Peers to Press UK Government to Replace ‘Person’ With ‘Woman’ in Proposed Maternity Bill
Peers are preparing to press the UK government to replace the word “person” with the word “woman” in a proposed Maternity Bill, The Telegraph reported on Monday.
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath is in talks with fellow House of Lords peers and will be urging the government to revise the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Bill (pdf) amid worries that the wording used could be “taken as a precedent for future legislation,” according to The Telegraph.
“The problem is we’re seeing the introduction of an ideological language of public bodies trying to avoid the use of the word woman,” Lord Hunt told the publication.
What the hell is this? I mean, I know the political correctness mob is running wild, but this is straight-up misogyny. They’re erasing women as people. Hey, I’m just going
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The hospitals will also do away with the exclusive use of binary terms like “mother and father.” Instead, staffers will call the birthing mother’s partner “parent,” “co-parent,” or “second biological parent.”
In a statement on the issue, the NHS Trust said the shift is part of its “journey towards providing gender-inclusive care for everybody.”
We are on a journey towards gender inclusive care for everybody during pregnancy, birth and afterwards. This journey is led by members of the trans and non-binary community. We are at the beginning of this process, which will continue over the next few years.
Midwives believe pregnancy and birth are normal, healthy parts of life. The midwife’s role is to support a pregnant person’s journey through each stage of pregnancy, birth, and the early days with their new baby. Midwives believe that you know what is best for you and your baby, and will work together with you to ensure your experience of pregnancy and birth