This could get interesting ...

[PrideOf]

You can argue about the ethics/morals of their position and subsequent decision, but in 2016, with all the goodwill they've built up about their female cricketers, this is brave (or borderline stupid).

Thoughts? Is it fair enough? Or is it a decision that is going to backfire on them?

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cric...ia-over-pregnancy-clause-20161215-gtcbkj.html

 

[The Swans Blog]

Storm in a tea cup. Same arguments happened in Netball.

 

[legend166]

It's probably not wise to be pregnant and play a sport which involves a small, hard object being directed at your body over and over again.

Completely see where Cricket Australia is coming from here.

 

[Gough]

Pro sport for women is still in it's infancy really so many of these sort of issues are untested. You could argue that pro sport is not like a normal work environment, and some form of discrimination against pregnant women is desirable for the safety of both mother, and baby.

 

[SwampCreature]

Messy. Protect the child first and foremost. But it's her body, so she should be able to do what she wants.

Wait a minute, this argument sounds famil... [leaves thread forever]

 

[Power Raid]

Pro sport for women is still in it's infancy really so many of these sort of issues are untested. You could argue that pro sport is not like a normal work environment, and some form of discrimination against pregnant women is desirable for the safety of both mother, and baby.

even in a normal workplace, I dare say most organisations would want to know who is injured, pregnant and elderly to assess the risks, discuss the issue with the person and then consider what "light duties" means for the role.

 

[JackOutback]

It's simply the players union trying to make CA look bad to beef up their deal. It's pretty obvious that the information is needed from a health and safety perspective.

 

[The_Reaper]

As the Phil Hughes incident reminded us, cricket isn't really like the normal job. There is a physical risk there and the potential for some complications from a pregnant batsmen getting hit basically justify the position.

Though I'd imagine that most pregnant women who wanted to have the baby would follow the advice from their Doctor and not play professional cricket anyway.

 

[Wallaby]

Messy. Protect the child first and foremost. But it's her body, so she should be able to do what she wants.

Wait a minute, this argument sounds famil... [leaves thread forever]

This argument is what the internet was invented for.