Posted on 05/09/2016 12:35:39 PM PDT by rickmichaels
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Human Rights Commission released Friday new guidelines forcing bartenders in the city to serve pregnant mothers alcohol.
The guidelines say discriminatory “stereotypes” about what is in the best interest of the health of the “fetus” are impermissible by law.
“Judgments and stereotypes about how pregnant individuals should behave, their physical capabilities and what is or is not healthy for a fetus are pervasive in our society and cannot be used as a pretext for unlawful discriminatory decisions in employment, housing, and public accommodations,” the guidelines state.
The new guidelines were issued to clarify the New York City Human Rights Law, which bars discrimination “on the basis of pregnancy or perceived pregnancy,” according to the guidelines.
The guidelines provide examples of actions that constitute discrimination toward the pregnant, one of which is “a restaurant policy that prohibits staff from serving pregnant individuals raw fish or alcohol.”
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Feh.
My mom drank and smoked and I turned out to be humanity’s greatest hope.
My adopted brother has fetal alcohol syndrome. If true, this is perverse and appalling. I would lose my job rather than serve a pregnant woman.
So should NOW but I won't hold my breath.
What, you think the bar is private property or something?
What silly old 20th Century notions, this is Obamerica!
And for God's sake, don't let them use e-cigarettes. Chuck Schumer told us this weekend that there have been 4 (OMG!) cases of e-cigs "exploding." Gotta get the FDA involved, of course....
How do you stereotype pregnant????? Either you is or you ain’t . . . I am tired of the inmates running the asylum
Satire?
Why can’t a private business decide these things for itself? It’s getting to the point that the government might as well nationalize all businesses and put their owners and employees on the public payroll.
Then you would be eating cold ramen in a ditch, and the pregnant woman would still get served.
Not much win for you there.
Nanny State PING!
Because he is soon concerned for the children
Are you my son?
“I always thought that bars could refuse service to ANYONE.”
So could pizzarias and bakeries, until recently.
I thought this HAD to be April Fool’s Day. Then realized it was May 9th.
Why couldn’t De Blasio clarify that forcing people to drive with their seatbelts on is a form of discrimination against people who don’t like seatbelts and is therefore forbidden?
Good point! The baby might want a Shirley Temple, and the “Mom” might want a Cosmopolitan , a la Sex and the City.
Are you suggesting that a fetus should be able to consume alcohol before they are even born?!!! Why, I never.....
NOW would just remind pregnant drinkers that they can always abort.
I doubt it, I talked to mom about an hour ago and this didn't really come up.
New York values!
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