pregnancy Rule Could Mean for Miscarriages

Newsweek: Jessie Hill, professor and director of the Reproductive Rights Law Initiative at the CWRU School of Law, said proposed Trump administration changes to federal pregnancy workplace rules could weaken protections for workers recovering from miscarriages. She noted miscarriage is clearly pregnancy-related but warned narrowing the definition could leave employees with fewer accommodation options under less comprehensive existing laws.

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