Jury finds for Ohio teacher fired while pregnant
CINCINNATI (AP) - A jury has sided with a teacher who sued a Catholic archdiocese in Ohio, saying it violated anti-discrimination laws by firing her after she became pregnant via artificial insemination.
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The federal jury on Monday found that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati discriminated against Christa Dias by firing her in 2010.
Dias had sued the archdiocese and two of its schools. Her attorney argued that her firing violated federal law prohibiting pregnancy discrimination. He says she was fired simply because she was pregnant and unmarried.
The archdiocese's attorney argued Dias was fired because artificial insemination is immoral and violated church doctrine and her contract. He says the contract required her to follow Catholic Church teachings.
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Dias had sued the archdiocese and two of its schools. Her attorney argued that her firing violated federal law prohibiting pregnancy discrimination. He says she was fired simply because she was pregnant and unmarried.
The archdiocese's attorney argued Dias was fired because artificial insemination is immoral and violated church doctrine and her contract. He says the contract required her to follow Catholic Church teachings.
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