title: Bird v. Ross and Aphetow House Ltd., 18 December 1987.
abstract: The complainant charged her employer with discrimination on the basis of sex when she was dismissed after undergoing a legal abortion.  The Saskatchewan Human Rights Board of Inquiry upheld the complaint.  It ruled that, since legal abortions are performed only if continuance of the pregnancy is likely to endanger life or health of the mother, the complainant had a life- or health-threatening illness as a result of her pregnancy and was, thus, dismissed because of pregnancy, contrary to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code.  It awarded her damages for lost wages and humiliation.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000569:Americas; D002170:Canada; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005193:Family Planning Services; D006806:Human Rights; D007603:Jurisprudence; D009656:North America; D011287:Prejudice; D012923:Social Class; D012940:Social Problems; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Abortion, Induced--legal aspects; Americas; Canada; Court Decision; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Employment Status--legal aspects; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Human Rights; North America; Northern America; Sex Discrimination; Social Discrimination; Social Problems; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status