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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
Under the [http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/obgyn/services/CPSP/cpsp_home.html California Prenatal Screening Program], the State of California offers pregnant women 3 screening tests which are aimed at establishing whether the expectant mother is at an increased risk of carrying a child with a chromosomal abnormality or a birth defect. Expectant mothers can also opt for non-invasive prenatal testing (abbreviated as NIPT and also known as cell-free fetal DNA testing). NIPT is carried out on maternal blood samples collected via a venous blood draw at around 10 weeks or later in pregnancy. The test looks at tiny fragments of fetal DNA found naturally in a pregnant woman's blood.[https://mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org/ncal/specialty/genetics/prenatal_services/nipt.jsp More info]. | |||
Laws in California make it illegal for an employer to discriminate based upon the results of such tests; should you experience any form of discrimination you may contact the Chief of the Genetic Disease Screening Program. California employer discrimination law sums this up as: | |||
“Pregnancy discrimination is unlawful sex discrimination. State and federal laws specifically protect "pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions" against discrimination.” | |||
“The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibit discrimination against women because of pregnancy. The federal law, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), also states that discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions is illegal.” | |||
Source: [http://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=werc A Guide to Employment Law in California] | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||