Jerusalem – An amendment to Israel’s Women’s Equal Rights Act will allow pregnant women to skip to the head of lines at “supermarkets, shops, pharmacies, the post office and other places that provide public service.”
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The bill, which was proposed by Joint List parliamentarian Yousef Jabareen, was passed unanimously on Monday.
“The idea for the bill proposal came when I was abroad with my wife who was pregnant,” Jabareen was quoted by The Jerusalem Post as saying during a Knesset debate. “And when we saw the long lines in public places, we thought of giving up on those places. But we were pleasantly surprised when the service providers told us that we did not have to stand in line. When we came back to Israel we noticed the differences. It is time to give pregnant women the respect they deserve.”
The bill came just over a year after the Knesset passed a similar law granting citizens over 80 the same privilege.
“In order to give pregnant women the respect they deserve and to make life easier for them,” the amendment reads, she “will be granted the right to receive public service without waiting in line.”
Legislating this level of courtesy is never a good idea. (IMO of course)
What if you’re just fat?
OK, so old people get to cut and pregnant women get to cut and disabled people should be allowed to and what about those of us with bad knees who just can’t stand for very long and all of us want parents with young children to leave before the kids melt down so with all of these priorities, who is actually first?
if its sponsored by a Hamas supporter (which it is) I oppose.
Guaranteed all the uberchachamim will go shopping with pillows under their blouse.