In a major pro-life win, a federal judge has just overturned a Biden-era rule requiring employers to give workers time off for abortions. In 2022, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act was passed by Congress, regulating certain accommodations be provided for pregnant workers. Basic things like allowing moms-to-be access to water, being able to sit if needed, and bathroom breaks. For some reason though, forcing employers to give women time off to go get an abortion was also roped into the Act. U.S. District Judge David Joseph of Wisconsin just ruled that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) exceeded its authority with including abortion in the Act and has struck it down. Check it out: VICTORY! Judge Overturns Biden Rule Forcing Employers to Allow Time Off for Abortions https://t.co/ff1WWSKL8q pic.twitter.com/AyuFQ6fv71 — LifeNews.com (@LifeNewsHQ) May 22, 2025 NEW: A Trump-appointed judge has struck down a Biden-era rule mandating abortion leave for employees, Reuters reports. pic.twitter.com/Vgco3wm03L — Resist the Mainstream (@ResisttheMS) May 24, 2025 CBS News reported: A federal judge on Wednesday struck down regulations requiring most U.S. employers to provide workers with time off and other accommodations for abortions. The ruling by U.S. District Judge David Joseph of the Western District of Louisiana was a victory for conservative lawmakers and religious groups who decried the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s decision to include abortion among pregnancy-related conditions in regulations on how to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which passed in December 2022. The EEOC’s decision swiftly prompted several lawsuits and eroded what had been strong bipartisan support for the law designed to strengthen the rights of pregnant workers. Joseph, who was appointed by President Trump during his first term, ruled that the EEOC exceeded its authority by including abortion in its regulations. His ruling came in two consolidated lawsuits brought by the attorneys general of Louisiana and Mississippi, and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic University and two Catholic dioceses. Joseph sided with the plaintiffs’ argument that if Congress had intended for abortion to be covered by the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, “It would have spoken clearly when enacting the statute, particularly given the enormous social, religious, and political importance of the abortion issue in our nation at this time.” Mississippi and Louisiana have near-total bans on abortion, except to save the life of the pregnant person or in cases of a rape that has been reported to law enforcement in Mississippi, and when there is a substantial risk of death or impairment to the patient in continuing the pregnancy and in cases where the fetus has a fatal abnormality in Louisiana. President Trump has recently sought to overhaul the EEOC — the commission responsible for including the abortion provision in the Act for pregnant workers’ rights. Per Newsweek: The decision comes amid broader upheaval at the EEOC, where Trump recently dismissed two Democratic commissioners, eliminating the agency’s quorum. His nominee, Brittany Panuccio, awaits Senate confirmation. Acting EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas, who opposed the abortion provision, has vowed to revise the rules.