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You'd need to prove it though. The official position of Google is probably "it is a performance / restructuring thing and pregnancy is purely accidental coincidence". (Wink-wink). Of course the winks only happen in person they are not written down.

So now someone who has a baby on the way has to pay for a lawyer and fight an uphill and expensive case.

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Also, suing your previous employer ends your career. Prospective employers will see you as a troublemaker and no one will hire you after that, even in a different field.

I don't think this is the case at all. In 17 years, I have never seen the company let it get to trial.

Most recent example is Ellen Pao -> CEO Reddit.

It doesn't have to make it to trial, it just has to be searchable. A civil complaint is enough.

But we're not talking about the Ellen Pao's of the world, we're talking about average workers. I've seen firsthand that some employers won't want to touch someone who sued a former employer - for any reason.

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