My friends (two women in a same sex marriage) were telling me this. Let's call them A and B. They are having fertility treatment at a private clinic. They both want to carry a child. They started with A but had lots of issues and struggles and it has taken several years. In the meantime they decided B should get pregnant, she did with the first round of IUI and is currently about 8 months pregnant. They also decided to continue with A's fertility treatment as they feel like they are running out of time and even if she did get pregnant now, they would be ok with having two babies spaced so close together (for them, better than risking A not getting the chance to carry). Ok so that's their choice - that decision isn't what this post is about....
The discrimination question is about their fertility clinic which has a policy of not allowing babies and pregnant women into the waiting room because it can be upsetting for the other patients. I totally get this, it must be so hard to see. But at the same time it means that A can't have B there ---- - her WIFE - while she goes through all these procedures. It's already so stressful, but B isn't allowed to be there as she is visibly pregnant.
Maternity is a protected characteristic like race etc- it wouldn't be ok so say "no you can't come in because you are gay/trans/asian/ Jewish" so why can they say "no you can't come because you are pregnant" ?
AIBU to think it's really unfair?