Abstract
Professional Issues Paper Presentation Background Nurses are committed to all aspects of women’s health. Although Title IX has prohibited pregnancy discrimination since 1976, discriminatory practices in college athletics continue to include removing pregnant athletes’ scholarships and athletic participation, requiring female athletes to sign statements that they will not get pregnant, and shaming pregnant athletes. These practices create unsafe health environments, which motivate pregnant college athletes to conceal their pregnancies and worse. In 2007 two college freshmen athletes killed their term infants after delivering in their dorm rooms.
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