Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination based on sex to include pregnancy and lactation status in Michigan.

Highlights:

• Amends the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act in Michigan (Sec. 201).

• Prohibits discrimination in various areas of public life, such as access to public accommodation (Sec. 201).

• Prohibits such discrimination based on factors including, but not limited to, religion, race, color, national origin, age, or sex (Sec. 201).

• Amends the definition of “sex” to include pregnancy or lactating status, childbirth, the termination of a pregnancy, or a related medical condition (Sec. 201).

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