[I don't want to bother with formatting this much right now. I might fix it later. Also the links worked at the time of writing, but they might break later as the statewide bill might not have become law yet. -- IC 6/22/2017]
There was an anti-discrimination ordinance in St. Louis-- passed Feb 2017-- that deemed it discriminatory:
` ` For an employer to fail or refuse to hire, to discharge or otherwise to discriminate against any individuals with respect to compensation or the terms, conditions or privileges of employment, because of their reproductive health decisions or pregnancy status (including childbirth or a related medical condition). However, nothing in this ordinance shall require a religious institution, corporation, association, or society to provide reproductive health benefits of any kind ' ' -- bottom of page 3 and top of page 4
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/internal-apps/legislative/upload/Ordinances/BOAPdf/BB203CS-wd15.pdf
The new statewide MO bill, that I'm not entirely clear if it's law or not yet, seeks to overrule that ordinance as an extra added bonus. The state wide MO bill's main focus is to make it extra difficult for women to get abortions.
It took me about an hour to find the section in the statewide bill. The key phrase is "a political subdivision of this state":
` ` 5. A political subdivision of this state is preempted from enacting, adopting, maintaining, or enforcing any order, ordinance, rule, regulation, policy, or other similar measure requiring a real estate broker, real estate salesperson, real estate broker-salesperson, appraisal firm, appraiser, as such terms are defined in chapter 339, a property owner, or any other person to buy, sell, exchange, purchase, rent, lease, advertise for, or otherwise conduct real estate transactions for, to, or with an abortion facility or for, to or with a person for the purpose of performing or inducing an abortion not necessary to save the life of the mother, if such requirement is contrary to the religious beliefs or moral convictions of such real estate broker, real estate salesperson, real estate broker-salesperson, appraisal firm, appraiser, property owner, or other person. ' '
-- pg 8 and 9 http://www.senate.mo.gov/17info/pdf-bill/S2/perf/SB5.pdf
There was an anti-discrimination ordinance in St. Louis-- passed Feb 2017-- that deemed it discriminatory:
` ` For an employer to fail or refuse to hire, to discharge or otherwise to discriminate against any individuals with respect to compensation or the terms, conditions or privileges of employment, because of their reproductive health decisions or pregnancy status (including childbirth or a related medical condition). However, nothing in this ordinance shall require a religious institution, corporation, association, or society to provide reproductive health benefits of any kind ' ' -- bottom of page 3 and top of page 4
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/internal-apps/legislative/upload/Ordinances/BOAPdf/BB203CS-wd15.pdf
The new statewide MO bill, that I'm not entirely clear if it's law or not yet, seeks to overrule that ordinance as an extra added bonus. The state wide MO bill's main focus is to make it extra difficult for women to get abortions.
It took me about an hour to find the section in the statewide bill. The key phrase is "a political subdivision of this state":
` ` 5. A political subdivision of this state is preempted from enacting, adopting, maintaining, or enforcing any order, ordinance, rule, regulation, policy, or other similar measure requiring a real estate broker, real estate salesperson, real estate broker-salesperson, appraisal firm, appraiser, as such terms are defined in chapter 339, a property owner, or any other person to buy, sell, exchange, purchase, rent, lease, advertise for, or otherwise conduct real estate transactions for, to, or with an abortion facility or for, to or with a person for the purpose of performing or inducing an abortion not necessary to save the life of the mother, if such requirement is contrary to the religious beliefs or moral convictions of such real estate broker, real estate salesperson, real estate broker-salesperson, appraisal firm, appraiser, property owner, or other person. ' '
-- pg 8 and 9 http://www.senate.mo.gov/17info/pdf-bill/S2/perf/SB5.pdf
