Woman sues after allegedly losing job for falling pregnant

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An unmarried Catholic primary school teacher has made the extraordinary claim she was sacked for refusing to terminate her pregnancy.

Michelle Bolen had worked for St Therese Catholic School in Kansas City, Missouri in the US for 15 years before discovering her contract had not been renewed for the 2015/16 school year.

According to Ms Bolen, Fr Cisetti initially praised her for keeping the child, allegedly saying the baby could not be “return to sender”. A clause of her contract included the pledge that: “As a teacher in a Catholic school, I am directly involved in the formation of youth in the name of the Catholic Church.

But Ms Bolen’s lawyer E.E Keenan said her sacking was a breach of the 1986 Missouri Abortion Act, which states women can’t lose their jobs for refusing to have an abortion.“ one thing being preached and another done.”

 

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