title: Public Law No. 100-430, Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 13 September 1988.
abstract: Among other things, this Act amends the US Civil Rights Act of 1968 to extend protections against discrimination based on familial status to include pregnant women and adopting parents.  It also prohibits discrimination based on familial status in the sale or rental of homes and makes it unlawful for anyone engaged in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate in the provision or terms of a transaction because of sex and familial status, among other things.
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption; D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D002668:Child Rearing; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D016656:Family Planning Policy; D005843:Geography; D006798:Housing; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011247:Pregnancy; D011287:Prejudice; D011640:Public Policy; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012940:Social Problems; D014481:United States
keywords: Adoption; Adoption--legal aspects; Americas; Behavior; Child Rearing; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Family Policy; Geographic Factors; Housing--legal aspects; Legislation; North America; Northern America; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Pregnant Women; Residence Characteristics; Sex Discrimination--legal aspects; Social Discrimination--legal aspects; Social Policy; Social Problems; Spatial Distribution; United States