Jane DOE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

This dispute arose when defendant-appel-lee, First National Bank of Chicago (“FNBC”), terminated the employment of plaintiff-appellant, Jane Doe (a pseudonym, hereinafter “Jane”). Jane believed that FNBC fired her when FNBC became aware of the fact that she had an abortion while in FNBC’s employment. She sued FNBC in federal district court, alleging that her discharge constituted impermissible discrimination based on gender, contrary to Title VII, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e(k), 2000e-2(a)(l). Jane also alleged, as a…