American Taliban: Women have no right to their own bodies, but they're responsible for HIS

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64. This was discussed last week, here is the thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=345119

Basically the Iowa Supreme Court decided to follow what the FEDERAL 11th Circuit Court of Appeals (The Circuit Iowa is in). The problem is, given that the US has embraced the concept that employers can fire employees for any reason, unless it is an illegal reason, where do you draw the line between illegal termination due to sex AND legal termination for any other reason, including no reason?

You should read the opinion:

http://www.iowacourts.gov/Supreme_Court/Recent_Opinions/20121221/11-1857.pdf

The Key Paragraph is as follows:

Nelson’s arguments warrant serious consideration, but we ultimately think a distinction exists between (1) an isolated employment decision based on personal relations (assuming no coercion or quid pro quo), even if the relations would not have existed if the employee had been of the opposite gender, and (2) a decision based on gender itself. In the former case, the decision is driven entirely by individual feelings and emotions regarding a specific person. Such a decision is not genderbased, nor is it based on factors that might be a proxy for gender

Please note I am NOT agreeing with the above, just pointing out the line the Court wanted to draw.